Geotechnical Engineer (Hydrogeology)
About Sweco
Sweco is a Swedish-owned company with headquarter in Stockholm. We are 22,000 experts across Europe and every year we provide solutions in 70 countries around the world. Together with our clients, we create projects that address urbanization and digitalization and contribute to a more sustainable society.
Job description
Geotechnical Engineer (Hydrogeology)
Location: all of Poland
What type of projects you work with:
- Geotechnical investigations for all sorts of projects;
- Building foundations design;
- Energy infrastructure design;
- Construction pit design;
- Railway, roads, port design.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the geotechnical design process for various projects, including the creation of detailed design drawings, execution descriptions, and control reports;
- Perform hydrogeological assessments, including calculations for groundwater drawdowns and soil water flow modeling, as well as specification of monitoring of groundwater lowering systems;
- Conduct advanced geotechnical analysis using Finite Element Method (FEM) software, focusing on soil-structure interaction and advanced material models;
- Design geotechnical structures such as pile foundations, secant pile walls, sheet piles, slope stability solutions, and ground anchors;
- Oversee geotechnical aspects of construction, including on-site supervision and quality control of ground anchors, piles, and other geotechnical elements;
- Coordinate with project teams, including engineers from other disciplines, to ensure an integrated approach to project design and execution.
Our requirements:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Geotechnical Engineering or related field;
- Professional experience in geotechnical or hydrogeological engineering. We are open to all experience levels, ranging from 5 years to over 10 years of relevant expertise;
- Proficiency in software such as MODFLOW / Plaxis / Slope/W / ABAQUS / LPILE / Optum CE / AutoCAD;
- In-depth knowledge of the Finite Element Method (FEM), in advanced material models and soil-structure interaction;
- Proven track record in hydrogeological analysis, including calculating drawdowns and soil water flows, as well as specification of monitoring of groundwater lowering systems;
- Very good communication skills in English (written and spoken);
- Good to have: BIM, GIS, programming languages (e.g., Python).
We offer:
- Private medical care and life insurance for employees with additional options available for family members;
- Sportcards – Multisport or Medicover Sport;
- Funding to the English learning platform;
- Financial bonuses for the Vacation and Christmas time;
- Free access to the Legimi platform;
- Hybrid working model (our offices are in Kraków, Wrocław and Gdańsk), the opportunity to work remotely (from Poland) as well;
- Possibility to work in an international environment with experienced and senior engineers.
Please contact us via the form: APPLY. We reserve the right to contact only selected people
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