Lead Geotechnical Engineer (Ground Investigation)

The Anglian Water Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA) project currently involves the planning, design and construction of circa 320km of new strategic, large diameter, clean water interconnector pipelines and associated infrastructure across Anglian Water’s region. The SPA Alliance is also taking on responsibility for the future interconnector pipelines, a further 260km of strategic interconnector pipelines and associated infrastructure. 

The Ground Investigation Supervisor (I) will be given support and guidance from the Ground Investigation Coordinator and Geotechnics Discipline Lead in delivery. They will work in collaboration with Geotechnical Engineers, Geophysicists and other disciplines to develop and detail appropriate solutions adopting the principles of excellence in design based on the industry leading approaches adopted by the SPA Alliance engineering team. Their primary contribution will be to lead site supervision, laboratory scheduling and interpretation of ground investigations.

This role will be hyrbid, and will initially be site-based working across the region (AMP8 interconnectors) until completion of the fieldwork, after which they it will be hybrid working with 1 or 2 days per week in the Peterborough office. Be willing to travel and undertake field-based assignments including supervising GI contractors to ensure technical quality.

At Costain, we believe diverse perspectives drive innovation. If you’re passionate about making a positive impact and think you can bring value to our team, we’d love to hear from you even if you don’t tick every box. Your unique skills and experiences could be exactly what we need. 

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Responsibilities

• Undertake desk studies, ground investigations and GI site supervision
• Lead junior staff in producing RAMS and undertaking GI site supervision
• Lead junior engineers in checking the contractors Factual Reports and producing the Interpretative Reports.
• Work with the relevant lead team members to ensure that all technical deliverables are properly checked and approved.
• Engineering Geologist/ Geotechnical Engineer with approximately 5 years’ experience supervising and managing medium/large Ground Investigations utilising machine excavated trial pits, dynamic sampling (including windowless sampling), cable percussion boring and rotary coring
• Able to work within a team and provide direction and assistance to the Junior Site Supervisor

• Develop an understanding of project management techniques in the alliance whilst adding your own input/ spin on approaches

• Create synergy and a ‘joined up’ approach in project delivery to enhance efficiency

• Contribute to project delivery across various teams and deliver tangible success; whilst learning from mistakes along the way

• Be prepared to go outside established comfort zone to stretch knowledge and thought processes

   

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• Experienced in the production of full, detailed technical records of ongoing works, identification of technical issues and ability to communicate with the Investigation Supervisor
• Fully experienced in logging to BS5930 and CIRIA C574
• Fully experienced in supervising the taking and preserving of specialist samples (geo-environmental, UT100 and Class 1 core sub-samples)
• Fully experienced in the scheduling and checking of geotechnical laboratory testing, including provision of lab schedules in .ags format
• Fully competent in the management and use of OpenGround and .ags data
• Fully experienced in the checking of Factual Report data, including .ags data
• Experienced in the origination of Ground Investigation Reports including development of ground models and assessment of geotechnical engineering parameters
• Full and in-depth understanding of BS5930 including in-situ testing (SPT, borehole permeability testing and pressuremeter testing)

• Comply with POSWSH/POSWASTE

• Able to identify the best course of action as part of decision making

• Always works with the customer at the heart of all activities.
• Comfortable in presenting and talking to a wide range of teams and customers
• Organised - can structure thinking and organise actions. Is able to organise own workload and priorities.
• Manages situations proactively and has ability to think and plan ahead. 
• Able to determine what is important 
• Works with flexibility and is adaptable 
• Resilient – can maintain energy and focus when under pressure and experiencing significant set backs.

Essential 

• MSc or equivalent Geophysical experience 

• Member of a relevant professional body

• Minimum 5 yrs experience undertaking desk studies and ground investigations

• Full UK Driving Licence