Design / Geotechnical Engineer

Design / Geotechnical Engineer

Franki Foundations, a subsidiary of the international BESIX Group, is a market leader in deep foundations in Belgium. Each year, we complete over 500 projects in various fields (housing, industry, energy, infrastructure, etc.). From preliminary studies to completion, we are able to offer global foundation solutions tailored to each project.

Franki Foundations also boasts more than a century of experience, with subsidiaries in France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, and an in-house design office. Franki Foundations is a company in constant evolution, seeking to adapt to its environment while remaining true to its values.

Some projects our design office has worked on:

• Brucity - Brussels
• Centrale TGV - Liège
• Cinéma Majestic - Meaux
• Débonnaire - Mons
• Grand Paris Express - Paris

Job Description

In collaboration with the Projects and Production departments:

• You establish the technical studies intended for the edition of commercial offers;
• You offer innovative technical solutions to the sales teams (comparisons and variants);
• You assist the Project Manager in its questions related to the project design, particularly the risk and opportunity analyses;
• You assist the Project Manager during its exchanges with various external partners such as architects, design offices, clients, and control bodies.
• You produce and/or supervise the technical and economic optimization studies related to the execution of the project;
• You participate in the start meetings of high-tech sites;
• You ensure a technical support role on the sites;
• You participate in the elaboration and optimization of "methods statements" based on the feedback from operational teams.

In collaboration with your colleagues from the Engineering team:

• You contribute to the continuous innovation processes aimed at meeting environmental challenges such as: reuse of existing elements, innovative techniques and materials, new calculation methods, etc.
• You are involved in the development and follow-up groups related to research and international technical literature, the academic world, and normative commissions.
• You produce analyses beyond the geotechnical scope such as calculations of reinforced concrete or metallic structures.
• You participate in the various technical and social events and activities of the department and the company.

Qualifications

Basic education: Geotechnical, civil, or industrial engineer

Professional experience: 5 years within a structural or geotechnical design office

Languages: You master French and practice professional English

Skills: Co-construction abilities, critical thinking and synthesis, results-oriented, rigorous, and creative.

Additional Information

Position

• Your hierarchical superior: Engineering Manager
• Scope: From 1 to 6 projects in study and execution phases
• Contacts: Project Department, Production Department, and external stakeholders
• Back-up: Engineering Team

Offer

• An attractive compensation package including a salary in accordance with the market and a series of employee benefits such as extra-legal pension savings, health care insurance, and work-life balance modalities such as remote work and flexible hours;
• Training programs aimed at ensuring your continuous development and the expansion of your professional horizons;
• A dynamic, creative, and safe working environment with colleagues who support your ideas, projects, and ambitions.