About the role
Balfour Beatty has an exciting new opportunity for a Geotechnical and OHL Engineer to join the Design and Engineering team in Power T&D
Role Purpose: work with project team, designers and subcontractors through the design phase to deliver the safe and suitable scope of works in line with the project objectives. Take responsibility for the design delivery and design suitability for works across Power T&D construction projects with particular focus on Overhead Line (OHL) foundations and geotechnical delivery. Provide advice as to the constructability and sequencing of civil design and temporary works designs for Power T&D business. Provide geotechnical support across the range of PT&D workstreams.
What you'll be doing
1. Undertake geotechnical desktop assessments, foundation capacity checks and geotechnical risk assessments including the interpretation of ground investigation information.
2. Specify ground investigation and testing, piling works and other works.
3. Provide on site assessment of geological conditions resulting in design decisions for applicable engineering solutions
4. Support the provision of designs, volumes and quantities as required for tender submissions such that upon contract award, the budget, programme and specification can be achieved.
5. Attend testing and undertake supervision of installation as required to verify the suitability of design and quality of construction.
6. Undertake design of OHL foundations including the provision of reinforcement.
7. Working closely with Project Teams to determine and maintain common objectives and to ensure work undertaken is appropriate and in accordance with project priorities.
8. Liaise with appropriate personnel to achieve optimum installation procedures. Undertake site visits as necessary to plan and inspect foundation or geotechnical works.
9. Embed Safety by Design principles in all activities, including managing safety through appropriate life cycle designs that minimise risks to personnel and property, by ensuring that Health & Safety Regulations and Balfour Beatty procedures and requirements are followed in the design of foundation or geotechnical works.
10. Analyse contract documents to ensure correct interpretation of customers/consultants intentions.
11. Design foundations and/or geotechnical works so that they may be supplied and constructed in accordance with contract documents and/or current practices.
12. Correspond as directed with the Business Units, customer, consultant, vendor (sub-contractor) to ensure the achievement of satisfactory progress and quality. Visit sites and offices to discuss and solve problem issues, as appropriate.
13. Assist in training of new designers and/or trainees.
14. Undertake other such duties as may be required by the Design lead or Design Manager.
Who we're looking for
15. Degree level education or equivalent with formal training in civil engineering and/or geotechnical engineering.
16. Strong, proven post-graduate experience in the civil engineering industry
17. Experience of the supervision of sub-consultants or subcontractors
18. Proven experience of the design of civil engineering works
19. Strong, proven experience of the management of design of civil or geotechnical engineering works
20. IT Literate (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, CAD)
21. Experience of geotechnical design
22. Experience in the use of Tekla Tedds
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.