Job Title: Engineer
Reporting to: Senior Engineer
Hours: 40 hours per week
Location: Surbiton/London
Company Overview
Working on major projects both in the UK and overseas, Dr. Sauer & Partners is a leading underground and geotechnical specialist with a passion for perfection, a dedication to quality and a commitment to innovation. Our company ethos and objectives are to continuously discover better ways of solving a project's most technical issues and we look for individuals who can work efficiently across our teams to deliver technical excellence to our clients.
Purpose of the role:
The Engineer is an integral part of the design team and is required to carry out a number of diverse engineering tasks.
Responsibilities and duties:
The Engineer will be responsible for the timely production of key deliverables from designs, drawings and complex analyses under guidance from our senior team members. There will be involvement in the tendering process of future key design projects in the UK and overseas plus opportunities for site experience. The principal duties are:
Evaluating ground conditions and obtaining rock and soil parameters from geotechnical investigation reports.
Performing geotechnical analysis including foundation and tunnel design, slope stability and ground movement assessment.
Early development of excavation sequences.
Setting up numerical models and design sketches.
Drafting technical notes and design reports.
Producing CAD sketches for the communication of the design principles with the CAD team.
Developing Bill of Quantities, design and construction programmes, resourse schedules and other support documents.
Participating in and embracing Dr. Sauer & Partners quality and environmental management systems accredited to ISO 9001:2015 and 14001:2015 as well as adhering to the relevant Design Management Plan.
Qualifications and Experience required:
Minimum of a Bachelors Degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering or similar.
Experience gained from multiple design projects.
Thorough working knowledge and excellent understanding of Civil & Geotechnical Engineering.
Experience gained on projects of FE Analyses, calculation reports and production of design packages.
Excellent English language, representation, organisation and communication skills.
A strong interest and passion in ground engineering and tunnelling is advantageous.
Training and Development:
Dr. Sauer & Partners values the professional career development of our staff members, and we aim to provide them with the technical and managerial expertise they will require throughout their career. Our training and development package includes ongoing on the job mentoring, support throughout professional chartership, attendance of technical conferences as well as bespoke training courses and overseas work opportunities.
Benefits:
We offer the below employment benefits:
Workplace pension scheme matched up to 6%.
Competitive annual leave entitlement and the option to purchase additional annual leave.
Excellent training and development including an annualised budget to spend towards training and financial support towards your professional chartership.
Life insurance.
Subsidised gym membership.
Private medical insurance for you and your dependents.
Enhanced parental leave.
Annual company performance bonus scheme – subject to company performance.
Please submit your application and resume to our office in Surbiton, UK.
Email: london@dr-sauer.com
Equal Opportunities
The teams across our offices are dynamic and hardworking. They inspire great ideas, strive for innovation and seek solutions to the most complex and challenging projects, and help make Dr. Sauer & Partners a rewarding place to work. We ensure that we recruit, retain, and promote a diverse mix of colleagues who are representative of the diversity of our local communities. This enables us to access a wide range of ideas, knowledge and experience and allows us to deliver technical excellence across our projects.