The Geotechnical Team in Sutton has an opportunity for an experienced Geotechnical Engineer to be part of a specialist geotechnical discipline, servicing the geotechnical needs of Subsea 7 within the Sutton Global Project Centre.
The selected candidate will report to the Discipline manager and be part of a successful multi-cultural team. The Geotechnical Team forms part of the Design and Analysis group within the Global Project Centre organisation.
Key responsibilities:
* Be the focal point for geotechnical engineering on tenders and projects for the Oil & Gas and Renewable markets.
* Evaluate the quality of available site investigations on tenders and projects, and be capable of specifying and supervising complementary site investigations as required.
* Interpret and use offshore site investigation data and be able to integrate results into detailed design of subsea infrastructure.
* Undertake detailed design and installation of gravity base, driven & suction piled subsea structures, jack-up rigs and evaluate/recommend pipe-lay initiation anchors.
* Estimation of collapse load for foundations subject to complex loading, using limit analysis.
* Analysis and design of complex soil-structure interaction problems, using 2D and 3D finite element software
* Carry out soil/pipe interaction analyses, and support pipeline engineering and associated tasks such as installation analyses, stability analyses, buckling and walking assessment.
* Evaluate, through understanding of the nature of the various geohazards affecting a site and impact on the construction.
* Evaluate any associated financial / safety / quality implications to Subsea 7 due to general geotechnical issues.
* Take part of offshore assignments, such as the supervision of offshore site investigations, foundation installation, and pipeline trenching works as required.
* Contribute to Innovation and Technology Development related to soil/pipe and soil/structure interactions. Contribute to internal R & D activities relating to soil/structure and/or pipeline interaction.
Qualifications:
* Master degree or equivalent in Civil Engineering with specialisation in Geotechnical Engineering.
* Relevant working experience.
* Familiarity with offshore design codes of practice.
* Experience of the specification and supervision of offshore site investigations.
* Experience of the design of foundations types including driven piles, monopiles, spud-cans, suctions caissons and gravity bases.
* Experience of pipeline routing studies and near-mudline geotechnical characterisation studies would be beneficial.
* It is essential that candidates have experience with foundation design to API, DNV & ISO standards.
* It is essential that candidate have previous experience of geotechnical engineering and subsea trenching equipment and its performance.
* Experience with Visual Basic for Applications or Python programming is desirable, but not essential.
Personal skills:
* Strong analytical skills.
* Creative problem solving - able to suggest and develop new methods and ways of working.
* Understanding of clients’ needs and ability to suggest and apply “fit for purpose” solutions.
* Sound communication skills – able to communicate ideas and results to various stakeholders (both in written reports and in meetings, presentations etc.)
* The ability to work in a team as well as individually with a minimum of supervision.