Senior Geotechnical Engineer (m/f/x)

With over 2.200 employees, Fichtner is Germany’s leading independent planning and consultancy enterprise. We are global players and tackle challenging projects in more than 100 countries. Among our clients are companies from the sectors of central utility supplies and waste management, international development and commercial banks, investors, public administrations, and energy-intensive industrial enterprises. We offer our clients a unique combination of engineering consultancy with classical management consultancy.

Your Tasks

• Preparation of geotechnical input and design for conceptual design, pre‑feasibility studies, feasibility studies and construction design of hydropower plants for greenfield and rehabilitations
• Numerical modelling of structures in rock and soil, including foundations
• Specifying, supervising and evaluating geotechnical investigation programs
• Evaluation/back analysis of geotechnical conditions (based on monitoring results) during construction and working out possible design adaptations
• Cost estimations and construction scheduling
• Seismic hazard analysis
• Developing towards Project Management of design of hydropower projects and steering a multidisciplinary team of engineers and
• Project Management of projects as Owners Engineer during execution phase of projects worldwide

Requirements

• Masters degree with major in civil engineering and/or geotechnics
• +10 years of experience in relevant engineering with application of standard software applications
• Experience in design of underground and surface excavations, dams and foundations for hydropower projects as greenfield and rehabilitation projects
• Experience in seismic hazard analysis and seismic design of dams
• Experience in project management
• Fluency in English, good knowledge in French or other relevant languages would be beneficial
• Willingness to undertake regular trips to the project countries

Corporate Benefits

• We provide an environment that unites enduring value with innovative capability
• Culture of staff appreciation, equal opportunity and attractive career prospects in an international job environment with staff originating from more than 40 nations
• Long‑term development opportunities, with our staff’s average length of service standing at 10 years
• Wide degree of latitude, flexible working hours and the ability to work under your own responsibility
• Comprehensive fringe benefits, workplace health promotion, e‑bike leasing, company get‑togethers and communal sporting activities
• Conveniently located offices with company car park and very good connections to public transportation
• An office canteen with a choice of freshly prepared menus
• A comprehensive and thorough induction with the possibility to participate in training and further education programs as well as languages courses in a company whose support you can always rely on and a working environment that promotes job satisfaction