Geotechnical Site Engineer

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Your impact

We are seeking a skilled Geotechnical Site Engineer to join our team to work in the field or in the design office. The role involves conducting site investigations, analyzing soil and rock properties, documentation during pile installation, ensuring compliance with project specifications and relevant codes / standards, reviewing contractor's construction and quality records, and providing technical recommendations to ensure the safety and stability of construction projects.

To excel in this role, strategic thinking and communication skills to influence positive outcomes, efficient communication, and development of client relationships and technical delivery are key factors. Broader aspects of this position will require you to document field activities, provide timely feedback to the on-site senior engineer or lead engineer regarding field observations and any observed departures or deviations of construction works from the approved designs, specifications, and agreed method statements.

Experience in quality assurance, documentation during pile installation, ensuring compliance with project specifications, geotechnical recommendations, and relevant codes / standards with strong relevant experience in

• Ensure that the construction of piles complies with design drawings, specifications, and approved Method Statements. This includes
• Setting out
• Pilehole excavation and support
• Slurry monitoring
• Hole verticality and depth checks
• Reinforcement placement
• Concrete quality and concreting process observations
• Provide feedback to Jacobs Site Senior Engineers and / or Lead Geotechnical Engineer on any observed deviations from designs, specifications, or agreed Method Statements.
• Document construction observations using the Jacobs site-based reporting platform (JCast), including preparation of Field Observation Records.
• Review and verify piling contractors' and Project Management Consultant's construction and quality records.
• Observe and report on post-construction pile integrity testing and assist in reviewing test results.
• Analyze and report piling progress, identifying potential systematic trends or issues in construction works.
• Participate in and contribute to site-based technical meetings.
• Demonstrates a broad understanding of Geotechnical competency.
• Completes tasks in accordance with plans.
• Verifies that the recommended approach or presented solution is correct and seeks guidance when the situation is unclear.
• Design and analysis of Geotechnical solutions, including reclamations, ground improvement, embankments, slope stabilization, retaining walls, shallow and deep foundations, pavements, earthworks, among other Geotechnical matters.
• Establish positive client relationships. Is proactive and anticipates client requirements. Takes personal responsibility for client satisfaction. Meets long-term client needs.
• Follows through – ensures that there is follow up on client enquires, request or complaints.
• Recognizes and acts on present issues.
• Perform seismic hazard analyses, including site-response studies, liquefaction evaluations, seismic slope stability evaluations, etc.
• Deals honestly and fairly with others, showing consideration and respect.

Here's what you'll need

At Jacobs we value people. Having the right balance of belonging, career and lifestyle enables us to consistently deliver and exceed clients' expectations.

Working alongside industry leaders, you will have the opportunity to develop your career working on key projects in an environment which encourages collaboration, knowledge sharing and innovation. To support your professional growth, Jacobs flexible working arrangements, extended leave options and a host of social, health and wellbeing events and initiatives will underpin our commitment to you.

At Jacobs it's all about what you do, not where you are, which counts!

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices / projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

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Skills Required

construction monitoring, soil mechanics , Construction Practices