
Geotechnical Engineer - Manager
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Experience in geotechnical design of earthworks, slopes, retaining walls, underground structures, port structures, building structures, ideally in a variety of sectors. Experience in the Transportation sector would be a particular advantage.
- Experience in designing and delivering ground improvement methods in wide variety of environments.
- Experience in preparation and checking of well-presented design calculations, notes, reports, and general correspondence.
- Conversant with IS, IRC & relevant international codes and leading industry analysis and software for the design of slopes, retaining walls and foundations.
- Experience in preparing, running, and interpreting finite element packages such as 'PLAXIS' would be a distinct advantage.
- Experience and understanding of the multi-disciplinary design process.
- Knowledge of practices and procedures used within the water, transportation, and/or energy sectors would be an advantage.
- Experience of managing small projects independently.
- Supervising, mentoring, or developing less experienced engineers.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment.
- Commercial awareness in dealings with clients, proposals, and projects.
- Learning agility, actively learning through experimentation and experience, and seeking ways to grow and to be challenged.
- Geotechnical design, preparation of supporting calculations, reports, and specifications related to foundation design, earthworks, slope engineering, retaining wall design, underground excavations, ground treatment, and ground investigation.
- Responsibility for small projects and reviewing the work of externally procured consultants working on larger, more complex projects.
- Coordinates and supervises the daily activities of a project team, including allocating and checking work and providing feedback on performance.
- Coordinates activities with colleagues and team members to meet deadlines and achieve set targets in the most effective and efficient way.
- Ensures junior team members are adhering to delivery standards and ensures essential procedures are followed based on knowledge of the industry.
- Provides recommendations on resourcing (people) requirements for specific projects to more senior team members.
- Leads the development and submission of proposals for routine, low-risk projects and contributes to the development of proposals for moderately complex projects.
- Supports in development of business by maintaining client relationships and ensuring client loyalty and repeat work through excellent customer service and delivery.
- First degree in a relevant engineering/geological field, together with a recognized postgraduate geotechnical qualification or doctorate in relevant field
- Take responsibility for technical & administrative development and support the learning of sub-ordinates.
- Minimum 8 to 12 years of experience in the field of geotechnical engineering.