Geotechnical Engineer F/M - Ingénieur Géotechnique F/H - Éolien/Wind Offshore

Job Description

Q ENERGY is seeking a Geotechnical Engineer for an opportunity within the offshore wind sector based in Europe. This pivotal role will focus on offshore site characterization and geotechnical analysis, underpinning the development of fixed & floating foundations, mooring systems and subsea cable designs.

The Geotechnical Engineer will provide technical leadership and delivery support for geotechnical activities across projects from bid preparation and early-stage development to detailed design and execution. It can also entitle Geoscience package responsibility for projects or bids, enabling growth beyond a core technical expertise.

Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams will be essential to ensure effective data integration and design input. This role will involve offshore wind projects worldwide.

Reporting line

The role will report to the Offshore Wind Geoscience Manager and sits within the Offshore Wind Engineering Team.

Responsibilities

• Geotechnical Ownership: Act as geotechnical technical focal point / lead, ensuring QA/QC of geotechnical deliverables and producing geotechnical inputs to relevant packages
• Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration: Interface management with relevant packages, provide soil data and geotechnical inputs for the design of foundations/cables, and support the certification of soil data through interactions with the project certification body
• Geoscience package: When required, lead the geoscience workstreams for a bid or an offshore wind project (floating & bottom-fixed), from both a technical and project management perspective, including (budget, schedule, risk, and procurement inputs)

Your tasks

Geotechnical:

• Perform quality control of geotechnical datasets, interpret survey data
• Review technical reports and provide technical guidance
• Write all technical documentations relevant to roadmap: SOW, technical requirements, etc;
• Support certification activities of geoscience data
• Supervise geotechnical survey operations
• Interface with relevant packages on foundation/anchor design, scope out external conceptual design & feasibility studies, etc
• Contribute to and when appropriate, lead technical topics related to marine geotechnics
• Support R&D activities, contributing to the development of in-house geotechnical tools and their integration with structural and installation teams

Geoscience package:

• Define Geoscience/UXO roadmaps for projects pre and post bid
• Define associated geoscience budgets and schedules
• Execute roadmap items from RFQ stage to deliverables certification: RFQ management, contract management, etc

Cross-functional support:

• Provide documentation (site conditions, design basis part A, etc) & information for design of foundations/cables
• Provide geotechnical inputs to internal/external stakeholders (cable/foundation package leads, designer contractors, certification bodies)
• Identify and manage geotechnical risks associated with offshore wind projects and propose mitigation measures to minimize potential impacts on safety, design, installation and reliability
• Work closely with design engineers to integrate geotechnical constraints into foundation design and ensure compatibility with offshore wind turbines
• Interface on soil conditions internally with relevant packages, and externally with design/installation contractors

Collaborate:

• Participate in regulatory meetings, stakeholders meetings, and community outreach initiatives
• Share experience with the team and contribute to good technical discussions across projects

Requirements

Your profile :

Minimum requirements

• MSc degree in Civil/Geotechnical Engineering or equivalent
• Proficient written and spoken English, including the ability to work with technical documentation and international stakeholders
• 5+ years of practical experience working within the geotechnical engineering field on offshore wind projects
• Experience in bottom fixed project is required, experience in floating offshore wind and anchor design would be welcome
• Knowledge and experience of the offshore geotechnical survey field: RFQ processes, contractors, equipment, laboratory testing, etc
• Experience of working with integration of data sets and a familiarity of working with the international and local standards;
• Project management capabilities, and experience in managing large projects of site investigation and interpretation
• Experience in integration of geophysical and geotechnical data, geotechnical interpretative reporting, use of ground models and geohazard registers
• Knowledge of offshore design codes and industry practices

The following requirements would be an advantage:

• Experience in concept to detailed offshore foundation/anchor design
• Field experience of marine site investigations
• Knowledge and practical experience of GIS systems and a desire to work with these
• Knowledge of geophysical surveys and interpretation
• Knowledge of UXO field for offshore wind (strategy, technical requirements, etc)

Location:

France (preferred), Spain or Portugal. Flexible working arrangements are possible.

Mentoring:

The role will involve knowledge sharing within the technical team and may include mentoring more junior team members depending on experience