Graduate Geotechnical Engineer

We excellent opportunity for a graduate geotechnical engineer to join Capita’s RE&I environmental team. This opportunity can be located at either London, East Grinstead, Cardiff, Carlisle or Manchester.

Capita is one of the largest and fastest growing providers of integrated professional support services in the UK, Capita offers a wide-ranging service in Ground engineering. Capita’s Ground Engineering team advise on a project from ground characterization through site investigation to geotechnical design (including numerical analysis and soil-structure interaction). We also address issues of contamination, groundwater treatment and reuse of geo-materials for regeneration projects. We deliver practical and innovative solutions to ground-related problems on infrastructure projects throughout the UK. Our Ground Engineering capability is built on the skills, experience and commitment of our people.

Job title:

Graduate Geotechnical Engineer

Job Description:

What you’ll be doing:

• Ground investigation design and implementation.
• Geotechnical design, calculations, drawings, specifications, reports and other project documentation as required in line with company and client requirements as well as national standards and codes of practice.
• Overseeing and participating in the resolution of technical issues.
• Complying with relevant Health and Safety regulations and company practice promoting a culture of safety within the team.
• Overseeing selected projects or components of projects and ensuring effective communication of any changes/modifications.
• Working in collaboration with other design disciplines to ensure the integrity of the overall design.
• Providing technical input to projects and technical advice to project team members.

What we’re looking for:

• Degree in Related Discipline, Ideally Civil Engineering or Engineering geology
• Design experience including foundations (shallow and piled), retaining walls and slope stability assessments in soil and rock.
• Experience in earthworks design, specification and implementation.
• Fully familiar with MS Word, Excel, etc.
• Experience in the use of routine geotechnical analysis programs such as Slope/W SEEP/W SIGMA/W HoleBASE AutoCAD, Dips.

About Capita Real Estate and Infrastructure

At Capita Real estate and infrastructure, we create places where people can prosper.

Today, critical infrastructure and public building projects need to be sustainable and environmentally appropriate. They must deliver value for the people that will use them - local communities and businesses - for decades to come. The wide range of demands requires a more holistic approach to design. That’s where we come in.

Our clients rely on our commitment to understanding their challenges and finding smarter solutions, and a broad range of experts offering a distinctively diverse set of skills. Our leadership team, who are practitioners themselves, understand what it takes to deliver.

Our culture is built on over 100 years of delivering excellence and creating solutions for critical infrastructure challenges. This enables us to provide a different perspective and approach; one based on what our clients need and can afford.

From engineering and architectural innovation to environmental sustainability and technologically enabled project delivery, we are renowned for our breadth of expertise and holistic, collaborative approach.

We’re a unique team specializing in infrastructure and buildings; the physical networks which keep the country moving and the places where people and communities can prosper.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive basic salary
• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave.
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice.
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks and plenty more.
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology.
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform.

You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita.

You’ll be joining a network of 63,000 experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

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What we hope you’ll do next:

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Equal Opportunities

We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. During the application process, you’ll be asked to share your personal characteristics and data with us. This helps us understand our audience so we can make sure we are doing everything we can to attract a diverse range of people and ensure our recruitment processes are fair and inclusive.

Location:

Carlisle

,

United Kingdom

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent