Graduate Geotechnical Engineer/Engineering Geologist

Global Maritime understands the challenges of the sea. Our Geosciences service relies on the technical expertise and practical experience of our geo professionals in order to enable our clients to plan, design, and install their offshore projects while maximizing value and minimizing risk.

Geosciences is Global Maritime’s newest business stream, forming a key pillar of our future business strategy. An increasing pipeline of renewables, decommissioning, and subsea oil and gas projects is driving growth. The ever-increasing scale of offshore renewable projects and progress into deeper waters drive innovation in our geosciences business. Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology are critical parts of our geoscience business stream and are core technical competency areas for our clients.

Role Purpose

The role involves delivering geotechnical engineering analyses, consultancy, and marine warranty surveying projects, as well as assisting with proposal writing, group marketing, and technical development in accordance with the quality management system. The geotechnical engineer in this role will have the opportunity to work on a suite of offshore geotechnical projects with an emphasis on renewable energy developments. We are looking for a graduate engineer or an engineer with some experience in geotechnical engineering to join our highly motivated team of geoscience experts, with abundant training and knowledge transfer opportunities.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of geoscience consultancy projects to meet quality and budget expectations, mentored by senior members of the geoscience business.
• Provide multi-disciplinary support and rotation between geoscience business streams.
• Provide ground characterization and ground risk management support to a range of projects, including engineering geological desktop studies, integrated ground models, Geotechnical Interpretative Reports, Cable Burial Risk Assessments, and Cable Burial Assessments.
• Participate in geotechnical interpretative reporting and the derivation of design soil parameters.
• Assist in the design and management of laboratory testing campaigns.
• Participate in the creation of integrated ground models.
• Support the origination of detailed technical reports, supported by senior team members.
• Provide support in the scoping, specification, and management of offshore surveys.
• Assess geohazard risks for various offshore projects.
• Perform foundation design and assessment for different infrastructures including Jack-ups, fixed and floating wind turbine generators.
• Under guidance, perform advanced numerical modelling using the Finite Element Method.
• Prepare reports and document reviews.
• Provide advice and support to colleagues and attend client sites to participate in meetings.
• Assist in projects to improve our capability and competitiveness, including assisting in the improvement and upkeep of engineering software and analysis tools.
• Support the marketing of Global Maritime.
• Assist in the delivery of services across Global Maritime’s business streams as workload demands.

Specific Skills, Knowledge And Experience Required

• A degree in Civil Engineering or Geosciences, with Geotechnical or Engineering Geology related studies.
• Fundamental understanding of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering principles.
• Postgraduate degrees and work experience in offshore geotechnical engineering or engineering geology are an advantage.
• Working ability in a range of engineering or geoscience analysis tools.
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills.
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
• Willingness to work offshore in the role of Offshore Client Representative is desirable.

Role Competencies

• Works as an effective member of a team and is aware of personal and wider goals.
• Communicates technical information in a professional manner with colleagues and sometimes external clients.
• Developing problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Manages own workload and prioritizes tasks to meet deadlines and keep within budget.
• Efficiently supports and seeks input from multiple geoscience disciplines to solve complex problems, supported by senior members of the geoscience team.
• Utilizes knowledge of team objectives and is self-motivated to deliver on individual and team objectives.

Health and Safety

To uphold the Company’s Health & Safety requirements with particular regard to agreed codes of practice and safe methods of working.

Quality

To follow the group Business Management System.

Equalities

To uphold and carry out the duties of the post with due regard to the Company’s ‘Equal Opportunities and Dignity at Work Policy’.

Company Values

To uphold the company values as set out in the Mission Statement.

Your duties will be as set out in the above job description, but please note that the Company reserves the right to update your job description from time to time to reflect changes in, or to, your role. You will be consulted about any proposed changes. The list of duties in this job description should not be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. There will be other duties and requirements associated with your job, and, in addition, as a term of your employment, you may be required to undertake various other duties as may reasonably be required by the business of you.