Senior/Principal Geotechnical Engineer (Offshore) - Outside IR35

Project Scope 

Kent is looking for Geotechnical Engineer for Offshore Energy project

At Kent, we are always on the lookout for talented and motivated individuals to join our team. Even if we don’t have an immediate opening that matches your skills, we encourage you to express your interest and join our talent pool for future opportunities.

Deliverables of the individual contactor: 

The Contractor will deliver geotechnical activities for offshore foundation design, including:

• Managing incoming geotechnical data, ground/design risk and uncertainty.
• Interpreting geotechnical data to determine parameters for design.
• Designing a range of foundations (driven piles, drilled and grouted piles, monopiles, suction buckets, etc.) in variable ground conditions (soils, chalk, rock, and other challenging ground conditions such as carbonate and glauconitic soils).
• Undertaking geotechnical analyses, including FEA and drivability assessments.
• Liaising and collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams, to deliver Concept, FEED and Detailed Designs of foundations.
• Producing documents such as design bases, design briefs, design reports.
• Responding to comments and technical queries.

Liaising with independent certifying bodies to achieve design certification

About you:

Join us. Unleash your energy within.

If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.

We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.

We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process.

Our purpose and beliefs:

As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.

It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:

We PLAY BIG
We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY
We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE
We are built on INFINITE THINKING

Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us:

Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:

We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.  

Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.