Civil Engineering and Materials (KTP Associate)

About the Job

The University of East London (UEL) in partnership with STRABAG UK is embarking on a collaborative Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project with the overall aim of development and commercialising a pioneering, sustainable grout made from repurposed organic and earth-based materials. The project leverages advanced materials engineering expertise to deliver an innovative, eco-friendly, low-carbon tunnelling solution that is first-of-its-kind. This will contribute to addressing the urgent need to address the climate emergency and help achieve carbon emissions reduction targets. We are seeking a Civil Engineering and Materials (KTP Associate) to join the team. As a KTP Associate you will deliver an innovative project as an employee of the University of East London, but will spend most of your working time at the company’s premises and sites.

Technical

• Tracing the complex binding, self-forming, self-regulating and self-healing mechanisms (e.g., hydration, silicatisation, sequestration) reactions in Realtime, their interdependencies, and complex response to the environmental factors and controllers.
• Adaptation of the TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine) current technology to suit the new grout.
• Learning, deploying, and transferring a novel risk-based, probabilistic design approach
• Mastering and deploying a holistic design approach, with diverse performance indicators including environmental, engineering, ecological and financial, alongside logistical targets including workability, time, material procurement and flow.
• Deploying the novel grout at large for a highly sensitive infrastructure.
• Overseeing material adaptability, supplier diversification and compliance integration.
• Transferring the methods, tools, and techniques to STRABAG employees and stakeholders, who will be both technical and non-technical.

People and Change Management

• Working well within the multi-disciplinary teams in STRABAG.
• Understanding impact on existing staff.
• Understanding impact, the new material will have on existing equipment and site storage areas.
• Working out how to embed the new technology associated with the new grout within the organisation and wider company group.

Project Management

• Effectively communicating the knowledge with internal staff and clients.
• Delivering the project according to requirements/standards, within budget.
• Understanding the challenges in designing/implementing new methods.

About You

You should have

• A good honours degree (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Engineering Geology.
• A Master of Science (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Tunnelling Engineering, Material Science and/or Engineering (e.g., Concrete Technology), Engineering Geology or a relevant area.
• Good knowledge of geotechnical engineering and/or engineering materials.
• Excellent written and oral English language skills.
• Independence and ability to work with little supervision.
• An ability to use initiative and apply creativity, to solve problems.
• An ability to work effectively in interdisciplinary teams.
• An Ability to communicate clearly using different means and produce professional reports.
• An ability to effectively manage time and meet project deliverables deadlines.

You ideally (desirable but not essential) have

• Ph.D. in relevant subject areas.
• Good knowledge of grout technology.
• Awareness/knowledge of geochemistry.
• Coding, programming, and machine learning.
• Experience in the field of Tunnelling Boring Machine.
• Publication portfolio.

Benefits Package

Here at UEL we understand it’s about more than just a salary. It’s about the entire package on offer along with our outstanding work environment and inclusive culture. We know the market rates for this vacancy and will offer a genuinely competitive salary DOE.

• An opportunity to develop technical capabilities and commercial awareness.
• An opportunity to lead a project, develop project management skills and improve long-term career prospects.
• A dedicated development and training budget.
• Full access to university resources to complete the project.
• An opportunity to work across an industry-academic partnership.
• Mentoring by an experienced team of supervisors from industry and academia.

You can explore our full benefits package here: https://uel.ac.uk/benefits-professional-services-positions

Further Details

Job Description & Person Specification

To contact the recruitment team please phone +44 20 8223 3000 x 4600 or e-mail jobs@uel.ac.uk