Senior Soil Improvement Engineer

Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and supervise geotechnical investigations, ground improvement, soil stabilization, and related field activities.
• Review ground data, soil profiles, laboratory results, groundwater conditions, and site information.
• Assess ground conditions and recommend solutions for foundations, earthworks, embankments, excavations, and soil improvement.
• Design and monitor dynamic compaction, vibro-compaction, vibro-replacement, stone columns, rigid inclusions, grouting, deep soil mixing, preloading, vertical drains, and soil stabilization.
• Prepare technical calculations, design reports, method statements, specifications, technical submissions, and engineering reports.
• Review contractor proposals, designs, calculations, method statements, and technical documentation.
• Supervise field implementation and verify compliance with approved designs, specifications, and project requirements.
• Coordinate SPT, CPT/CPTu, plate load, density, permeability, settlement monitoring, and other geotechnical tests.
• Monitor settlement, bearing capacity, compaction, ground response, groundwater, risks, quality, productivity, and technical performance.
• Coordinate with project managers, engineers, surveyors, laboratories, contractors, consultants, and clients.
• Conduct inspections, provide technical guidance, mentor junior staff, and maintain geotechnical records.
• Prepare project reports and support proposals, technical offers, work programmes, cost estimates, meetings, HSE, and corrective actions.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Geotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geological Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• More than 20 years of relevant overall professional engineering experience.
• Relevant experience in geotechnical engineering, soil improvement, ground improvement, foundation engineering, or related activities.
• At least 10 years of relevant Middle Eastern experience is required, preferably in Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, or Bahrain.
• Strong knowledge of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering principles.
• Good understanding of soil investigation and characterization.
• Practical experience with ground and soil improvement techniques.
• Knowledge of settlement analysis, bearing capacity, consolidation, compaction, slope stability, and groundwater conditions.
• Familiarity with geotechnical design and analysis software such as PLAXIS.

Standards and Technical Practice

• Apply ASTM, BS, EN, ISO, project specifications, and other relevant standards to geotechnical and soil improvement works.
• Review project drawings, specifications, geotechnical reports, BOQs, and contractual requirements.
• Promote safe working practices and comply with project HSE requirements.