Are you a Geotechnical Engineer who wants to shape a better world?

Do you wish to work in an international environment and contribute to exciting projects for a company that emphasizes diversity and professional development? - then Arup might be the right match!
We are a group of multi-disciplinary consultants who overcome complex challenges with creativity, technical expertise, passion and a commitment to designing with a social purpose. As a world leader in its field, Arup offers the full spectrum of geotechnical consulting services. Through consultation from an early stage in the projects, we are able to advise our client how to use the ground to greatest benefit.
Our office in Copenhagen is looking for a talented and experienced geotechnical engineer with a minimum of 4 years of experience to be part of our team. You as an employee will provide engineering services on projects that vary from large infrastructure projects to high profile buildings including data centres, healthcare facilities and other built environment developments.
Copenhagen is among our fastest growing groups and offers a range of possibilities for you to develop your career further. You will have an active role in all phases of our multi-disciplinary projects, with both commercial and public-sector clients from Denmark and international.

This role includes

• Prepare geotechnical desk studies, soil investigation plans and specifications, manage soil investigations, attend soil investigation activities on site and prepare soil investigation reports.
• Interpret factual data and produce conceptual site models to support the design of geotechnical works.
• Design geotechnical works for both building and infrastructure projects and prepare geotechnical design reports, e.g. direct/deep foundations, gravity retaining walls or embedded retaining walls, ground improvement, underground structures and earthworks.
• Perform compliance reviews for owners on design and build projects, monitor construction activities and prepare geotechnical feedback reports.
• Ensure the quality of your own work as well as that of your junior colleagues by carrying out checks and following up on actions resulting from technical reviews carried out by Arup's specialists.
• Continually develop your own technical skills as well as those of the team and contribute to the regional Ground Engineering Skills Network.
• Coordinate with multiple disciplines and work with project managers to help complete assigned tasks.
• Write reports for internal and external recipients.
• Present technical material in traditional or innovative ways to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Understand trends and best practices in the geotechnical industry.
• Develop new or existing tools to support analyses and design.

Your technical and personal skills

You are a team player who enjoys working in a vibrant international environment on high-profile projects. You have strong technical skills within geotechnical design, construction and soil investigation. You have the following skills:

• Master's degree in civil, geotechnical or structural engineering. Further education in geotechnical soil mechanics or equivalent, such as a Ph D, is an advantage
• At least 4 years of geotechnical experience in a range of medium to large scale projects and/or building types.
• Fluent in English as well as Danish
• Proficient in a wide range of soil conditions
• Demonstrable strong technical understanding of design for deep excavations, deep and direct foundations, earthworks, slope stability, ground treatment and groundwater control
• Proven track record of scoping and managing soil investigations as well as interpreting factual data to develop conceptual site models and perform geotechnical characterizations
• Thorough understanding of ground displacements induced by underground construction and assessment of building or asset damage
• Full mastery over Eurocode 7
• Good planning, organizational and time management skills. Ability to maintain personal effectiveness especially when working across multiple projects.
• Basic knowledge of programming languages (such as VBA, Python) is recommended
• Experience and ability in 3D modeling, scripting, numerical analysis or GIS would be an advantage
• Basic knowledge in BIM and GIS is recommended

Do you want to join us in shaping a better world?
Apply using the "Apply for Job" button above to send your application and CV in English.

About Arup

Arup is an independent firm of engineers, consultants, designers, planners and technical specialists offering a broad range of professional services in 34 countries. Founded in 1946, Arup is the creative force behind many of the world’s most prominent projects such as the Sydney Opera House, the Birds Nest Stadium in Beijing, the Øresund Bridge, and other globally unique and distinctive projects.
Arup’s shared values, like our firm’s name, are derived from the beliefs and convictions of our founder, the engineer and philosopher Sir Ove Arup. Sir Ove believed work was only valuable when it had something higher to strive for. The firm continues to embody that idea – that our work is truly profitable when it shapes a better world. Today, across the world, our people use their skills and expertise, diversity of thinking and independence in the quest for a safe, sustainable and resilient future – for all.
Our Danish office, opened in 2012, embrace these founding values to drive our work, as embodied in work on the Camp Adventure Tower, Cityringen Metro and Femernbælt Fixed Link. We are a thriving and growing office, as a mix of both Danish and other nationalities, integrated into the global Arup community, and working on many exciting projects, opportunities, and initiatives across Scandinavia and internationally.