Geotechnical Field Engineer - Greater Manchester

Date Posted: Tuesday 17 December 2024

, Ref: 27

|  OLDHAM  |

 

Excellent opportunity at a leading, medium-sized Ground Investigation Company who are looking for a Geotechnical Field Engineer. This role is based out of Oldham.
 
 
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Overview

Our client is a leader in the provision of ground investigation services. Their expertise covers both geotechnical and geoenvironmental aspects, as well as laboratory services, across a wide range of sectors nationwide.
 
In this role, you will assist and implement the organisation of projects in the field as well as the office, providing input as directed into aspects of planning. You will be accountable for field-based logistics, including ensuring that the correct equipment is used and maintained on site, and also for ensuring that all technical and site work is carried out to a high standard, safely, on time and within budget.
 
You will be joining a company offering a friendly, supportive environment, and varied and challenging projects, alongside a competitive salary and benefits package. They are also committed to providing employees with opportunities for career progression and take pride in their comprehensive training programmes to help you develop your skills and knowledge.
 
**See Role Breakdown below for more detail.
 

Requirements

  • Relevant industry BSc – MSc Preferable
  • Minimum 3 years' relevant industry background
  • Full Driving Licence
 

On offer

  • Salary  £26,000 - £30,000
  • Friendly and supportive work environment
  • Varied and Interesting Projects
  • Comprehensive Training and development
  • Career progression
  • Benefits package
 
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To apply for the position of Geotechnical Field Engineer, please submit your current CV.

Due to high volume, we are unable to acknowledge every application. Bear in mind that if you are shortlisted you will be contacted in 7 days.

All Evan Craig vacancies require right to work in the UK.

 
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**Role Breakdown
 
Project Management And  Technical Excellence:
  • Execution of ground investigations.
  • Contract management on site to including delivery of projects on time and to maximise profits from each contract.
  • Contribute expertise and provide input into the siteworks of new projects.
 
Communication and Self Management:
  • Maintain an effective line of communication between site and the office.
  • Maintain courteous and professional relations with clients and build upon the reputation of Dunelm within the industry.
  • Build effective working relationships with other technical specialists within Dunelm.
  • Manage own time to ensure effective use of both billable and non-billable hours.
  • Work with principal engineers, managers and directors to develop personal
  • objectives.
  • Participate in professional growth opportunities and training and manage own career by being accountable for one’s behaviour, performance and development.
  • Ensure alignment of behaviours, decisions, and actions to meet standards expected at Dunelm.
 
Maintenance and Development of Management Systems and Business Development:
  • Contribute to and support management plans to enhance company performance and profitability.
  • Support the maintenance of the quality, environmental and health and safet accreditations.
  • Act in a professional and safe manner supporting the safeguarding of others in the workplace.
 
Monitoring and Auditing:
  • Assist the project managers in monitoring contractual and assurance performance.
 
Access to Information:
  • Ensure Electronic Access to all relevant projects is kept up to date.
  • Adhere to the more detailed responsibilities such as Liaison with site and office on contractual issues; organisation and supervision of site work.
  • Ensure update of Contract Delivery Key Performance Indicators.
 
Behavioural Competencies:
  • Keep abreast of key economic factors, technological advances and political change that may affect the site investigation industry.
  • Alert and engage people in the need for specific transformational changes in the way things are done.
  • Energise, develop and enable colleagues to succeed.
  • Drive plan delivery, holding people and self to account.
  • Evaluate information to make sound decisions to manage risk and to drive safe, reliable and sustainable operations and protect licence to operate.
  • Apply rigorous commercial and business thinking to decision-making in order to generate value.
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