Senior Structural and Geotechnical Engineer

Would you like to further develop your career with a high degree of development and responsibilities in a green company with a great mission? Does it motivate you to bring your structural and geotechnical knowledge into play and communicate with many stakeholders?

Then perhaps you are our new Structural and Geotechnical Engineer!

Your new team

You will be part of the Civil Engineering Team, which consists of 12 colleagues and forms an important part of the EPC Department. By joining the EPC Civil Engineering Team, you join a team where positivity, trust, good collaboration, and flexibility are deeply valued. The team is facing a lot of exciting challenges in 2023 and is looking forward to welcoming you as its new member.

Your new role

You will contribute to our ongoing projects and ensure the successful execution of earthmoving operations. As a Geotechnical Specialist, you will be responsible for overseeing the planning, design, and implementation of earthworks activities, including grading, excavation, and soil stabilization. You will work closely with Project Managers, Contractors, and other engineering professionals to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and in accordance with industry standards and regulations.

Key Responsibilities on our PV and Onshore Wind Projects:

• Geotechnical Studies: Collaborate with contractors to drive geotechnical studies, analyzing soil-related risks in our projects.
• Foundation Designs: Estimate preliminary foundation designs, providing crucial cost estimates for integration into the business case.
• Scope of Work (SoW) Preparation: Develop comprehensive SoW for foundation testing campaigns on-site, ensuring thorough testing and analysis.
• Special Foundation Concepts: Innovate and create special foundation concepts tailored for challenging soil conditions, including lowlands and forestlands.
• PV Tracker and Structure Development: Conceptualize and test foundations specifically designed for large PV trackers and structures, actively contributing to ongoing development projects.
• Earthwork Design and Execution: Propose efficient earthwork designs, estimate earth quantities accurately, and prepare detailed SoW for execution and QA inspection.
• Tools Development: Contribute to the development of tools aimed at optimizing foundations, establishing a seamless link between geotechnical studies and foundation designs.

Job Prerequisites

• Sc / MSc in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven 5-year experience working as a Geotechnical Engineer or in a similar role within the construction industry.
• Strong knowledge of earthworks principles, geotechnical analysis, and slope stability.
• Proficiency in CAD software and other relevant engineering tools.
• Familiarity with relevant codes, standards, and regulations.
• You have very good oral and written communication skills in English.

The adequate candidate is a skilled communicator, motivated by working with different stakeholders (internally and externally) in an international environment. It is important that you have a problem-solving, structured, and analytical mindset as well as a sense of responsibility toward our tasks in order to effectively drive them independently but also in team setup when necessary.

With us you get:

• To be part of a rapidly growing company at the core of the green transition.
• The possibility to work in an entrepreneurial environment where gaining hands-on experience is encouraged, while at the same time, new ideas and proactivity are valued.
• To be part of a company where colleagues have respect for each other, their time and their ideas.
• Ample possibilities to engage socially across the departments. We have a monthly Friday get-together as well as sport events such as a running-, football-, and mountain bike club.

About European Energy

European Energy is a Danish privately owned company founded in 2004. We operate all the way from development, construction, operation, and selling of wind- and photovoltaic (PV) farms on land as well as offshore globally. Further, we work with the development of future energy solutions, e.g. Power-to-X. We have a solid collaboration with local stakeholders and want to involve all parts in the process.

In 2022, we welcomed 270 new colleagues and are now more than 700 colleagues with 43 nationalities represented in21 countries and 28 offices. We develop, construct, and operate projects within solar, wind and Power-to-X globally. Our core values are the foundation of everything we do: In it together, Trust and courage, Ambition, Excitement, Inclusion, and Agility.

Reference: Head of Civil Engineering, EPC, Alexandra Gkioni.

Location: Søborg, Copenhagen.

Our working environment is built on mutual respect for the varied strengths and talents of our employees, with a flat hierarchy and entrepreneurial thinking at its foundation. Our employees value our flexible working culture, permitting better reconciliation of work and personal life. We are a team, whether it is in the workplace, on our company trips or during our weekly company training sessions. At European Energy, you will not only gain great colleagues, but also new friends from every corner of the globe.