Geotechnical Technical Director
Hydrock
- Northampton
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Be the go-to expert within the Midlands for geotechnics knowledge. Keep up to date with industry news, innovation and share new knowledge with the team.
- Drive profitable and sustainable work winning within the team, assist them in maintaining up-to-date forecasting, project planning and financial control.
- Act as a report approver, providing a ‘sense check’ to ensure that the tone of report is appropriate, liability is managed and commercial aspects of all recommendations are appropriate.
- Work with your team and the wider organisation to prepare commercially robust and profitable fee proposals with a focus on scope of works and programme.
- Pro-actively develop the Hydrock brand and build relationships (both internally and externally) within the Midlands region through attending conferences, social media and sharing thought pieces.
- Responsible for the focus on quality of technical work within the team and working with others to drive productivity across Geo.
- Be a problem solver, with an ability to work with consultants at all levels to arrive at pragmatic cost-effective geotechnical solutions.
- Work with Practice leads, Director – Geo Midland (Paul) and Divisional Geo Director to develop and implement strategic initiatives in the regional and national Geo team and to drive business, maintain and improve technical standards and governance procedures with an emphasis on reducing commercial and H&S risks.
- Be a self-motivated technical leader who drives best practice, develops, and supports colleagues and manages their team effectively.
- To provide extensive Geotechnical technical knowledge to the Geo team.
- Author or approve complex technical reports for issue both regionally and nationally.
- Work with your team and nationally where appropriate, to prepare commercially robust and profitable fee proposals with a focus on scope of works and programme. In a nut shell win profitable work with the geotechnical comfort zone of Hydrock.
- To be responsible for and promote best practice within Geo in the region and seek support from Practice Leads as appropriate.
- Identify and manage areas of risk to Hydrock and our clients.
- Identify any areas of financial and technical weakness within Geo, highlight to Director – Geo Midland (Paul) and to help formulate a training and mentoring programme to address this.
- To drive lessons learnt from the wider Geo team within your own team and from within your own team to the wider Geo team.
- To be a self-motivated technical leader.
- To develop strong communication analysis and technical skills within your team and to promote multi-discipline working.
- Develop and support colleagues
- Lead work winning activities and support bids with differentiating technical input.
- Seek opportunities to deliver new offerings and positively differentiate Hydrock from its competitors.
- Training and CPD to ensure own professional requirements are met together with team members.
- Drive the Hydrock ethos to remain 100 Best Companies To Work For. Progress the company strategic plan and help define the Geo business plan.
- Inspiring and supportive colleagues
- Reward for progression and hard work
- An opportunity to develop your soft skills, as well your technical skills
- Competitive starting salary
- Excellent health benefits 25 days of holiday (buy/sell up to five days), accrue 1 day extra every 2 years, with bonus holidays too!
- An earlier finish on Friday (4pm!)
- An opportunity to give back: “Day off for good cause” (on a workday)
- A huge range of flexible benefits, including climate perks and an EV car leasing scheme
Department Geo-Environmental / Geotechnical
Job Type Full time
Contract Type Permanent
Salary Competitive and Varied!