Klohn Crippen Berger is looking for a Senior Geotechnical/Civil Engineer with at least 10 years of relevant work experience to join our expanding team in York, England, working on a range of projects related to design and assessment of water and tailings dams.
You will work on a diverse range of projects such as mine infrastructure and tailings facility designs from permitting through to closure, hydro‑electric and water storage dam designs and assessments, geohazard assessments, transportation engineering, seismic assessments, and much more.
Responsibilities
* Work on our large dam project portfolio, designing practical solutions for challenging conditions. Candidates must have a background in geotechnical design, with a focus on dams, embankments and slopes.
* Make practical solutions based on detailed assessments and analysis and be able to explain your solutions to clients who have to build your designs.
* Manage and lead projects including the development, review and approvals of technical specifications, drawings, design reports and tender packages for major tailing dams, mine waste facilities, containment facilities and mine infrastructure projects.
* Provide input and prepare conceptual detailed engineering designs, engineering studies, feasibility studies and condition assessments.
* Work closely with clients from concept design through to construction, commissioning and operational stages of the project lifecycle.
* Build and maintain strong client relationships and work continually to develop business.
* Travel within the UK and to various international project locations.
Qualifications
* Strong background in soil mechanics, proficiency with field and laboratory testing methods.
* Experience with mine tailings facility design, geotechnical numerical modeling, critical state theory and/or seismic hazard analysis.
* Strong initiative, innovation and commitment to technical excellence.
* Demonstrated leadership, project management, decision‑making and coaching skills, especially your ability to train and mentor young professionals.
* Superior verbal and written communication skills including experience in writing proposals, technical reports and general project correspondence.
* Exceptional team spirit, interpersonal skills and ability to build long‑term, successful relationships with clients and project teams.
* Strong business acumen and ability to develop and grow relationships with a variety of clients.
* Effective verbal and written English communication skills, with demonstrated report writing skills.
* Ability to communicate with clients, senior management and peers.
* Registered or eligible to register as a Chartered Engineer in the UK, a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Civil and/or Geotechnical Engineering/Soil Mechanics, and a minimum of 10 years experience.
We are committed to employment equity and encourage applications from all qualified career seekers.
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