Geo Design Engineer

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Founded in 2000, my client has steadily expanded by building strong partnerships with consultants, contractors, and sub-contractors to offer a wide fleet of foundation techniques to a range of organisations. They take pride in their ability to design, plan, and safely execute ground improvement and piling solutions tailored to meet the specific needs of each project.

• Review site investigations, and assess appropriate piling solutions, with particular focus on conversion to Ground Improvement methods.
• With Engineering Manager and Senior Engineer assistance, prepare tender stage design calculations, sufficient to inform an efficient estimate.
• Obtain plant hire, mobilisation and material purchase prices, sufficient to inform an efficient estimate.
• Prepare a detailed offer, using standard estimating templates, amended as required to ensure the offer is appropriately site specific.
• Submit piling estimates directly to the Client.
• Submit ground improvement estimates to the Sales Manager.
• Attend tender stage site visits where necessary to fully inform the tendering process.
• Respond to Client's tender queries, and amend the estimate where necessary.
• Actively follow up piling tenders, targeting the securing of work required to achieve monthly turnover budget requirements.
• Engage in design and estimating discussions with the wider Engineering and Project Management teams, to promote knowledge sharing and ongoing process improvement.
• Attend pre-let meetings with Commercial Manager wherever practical.
• Liaise with Project Manager and Works Manager to ensure work won is programmed in a timely fashion, following standard procedures.
• Prepare handover documentation, including project booking form, project start-up sheet, materials allocation sheet, and other standard letters.
• Request construction issue information in a timely fashion prior to the target commencement date.
• With Engineering Manager and Senior Engineer assistance, prepare and issue detailed design calculation packages for Client comments.
• Update designs and schedules where required, as a result of post contract award/post design submission client-side changes.
• Value post contract award variations and design changes, and confirm cost and programme implications with the Client.
• Attend site to review progress, particularly on technically difficult/sensitive sites.
• Carry out contract review whilst on site, using standard forms.
• Assist Commercial Manager with monthly valuations and final account discussions.
• Complete design revisions where required, owing to design changes occurring as work is in progress - piles added, changes in ground conditions, etc.
• Assist with the ambition to move towards digital processes.
• Be empowered to suggest and implement change throughout the design and estimating processes.

• Relevant undergraduate degree, Masters is desirable.
• Experience in a related industry; contaminated land, geotechnical solutions, engineering estimation etc.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to be exceptionally organised to deliver works on time.
• Able to develop lasting relationships with clients externally and colleagues internally.
• Be meticulous in preparing handover documentation and updating designs and schedules as required.
• Willingness to attend site to review progress, particularly on technically difficult or sensitive sites.
• Show enthusiasm when engaging in discussions to promote knowledge sharing and ongoing process improvement.
• IT literate

Desirable:

• Experience in obtaining plant hire, mobilisation, and material purchase prices, and preparing detailed offers using standard estimating templates.
• Ability to liaise with Project Managers and Works Managers to ensure timely programming of work.
• Strong ability to assess site investigations and determine appropriate piling and ground improvement solutions.
• Capable of valuing post-contract award variations and design changes, and confirming cost and programme implications with clients.
• Actively follow up on piling tenders to secure work and achieve monthly turnover targets.

• Competitive salary DOE: £25,000 - £32,000
• Pension and holiday allowances
• Flexible working
• Progression and development opportunities
• Other flexible benefits

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