GB Card & Partners are currently seeking a geo-environmental/geotechnical engineer with 2+ years experience to join our expanding team in the south-east.

The role will involve a combination of office-based and site-based work, supporting more senior members of the team. The successful candidate will provide input on geotechnical assessment and design, such as temporary works, shallow and deep foundations and slope stability, and the assessment, remediation and verification of land quality. Responsibilities will include the supervision of ground investigation works, the assessment and interpretation of data, and report writing. The ability to work well within a team is important.

The types of projects the successful applicant will be involved in will include the redevelopment of brownfield sites, such as former gas works and landfills, and transport infrastructure projects such as railways, roads, ports, and harbours.

In-house and external training will be provided as required, including geotechnical and environmental modelling software and CAD.   Attaining relevant industry accreditations, such as Chartered Geologist status, will be actively encouraged and supported through our mentoring scheme.

We offer a competitive salary and company benefits.

Please send your CV, together with a covering letter explaining your suitability for the position, to recruitment@gbcardandpartners.com.

GB Card & Partners recently welcomed yet another new member to the team, Agim Tafliku. Agim has joined as a Principal Engineer and has hit the ground running jumping straight in with some of GBCP’s biggest projects.

Agim has over 15 years’ experience in Environmental Consultancy, including undertaking initial desktop studies through site investigations, managing multiple sub-contractors requiring simultaneous on-site management and co-ordination to deliver the project on time.

What’s more, Agim is very knowledgeable on the stratigraphy of London and the South East particularly London Clay Formation, Lambeth Group, Alluvium, Mercia Mudstone and Upper Chalk Groups. Additionally, Agim is extremely experienced in coordinating and supervising excavation-based and in situ remediation solutions including dual phase extraction, soil mixing and chemical oxidation.

We’re excited to have Agim as part of the ever-expanding GB Card & Partners team, and he is already proving to be a valuable addition to the company.

To discuss any projects with Agim you can email him at atafliku@gbcardandpartners.com.

As well as developing the working platform design and supervising band drain installation at Faversham Lakes, GB Card & Partners’ Principal Geo-Environmental Engineer Valentina has also been undertaking slope stability analysis as part of a land raising exercise and flood bund design to protect the Heritage Building Area.

The land raise was required to rebuild an area of bank along the western lakes area of the site. GB Card & Partners provided a specification for fill material and compaction requirements, and undertook slope stability assessment using specialist geotechnical software. The assessment confirmed the long-term stability of various sections along the bank and nearby residential properties.

The geotechnical design of a flood defence bund was carried out to protect the Heritage Building Area. The Heritage Hub will involve the restoration of a 19^th century gunpowder factory, providing information on the cultural heritage of the area, as well as offering a variety of educational facilities. The design included a sheet pile core to cut off groundwater, a waterproof membrane wrapped around and beneath the outer bund face, and an outer erosion layer, to limit scouring of the bund surface.

Valentina, along with all at GB Card & Partners, are proud to be working on the Faversham Lakes project, delivering much-needed housing, green space, and community areas on previously disused brownfield land.