Geotechnical Manager - Marine & Tunnelling - Sizewell C Project Office

The Geotechnical Manager (Marine and Tunnelling) will be part of the Engineering and Technical function within the Civil Work Program organisation, responsible for supporting the delivery of constructive geotechnical aspects of enabling works and earthworks on behalf of the contractor alliance. The Geotechnical Manager (Enabling Works and Earthworks) will functionally report to the Engineering Manager but will be expected to work closely with other SZC participants, including the client's design and technical assurance teams, and particularly CWA geotechnical lead in fulfilment of the role.

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the onshore and offshore geotechnical conditions of the SZC site, through review of the existing geotechnical information to support the construction delivery
• Identify data gaps that present a risk to the design and construction methods and advise on the need for additional GI as necessary.
• Take a primary role in assessing and defining geotechnical risk in the context of the proposed marine and tunnelling works and support the delivery of appropriate risk mitigation.
• Take a primary role in defining and agreeing the scope and specification of geotechnical trials and tests within the CWP as necessary and agreed.
• Ensure that appropriate data is transmitted to the contractor's supply chain, as appropriate to their scope of work.
• Review technical reports, designs and submissions, commenting on geotechnical aspects, sufficiency and geotechnical risk management.
• Support in the implementation of SZC Scheme-wide GRMS (Geotechnical Risk Management Strategy) including the development of appropriate and applicable Geotechnical Risk Registers and other geotechnical risk management procedures (e.g. Geotechnical Baseline Reports).
• Support in the implementation of SZC Scheme-wide Geotechnical Data Management Strategy and Plan
• Assess the risks associated with proposed construction methods for geotechnical and ground engineering works, applying appropriate challenge to deliver optimal solutions for SZC.
• Prepare and present technical reports and presentations appropriate to the Contractor's scope of work.
• Contribute to the preparation of Contractor designs, e.g. Temporary Works Design, providing specialist geotechnical input/ advice to designers and checking work as appropriate.
  
  Broad-based technical specialism in geotechnical engineering (or engineering geology) with demonstrable applicability/relevance to the requirements of SZC with particular focus on tunnelling and underground construction
• Experience in the delivery of marine construction relevant to the requirements of SZC.
• Competency in report writing and preparation of technical presentations; clearly and concisely.
• Ability to communicate and engage effectively at a range of levels: senior management, client, design, delivery and supply chain; explaining complex geotechnical problems/concepts to technical and non-technical experts.
• Understand the relationship between technical and commercial risk and advising teams accordingly.
• Mentoring junior staff
• Strong organisational skills, with ability to set priorities of actions with rigorous capability to conduct workflows from start to completion
• Ability to interrogate and interpret geotechnical data using industry recognised software, appropriate to geotechnical field.
• Specialist geotechnical support to Construction Quality Assurance & Control (CQA and CQC)
• Provide ad-hoc technical support in response to change during project execution.
• Specialist geotechnical support in risk mitigation and management of non-conformance and non-compliance on ground related matters., Degree and Professionally qualified.
• Major Project Construction industry experience with wider experience of implementation and management of constructive geotechnics preferably within a contractor-lead environment.
• Experience working on deep foundations including diaphragm walls, ground anchors and piling.
• Experience of tunnelling.
• Experience of executing and managing marine/offshore GI
• Experience of execution of marine-based geotechnical engineering.
Pursuant to providing holistic geotechnical engineering support to CWA and the project wider geotechnical engineering experience would be beneficial including:
• Experience of ground improvement techniques.
• Experience of large-scale dewatering schemes (desirable).
• Experience of large scale earthworks and materials management
  
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