Senior Geotechnical Engineer

In India, SYSTRA is an international consulting and engineering company operating in the fields of Metros, High Speed Rail, Railways, Roads, Buildings, Urban planning, and Water Environment for public and private organizations.

Our engineers work with passion to deliver the most reliable, cost-effective and made-to measures solutions allowing end users to move seamlessly.

SYSTRA s unique expertise is backed with a reputation built through technical excellence delivered on projects. Thanks to our know-how of our employees spread across India, we are present at all stages from upstream studies to operation and maintenance. We provide a comprehensive solution to manage all kinds of missions: Detailed Design Consultant, Project Management, Independent checking services.

SYSTRA India s comprehensive know-how and expertise in Railways provides a wide spectrum of solutions for any challenge (Building a new rail link, doubling the capacity, gauge conversion, upgrading a network, improving the performance of existing lines, etc.).

Our extensive experience encompasses, Bridges, station buildings, Depots, Earthwork Track Works, Power Supply and Transmission, Signaling Telecommunications, Rolling Stock, Utilities diversion and yard re-modelling etc.

Our services cover the entire life cycle of the project implementation.

Currently, we are bidding for Highway projects across India. The position of Senior Geotechnical Engineer is the key position in these BIDs.

Missions/Main Duties

  • He will be responsible for supervising all the tests to be done in different stages of construction, besides ensuring that specified tests are done as per codal stipulations and as per the specifications laid down in the contract for all the different stages of construction.
  • Responsible for checking and verifying the Specifications for Geotechnical investigations and the geotechnical details submitted by the Contractor.
  • Assist the Team Leader Tunnel Design Engineer in design of tunnel.
  • Monitor the tunnel excavation activities including blasting
Profile/Skills
  • Graduate in Civil Engineering/masters in engineering geology or equivalent from a recognized University.
  • Professional Experience of at least 20 years
  • Experience of at least 10 years in Construction / Construction Supervision of transportation tunnel projects
  • Experience as Geotechnical Engineer in Construction/Construction Supervision of at least 4 transportation Tunnel projects of length equal to or more than 3.244 Km.
  • Experience in Construction of major tunnel projects in hilly terrain will be given preference
  • Experience in similar capacity in project preparation of at least 2 transportation tunnel projects each of minimum 3.244 Km in length
  • Not more than 65 years of age.
We commit to put people who join us at the heart of improving transportation and urban infrastructure efficiency. As we are growing, this is time to be a part of this challenging adventure. It s not a job - it s a career! Disclaimer: This job posting has been aggregated from external source. Role details, content, and availability are subject to change. Applicants are advised to confirm the latest information directly on the company website before applying.
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