Principal Geotechnical Engineer

Job description / Role

Responsibilities:
- Geotechnical leadership for major rail, infrastructure and buildings projects.
- Leading a team of experienced ground engineering professionals in the planning, design, review and development of rail/metro, infrastructure and building projects.
- Leading meetings and presenting at all levels.
- Managing key external stakeholder interfaces including departments within client organisations and government departments.
- Managing the technical interface with specialist geotechnical contractors with respect to site investigations and other works.
- Liaising with consultants and contractors to support delivery of planned multiple programmes of work across new-build rail, infrastructure and buildings related projects.
- Input into major interface resolution identification, development and assessment of alternative options and engineering solutions.
- Strategic project planning.
- Team management, resourcing and training.

Requirements

- A strong academic background with a relevant degree (ideally Masters or equivalent)
- A qualified engineering professional with Chartered status in an appropriate institution.
- 10+ years of experience in new-build metro, infrastructure and buildings projects, preferably Design & Build projects.
- Minimum 5 years experience working in the Middle East.
- Minimum of 5 years on construction projects and underground structures especially temporary works and tunnels/underground structures.
- Proven experience of acting as a principal Geotechnical Engineer in a fast-moving engineering consultancy and project environment.
- Experience in running a successful Geotechnical Engineering team, mentoring and training junior staff.
- Strong focus on rail and civil infrastructure.
- Effective communication skills in report writing, presentations and meetings.
- Experience in multi-disciplinary design coordination in delivering major D&B projects.
- Good commercial track record in negotiating and running successful jobs.
- A flair for innovation.

Also desirable:
- Experience of soil structure interaction work and numerical analysis.
- Previous international working experience.
- Exposure to a range of different rail, infrastructure and buildings projects.
- Written and spoken Arabic.

About the Company

Atkins is one of the leading providers of professional, technology based consultancy and support services to the industry, commerce and governments in all of the worlds major economies. With over 17,000 staff operating in Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the Americas, Atkins has a broad range of skills and resources and provides Clients with a comprehensive service throughout the entire life cycle of the projects in the built environment.

We aim to be the international first choice supplier of technical and integrated services. Shaped by our customers' needs, our vision is to:

• focus on quality
• seek world class design and excellence
• strive to add value
• be flexible to the evolving needs of a changing society

Atkins first carried out design and supervision commissions in the Gulf area in 1967. From its regional head office in Dubai, U.A.E. Atkins Middle East now employs over 2000 staff located in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Oman (Muscat ), Qatar (Doha) Bahrain (Manama), Kuwait (Kuwait City) and India (Bangalore).