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Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Ref Num:815
Position:Senior Geotechnical Engineer
Permanent or contract:Permanent
Location:Sunninghill
Position Contact:HR 1
Closing Date:15-Jan-2013
Job Description:
Senior Geotechnical Engineer
GIBB’s geotechnical team requires a senior geotechnical engineer who can provide a lead role for an already established team of engineers and engineering geologists in multiple disciplinary geotechnical projects. The appropriate candidate should be able to source additional projects for GIBB through their standing in the industry.
Their role would include providing support for site investigation and insitu testing but their major role would entail facilitating all major aspects of geotechnical foundation design
 
This senior position would also involve mentoring junior engineers
Minimum Requirements
  • BEng (Hons) in Geotechnical Engineering
  • PR Eng
  • Minimum 15 years experience
  • At least 10 years experience in foundation design
  • At least 5 years experience in site investigation
  • Multi-disciplinary projects
  • Very good planning and organizing skills
  • Adherence to deadlines
  • Team Player
 
 
Key Responsibility Areas 
 
·         Securing additional geotechnical work through tenders, existing GIBB Clients, developing new clients and through own established contacts
·         External and internal project management of geotechnical projects and ensuring project profitability.
·         Planning and leading site investigations
·         Insitu test analysis
·         Laboratory test analysis
·         Foundation design for multiple aspects of infrastructure
·         Numerical modeling of foundation bearing capacity, slope stability, tunnel support and various other geotechnical models
·         Results interpretation and report writing
·         Mentoring and training junior engineers
·         Managing ISO 9001 quality system compliance for geotechnical projects
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