Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Job description / Role

Role Requirements:
• Have technical expertise in geotechnical engineering with a demonstrable understanding of the underlying principles of Soil Mechanics.
• Significant consultancy experience across a range of business sectors with demonstrably good commercial awareness and relationships with clients.
• Has strong communication and proven project management skills in a geotechnical team within a competitive business environment.
• Proven track record in the delivery of geotechnical projects, including preparing reports to a high technical level.
• Understanding of client requirements, including those not captured in the contract, and the ability to influence contract specifications.
• Excellent report-writing and client liaison skills. Will have proven previous experience of undertaking and managing: geotechnical desk studies; designing, procuring & supervising Ground Investigations (GIs); checking and reviewing Ground Investigation Reports & Geotechnical Design Reports.
• Must have the skills to check and critically evaluate the work done by others, be it Drawings, Calculations or Reports, and have a proven track record of doing so.

Salary:
SAR 10,000 to 20,000 per month inclusive of fixed allowances.

Requirements

To be considered:
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering; Preferably a higher degree (masters or PhD) specialising in geotechnics.
• 3 to 10 years of relevant experience in geotechnical engineering;
• Experience in design & analyses of micropiles;
• Able to demonstrate ability to apply the basic principles of geotechnical engineering to a wide range of situations and to perform calculations either by hand or using software/spreadsheets.
• Experience in using and interpreting the output of appropriate engineering software;
• Effective communications in written and spoken English with the ability to prepare discuss and present deliverables to a client at a senior level.
• Good communication skills (including technical report writing), the ability to work to tight deadlines and adaptability.
• Experience in geotechnical finite element software.
This position offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits package. To be considered for this position, please submit your resume, and three professional references.

About the Company

Arab Company for Laboratories and Soil (ACES) is based in Riyadh-Saudi Arabia as part of the highly successful ACES Group, which was originally established as Arab Center for Engineering Studies (ACES) in Amman-Jordan in 1983. ACES Group includes several other working branches in addition to, Jeddah, Khobar, Jazan, Najran, Burydah and Madinah throughout the middle east these include Amman, Aqaba, Abu-Dhabi, Dubai, Al-Ain, Doha and Muscat companies with over than 2,000 employees, serving over 5,000 customers.

ACES is specialized in engineering services: 1. Geotechnical and site investigations. 2. Materials technology and testing. 3. Quality control of projects. 4. Special projects and studies. 5. Land & marine surveying. 6. Environmental studies and testing. 7. Geophysical studies

The quality system implemented by ACES is comprehensive according to ISO9001 and ISO17025 with detailed quality policy and procedures to ensure high standard of services and safety at all times. All tests are performed to conform to the highest international standards such as the British Standards (BS), the American Standards (ASTM, AASHTO, ACI, etc.), the German Standards (DIN) and the International Standards Organization (ISO). ACES has state-of-the-art equipment and employs highly qualified and experienced engineers and laboratory technicians.