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We're looking for an experienced Geotechnical Engineer who's mastered those fundamentals and is ready for bigger challenges. Do you thrive on solving complex, real-world engineering problems? Are you ready to shape some of the UK's most ambitious and prestigious projects\nThen join our team and let's get to work.\n Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow\n To grow our Engineering team in the UK, we are looking for a Geotechnical Engineer to join us. Working across a wide range of projects, you'll play a key role in delivering some of the most prestigious infrastructure programmes in the UK. You'll also be supported by senior colleagues in your continued professional development, including progression towards (or beyond) Chartership, with a tailored plan to achieve your career aspirations.\nYour key responsibilities will be:\nPerforming a wide variety of geotechnical engineering design activities in accordance with project requirements, including collating and understanding data, modelling and running analyses, preparing calculations and reports, and working with colleagues to deliver consistently high-quality project work\nUndertaking site-scale engineering geological mapping and modelling, writing desk study reports, ground investigation reports and geotechnical design reports, preparing ground investigation specifications, checking technical drawings \nPlanning, supporting and supervising ground investigations\nUndertaking design calculations and technical drawings\nContributing to the dissemination of engineering good practice and implementation of our in-house tools such as the carbon calculation tool\nBeing responsible for delivering your own work to a high technical standard, ensuring accuracy through a diligent and careful approach to self-checking\nSupporting and guiding junior team members, sharing your technical knowledge and helping to build team capability\nYour skills. Our team. Together we design the future.\n The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve. On top of that, you:\nHave a bachelor's or master's degree either in Civil/Structural/Geotechnical Engineering (BEng, BSc, MEng, MSc) \nShould be working towards Incorporated or Chartered Engineer status (MICE or equivalent)\nShould have a sound understanding of CDM Regulations, specifically the designer’s requirements and requirements regarding the design risk assessment process\nHave relevant experience in a geotechnical engineering consultancy or comparable setting, supporting projects from investigation through design\nDisplay relevant expertise and a consistent focus on technical quality in engineering geology or geotechnical engineering\nAbility and willingness to work in a diverse and multi-disciplinary team\nDemonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills in English\nShould hold a Full UK driving license\nA place to work and so much more\n At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity - and sometimes even our courage - to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. We support our customers’ transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead by example by embedding environmental management, social responsibility and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers. We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home. With offices primarily located in the Nordic region, the UK and Ireland,North America and India, we are currently more than 7,500 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.\nWhat we also offer:\n To us, a fair reward is more than a competitive salary. We want to take care of our people professionally and personally as well.\nSome of our benefits include:\n28 days' holiday plus all UK bank and public holidays \nFormalised development plans and yearly promotion opportunities \nPrivate health care, for you and a contribution from you for your immediate dependents \nFlexible and hybrid working conditions \nAnnual subscription fees paid for your membership of two Professional Institutions \nGroup personal pension scheme - salary exchange \nLife assurance \nMaternity Leave: 1-20 weeks full pay, 21-26 weeks half pay, 27-39 Statutory (SMP) 40-52 weeks unpaid (eligibility criteria will apply) \nPaternity Leave: 12 weeks full pay (eligibility criteria will apply)\nOptional benefits include:\nCycle-to-work scheme \nElectric vehicle lease \nCorporate gym membership \nAnnual Rail card (available for under 30s) \nGot more questions?\n If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to Shruti Gupta at \nGet to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.\nEqual opportunity employer.\n COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age or disability. 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