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Principal engineer (rock engineering)

Glasgow (Glasgow City)
Permanent
COWI
Principal engineer
Posted: 20 December
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Do you want to be a part of a growing Rock Engineering team? Can you offer expertise on rock engineering projects? Are you an experienced chartered Rock Engineer? Then, this is the place to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow.


Responsibilities

* Checking and assessing a wide range of both new and existing rock engineering and engineering geological projects.
* Organising the delivery of your projects to time and budget, ensuring a high standard of sustainability, technical quality, and compliance with our internal management systems.
* Supervising, mentoring, and developing less experienced geologists, engineers and technicians within your project teams, working with line managers to maximise training opportunities.
* Developing and maintaining client relationships through your project work, including identifying and realising any potential business opportunities.
* Assisting with the preparation of bids and tenders and supporting the pursuit of business development opportunities as required.
* Production of engineering and geological design, preparation and checking of calculations, written reports and other contract deliverables.


Qualifications

* Be chartered (CGeol, CEng or equivalent).
* Have significant experience in a design environment working on complex rock engineering and engineering geological projects in the UK or internationally (in addition some site experience is preferred).
* Have experience of using a range of rock engineering software (e.g. RS2, RS3, UDEC, 3DEC).
* Have significant experience growing project teams and organising the delivery of projects, either as client's or contractor's designer, ideally both.
* Be an accomplished team leader with the ability to support, mentor and develop less experienced engineers.
* Have the inter-personal skills and aptitude to work collaboratively in a diverse multi-disciplinary team.
* Have good communication skills, both verbal and written.
* Be a technically skilled geologist or engineer, able to demonstrate a deep understanding and enthusiasm for rock engineering and a personal commitment to technical excellence.
* Have a full UK driving licence.


Benefits

* 28 days' holiday plus all UK bank and public holidays.
* Formalised development plans and yearly promotion opportunities.
* Private health care, for you and your immediate dependents.
* Flexible and hybrid working conditions.
* Annual subscription fees paid for your membership of two Professional Institutions.
* Group personal pension scheme – salary exchange.
* Life assurance.

Equal opportunity employer. COWI provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age or disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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