Geoenvironmental Engineer

Meadowfield, Durham

Description:

The role includes assisting and implementing the organisation of projects in the field as well as the office, providing input as directed into the planning aspects to the project. Accountable for field based logistics including ensuring that the correct equipment is used and maintained on site. The key performance indicators will be set in conjunction with the directors on an annual basis. As a guideline the geoenvironmental engineer is expected to ensure that all technical and site work is carried out to a high standard, safely, on time and within budget. Key division of time spent on each part of the job will be set on an annual basis and reviewed regularly.

Skills required:

PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE

• Execution of ground investigations
• Contract management on site to including delivery of projects on time and to maximize profits from each contract.
• Contribute expertise and provide input into the siteworks of new projects.
• Prepare and deliver technical reports.

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 the company within the industry.
• Build effective working relationships with other technical specialists
• Manage own time to ensure effective use of both billable and non-billable hours.
• Work with Principal engineers 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.

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 safety 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 in the procedures referred to in Section 3.0.
• Ensure update of Contract Delivery Key Performance Indicators.

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETANCIES

• Keep abreast of key economic factors, technological advances and political change that may affect the geo-environmental 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.