Astute's Renewables team is partnering with a leading Owner/Developer within the Renewables Industry to recruit an Offshore Wind Geotechnical Engineer and Site Investigation Specialist to support the development of offshore wind projects across Ireland and the UK.
The Offshore Wind Geotechnical Engineer and Site Investigation Specialist come with a day rate from €700.00 to €780.00
Role responsibilities and key skills for the role:
Provide expert geotechnical advice and leadership for complex technical issues
Scope, procure and manage offshore geotechnical investigation contracts.
Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure surveys are planned and executed in accordance with legislative requirements.
In conjunction with 3rd party geophysical specialists, provide technical oversight to ensure Geophysical Surveys are scoped, procured and managed to achieve technical objectives and ground risk mitigation.
Develop Project Geotechnical Risk Registers and mitigation plans
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of geotechnical technologies for offshore windfarms
Conduct commercial-focused decision makingKnowledge, Skills and Experience:
Minimum 7 years' geotechnical engineering experience, especially marine
Familiarity with offshore codes, standards, and best practices
Experience in the scoping, specification and management of offshore geotechnical investigations
Experience with soil mechanics analysis/design packages
Experience with challenging ground conditions in marine environments
Knowledge of recent geotechnical research for offshore wind
Excellent written and oral communication
Experience delivering major projects in multidisciplinary teams
Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
Efficient decision making and problem solving
Strong organisational and commercial project management skills
Location, day rate and timeframe of the Offshore Wind Geotechnical Engineer and Site Investigation Specialist position:
Dublin, Ireland
€700 to €780.00 per day
Start date - ASAP
12 months contractAstute People are acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful