Engineering Geologist
Engineering Geologist
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Job Description
Start here. Grow here.
Are you ready to lead a team of talented engineers and shape the future of Ground Engineering
Our Ground Engineering Practice covers all elements of Ground Engineering serving a wide range of end markets including the energy water defense highway and railway sectors. We provide onestop access to services in feasibility and desktop studies ground investigation interpretation detailed design contract administration technical advisory and construction supervision for geotechnical works. We work for leading UK Irish and international clients and have commissions of varying scale across all sectors.
AECOM UK & Ireland Ground Engineering Practice has an Engineering Geologist level vacancy in our Glasgow or Edinburgh office. A fulltime or parttime role is available.
What can we offer
Our Scottish Ground Engineering team is currently managing geotechnical input on projects across Scotland and Ireland including:
- A890 Stromeferry Bypass
- Lethans Wind Farm
- A82 Rest and be Thankful
- Glen Earrach Pumped Hydro
- N4 Mullingar to Longford
- N26 Ballina Bypass and Galway to Oughterard Greenway.
We also support on projects across the UK and internationally such as Northumberland Line and Sellafield Ltd decommissioning. We have a stable workflow with commissions on several frameworks including Network Rail (Mining Risk Assessments) Caledonia Water Alliance and Transport Scotland (Geotechnical Certification).
We require ambitious team players to work alongside our highlyskilled team in the delivery of a variety of interesting projects which will elevate their professional career.
Job Duties include:
- Collaborate: Collaborating with more senior staff in project delivery. Participating in team/client technical review meetings and contributing to fee bids and proposals if desired.
- Provide Expertise: Authoring a wide range of geotechnical documents including desk studies interpretative reports specifications construction drawings and design reports. As well as contributing to geotechnical assessments designs calculations and analyses.
- Supervision: Site works including technical supervision of ground investigations rock slope inspections and slope remedial works.
The position will suit an engineering geologist candidate with relevant post graduate experience who is looking to further develop their skills and experience.
Our team will provide the necessary support and the excellent development opportunities through which the candidate can progress into more independent roles and ultimately start leading geotechnical input to projects from desk study/feasibility through ground investigation and interpretation to final design.
Come grow with us.
We develop projects from concept through operation providing engineering and construction services for multiyear multimilliondollar projects for major rail and transit agencies. Our specialists provide analytical and strategic expertise for every stage of a project
And lets not forget about the perks at AECOM. Youll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and wellbeing customized to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a worklife balance that suits your lifestyle technical practice networks AECOM University and volunteering days.
Qualifications :
Ready to push the limits of whats possible
Heres what were looking for:
- BSc / MSc in Geology Engineering Geology or Earth Science MSc in Engineering Geology or Geotechnical Engineering is desirable.
- Progress towards Chartered Geologist (CGeol) would be advantageous but is not a prerequisite. The team can provide support in achieving chartered status.
- Familiarity/knowledge of common ground investigation practices.
- Familiarity/knowledge of ground interpretations and soil parameter assessments.
- Knowledge of ground investigation data management software (e.g. gINT) would be advantageous.
- Knowledge and experience of legacy mining risk assessment investigation and remediation.
- Knowledge and experience of rock slope and landslide (including debris flow) inspection risk assessment and remediation.
- Experience in geotechnical design (e.g. soil and rock slopes earthworks anchors).
- Knowledge of geotechnical analysis and design software packages would be advantageous.
- Experience in the production of drawings risk assessments specifications and design reports.
- Familiarity/knowledge of relevant Eurocode and British Standards.
- Any experience with standards and processes in a specialised fields (e.g. highways railways) is welcome.
- Clean driving licence.
- Candidates should be willing to travel within the UK and Ireland.
We celebrate diversity including neurodiversity and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process please contact us at
At AECOM we value everyones unique contributions and perspectives.
If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us we would be delighted to hear from you!
Additional Information :
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About AECOM
AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory planning design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation buildings water new energy and the environment our public and privatesector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise a culture of equity diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and wellbeing programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.
Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industryleading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or longterm condition who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
