Geotechnical Engineer

The position is established to support the Geoscience Engineering Team, a growing team dealing with the various geo-related aspects of subsea cable installation and protection from the early stages of a project, during Tender / FEED, and preparation for execution phase. The role includes undertaking and/or reviewing studies, such as burial assessments, cable routing studies, Site Investigation (SI) planning, jet/trencher/ploughing performance assessment etc., supporting the Project Engineering Team and internal development projects. The Geotechnical Engineer may be asked to follow up a Project offshore, providing his/her expertise.

Responsibilities

Engineering

• Review of geotechnical and geophysical data and reports;
• Define ground models for cable protection purposes and undertake Burial Assessment Studies;
• Undertake / review route engineering studies;
• Jet / trencher/plough performance assessments and field data analysis;
• Define / review geotechnical/geophysical site investigation scope and provide live support, based on project’s scope and requirements;
• Perform geotechnical calculations (e.g. pile penetration assessment, cable/structure-soil interaction etc)
• Overview subcontractors and perform QA/QC of their tasks/analyses
• Interface with the Project Teams, and more specifically with the Project Offshore Managers, Project Managers, Project Engineers and/or Offshore/field enginee