Senior/Principal Sediment Dynamics Engineer
- Cities & development
- Epsom
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We have a great opportunity in our UK team for an ambitious Sediment Dynamics Engineer to join our multi-disciplinary Marine Geo-team, with a focus on acting as technical lead for seabed mobility and scour assessment scopes of work.
With more than 300 professionals, AtkinsRéalis’ ground engineering reputation is built on the skills, excellence and commitment of our people in all aspects of ground engineering. We see a bright future as we adapt and strengthen our technical expertise in growth areas, such as offshore renewables and interconnectors.
Within AtkinsRéalis’ Ground Engineering and Tunnelling Practice, you will join a small team of Marine Geophysicists, Engineering Geologists, Geotechnical Engineers and Geomorphologists to provide support to our clients within the offshore renewables and subsea cables sectors.
You will act Technical Lead for sediment dynamics, within our Marine Geoscience service line, leading both seabed mobility and scour assessments scopes of work. You will act as a mentor to junior members of staff in the area of seabed dynamics, and also take the lead in developing AtkinsRéalis’ sediment dynamics capabilities, such as by further developing our in-house scour tools, undertaking business development activities as well as presenting our sediment dynamics capabilities to key clients.
We recognise that seabed mobility and scour assessment is a highly multi-disciplinary activity, and we therefore welcome applicants with a range of industry backgrounds, including but not limited to, fluid dynamics, metocean, geospatial consultancy, GIS, marine geoscience, geotechnical engineering, and coastal and maritime engineering.
Location: Epsom, Croydon
Your day-to-day role may include the following activities:
- Acting as technical lead for seabed mobility and scour assessments.
- Development of AtkinsRéalis’ seabed mobility and scour assessment capability, including presenting to key clients, business development activities and proposing technical investment and capability enhancement activities.
- Providing technical input to bids for seabed mobility and scour assessment scopes of work.
- Acting as a champion for sediment dynamics within AtkinsRéalis’ Marine Geoscience team.
- Undertaking seabed mobility and scour assessments for offshore wind farm and subsea cables projects.
- Calibrate models throughout the lifetime of the project.
- Integration and analysis of metocean, hydrodynamic, hydrographic and geotechnical data.
- Numerical sediment dynamics modelling of the seabed throughout the lifetime of the engineered infrastructure (offshore wind farms and cable routes).
- Working closely with marine geophysicists & geoscientists, engineering geologists, geotechnical engineers, and engineering geomorphologists on offshore renewables and subsea cable projects.
Candidates should have:
- A strong academic background with a relevant degree (ideally MSc or equivalent) with geoscience or civil engineering content.
- Experience of acting in a relevant role within the offshore renewables industry, interconnector or telecommunications cables industries or a related field.
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Excellent interpersonal and technical skills and the ability to work independently or as part of a team on sediment dynamics scopes of work.
- Ability to undertake statistical assessment of sediment mobility from bathymetric data.
- Experience in performing scour and bed shear stress analysis.
- Ability to undertake hydrodynamic and sediment dynamics modelling using applicable software such as Mike21, Delft3D or equivalent.
- Excellent report writing skills with the ability to self-check and produce accurate work.
The following qualities are desirable:
- Working towards chartership with the Society for Underwater Technology (SUT), Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) or Geological Society of London (GSL).
- Experience in the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software (ArcGIS, QGIS or similar).
What we offer?
AtkinsRéalis recognise that there are many well qualified people who are looking to further their career, but who cannot commit to full time employment. We support flexible working arrangements and are interested to discuss how we can accommodate individual requirements. As part of this commitment, we understand the need for a diverse and flexible workforce, where a work-life balance is important. So, by default AtkinsRéalis offers flexible working, where there is no fixed 9 ‘till 5, no need for a 5-day week, no requirement for a full-time contract, and no requirement to spend all your working time in the office.
Rewards and Benefits:
We offer a competitive salary that is regularly tested against other consultants with a default 25-days leave each year plus bank holidays and options to buy some or sell of that leave. Salary and benefits will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.
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Training:
AtkinsRéalis is committed to developing its people both personally and professionally. Our colleagues have the advantage of access to a high ranging training portfolio and development activities designed to help make the best of individual’s abilities and talents. We also actively support staff in achieving corporate membership of relevant institutions.
Additional Information:
This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.
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