Role: Geotechnical Engineer / Senior Engineer
Contract: Permanent Staff
Location: London Victoria
Salary: £40,000 – £60,000 pa (Dependent on Experience)
The Opportunity:
Beckett Rankine is seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Engineer / Senior Engineer who is actively working towards their chartership or recently chartered, working in geotechnical design. You do not need to have experience in maritime structures, although this is a bonus. This is a permanent role for a candidate who will ideally join our Central London head office, although we are open to candidates based in our Bristol or Glasgow offices, subject to discussion.
As a key member of our close-knit team, you will work with our experienced Principal Geotechnical Engineer and Senior staff as part of a growing department, adding your skillset to enhance Beckett Rankine’s geotechnical offer and develop the team.
You will be responsible for the delivery of reports and designs, as well as expected to support the management of project teams and client liaison. You will be a highly motivated, proactive individual who thrives when working in a diverse and friendly team. You will become a key coach and mentor for the less experienced team members to develop their design skills.
You will have technical expertise and experience relevant to ground investigations, design and specification of earth retaining structures, slope stability/revetment design, earthworks including ground improvement, and piled structures (both steel and concrete). You will ideally have experience of running projects and an awareness of or significant interest in the marine environment. We welcome applications from those with past experience working as consultants and/or contractors.
As the UK’s leading specialist maritime civil engineering consultancy, Beckett Rankine is regularly involved in projects which raise unusual design challenges; we therefore value innovative thinkers who respect, but are not constrained by, conventional design solutions.
Our projects range in scale from planning large new international port developments to the design of passenger piers on the Thames, or the inspection of an ageing maritime asset. Projects include port and harbour structures, infrastructure, flood defences, waterfront developments, jetties, quays, breakwaters and numerous other maritime infrastructure, around the UK and overseas.
The diversity and range of our projects require a flexible and adaptable character who is willing to take on bespoke challenges; for this, you will be rewarded with challenging and interesting project experience and opportunities to develop your career.
The successful candidate will have personal attributes that will help us to evolve our business, develop relationships with clients and deliver our projects effectively. Your role will be critical to the continuing growth of Beckett Rankine and you will be afforded the opportunity to develop and progress with the company.
Role and responsibilities
- Undertake and deliver projects and support the wider engineering team with geotechnical aspects of the design at all stages in the project life cycle, from due diligence, masterplanning and concept design through to detailed design for construction whilst ensuring technical excellence and best practice.
- Use your analytical skills to develop and appraise options.
- Support and liaise with the Senior Management team.
- Collaborate with clients, other professionals, and local authorities.
- Provide guidance and support to less experienced engineers/technicians ensuring best practice, industry developments and standards are appropriately applied.
- Supervise and administer site work.
- Support tendering procedures and developing proposals.
- Embed sustainability/net zero carbon in our project work.
Candidate Requirements
- Approaching chartered or recently chartered with a Master’s in civil engineering or geotechnical engineering with around 3-5 years experience.
- Proficient in Plaxis 2D, WALLAP, Oasys software packages.
- Experience in coding (e.g. Python) is a benefit, but not essential.
- Strong experience in geotechnical design, ideally with maritime experience although not essential.
- Experience of managing projects, interfacing with clients, and managing junior staff.
- Lateral thinker with a strong desire to innovate.
- Highly motivated and well organised with the ability to multitask.
- Excellent communication skills, fluent written and spoken English.
Benefits
- £40,000 – £60,000 PA.
- Flexible working hours & WFH.
- Cycle to Work / Rail Ticket Loan Scheme.
- Company pension.
- Social Committee and monthly activities
- Annual all-staff Summer BBQ and Christmas party
- Perkbox Reward Scheme
- Unlimited refreshments
- Free fruit and snack bar
- Access to private park and tennis courts (London)
If you are interested in furthering your career in maritime engineering, please send your CV and covering letter to careers@beckettrankine.com
