Geotechnical Engineer

Overview

In this role you apply geotechnical expertise to challenging offshore wind projects, interpreting ground data and supporting design of fixed and floating foundations. You join a multidisciplinary team delivering robust, sustainable ground solutions for clients while developing your offshore wind experience. You’ll work closely with engineers across geotechnics, structures, and sustainability to achieve high-quality outcomes. The opportunity combines technical growth with client-facing collaboration in a growing market.

Pay / Benefits

• Profit Share
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Accident insurance
• Income protection
• Flexible benefits

Responsibilities

• Interpret ground investigation data and laboratory results to inform design
• Support geotechnical design for fixed and floating offshore wind foundations
• Contribute to robust, sustainable engineering solutions for clients
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams across geotechnics, structural, offshore, modelling and sustainability
• Engage with clients to understand objectives and deliver outcomes
• Develop technical skills and broaden offshore wind experience
• Contribute to Arup’s growth in the offshore wind sector

Key requirements

• Experience in geotechnical design for fixed and/or floating offshore wind foundations or relevant academic experience
• Ability to interpret ground investigations, lab tests, including cyclic testing
• Knowledge of offshore wind design codes, constitutive models, and model calibration
• Experience or interest in numerical modelling software such as LS-DYNA or PLAXIS
• Collaborative, adaptable, client-facing with multidisciplinary teams; Python coding advantageous
• Postgraduate qualification advantageous

• Collaborative
• Adaptable
• Client-focused
• Geotechnical design for offshore wind foundations
• Ground investigation interpretation
• Numerical modelling (LS-DYNA, PLAXIS)

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