Geotechnical Engineer - Level II

Subsea7 • Houston, TX

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About The Position

Provide specialist skills, integrity and knowledge in key areas of project or discipline engineering, including design codes, legislative requirements and current good engineering practice. Understands clients' needs; identifies and addresses design parameters and problems; develops and implements solutions. Act as technical expert in all aspects of offshore geotechnical engineering design and installation. Manage interfaces within a project structure, including other disciplines, drawing office, document control, project management, client and suppliers. Participate in the conceptual studies. Undertake geotechnical engineering calculations and design reports for subsea foundation design, pipeline initiation anchorages and pipeline/soil interaction. Understand how trenching equipment works and its uses and limitations. Check and approval of technical documentation, accepting personal responsibility for its adequacy. Understand and manage geotechnical risk. Ensures that specifications and norms related to the project are respected. Participates actively to engineers training and development. Proposes innovative solutions allowing cost & risks reduction. Evaluate, organize, and prioritize work for self and others.

Requirements

• Degree qualified ideally in Civil/Structural Engineering with geotechnical expertise. (Demonstrable experience in a similar role will also be considered).
• Relevant engineering experience (10+ years) in all aspects of offshore geotechnical engineering design and installation.
• Awareness of marine classification and local legislation (Essential).
• Demonstrable ability to work within time/budget constraints.
• Presents self in a professional manner appropriate to the role.
• Produces work of presentable quality.
• Ability to prioritize and organize work.
• Use and reference appropriate Codes and Standards associated with geotechnical engineering in the offshore industry, i.e. ISO codes, DNV, API.
• Sound Knowledge of foundation FEA analysis software, i.e. PLAXIS (Essential) or similar software.
• Understand and manage geotechnical and geohazards risks.
• Professional Engineer (PE) or ability to obtain PE in 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist skills, integrity and knowledge in key areas of project or discipline engineering, including design codes, legislative requirements and current good engineering practice.
• Understands clients' needs; identifies and addresses design parameters and problems; develops and implements solutions.
• Act as technical expert in all aspects of offshore geotechnical engineering design and installation.
• Manage interfaces within a project structure, including other disciplines, drawing office, document control, project management, client and suppliers.
• Participate in the conceptual studies.
• Undertake geotechnical engineering calculations and design reports for subsea foundation design, pipeline initiation anchorages and pipeline/soil interaction.
• Understand how trenching equipment works and its uses and limitations.
• Check and approval of technical documentation, accepting personal responsibility for its adequacy.
• Understand and manage geotechnical risk.
• Ensures that specifications and norms related to the project are respected.
• Participates actively to engineers training and development.
• Proposes innovative solutions allowing cost & risks reduction.
• Evaluate, organize, and prioritize work for self and others.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior