Senior Resident Geologist / Engineering Geologist 100%

Construction site, Tajikistan

Gruner Ltd. was founded in 1862 in Switzerland. Gruner a highly dynamic and digitalized, international engineering consultancy, specializing in infrastructure, buildings, hydropower and dams, environment, and safety design and planning. Gruner has more than 1100 highly qualified employees in over 30 offices in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Georgia, Turkey, Tajikistan, and Serbia, and is involved in projects worldwide.

Gruner Stucky Ltd., a subsidiary of Gruner Ltd., designs, supervises construction and commissioning of important energy infrastructure all over the world such as dams, hydropower plants, substations and transmission lines.

For a large hydropower and dam project in Tajikistan Gruner Stucky provides as the Design Consultant for an EPC Contractor design and site supervision services. The team permanently located on site oversees supervision over the civil work’s conformance to the Design Consultant’s design. Thus, the Site Team has a key role in guaranteeing and enforcing the correct implementation of the Design Consultant’s design on site.

For supporting our Site Team in its site supervision tasks Gruner Stucky intends to hire a skilled Senior Resident Geologist / Engineering Geologist 100%.

The Senior Resident Geologist / Engineering Geologist is a key member of the Design Consultant’s Site Team and in charge of providing support to the Contractors construction supervision and and confirmation that the construction works follow the Design Consultant’s design for the remaining excavation works, foundation release and assessment of existing (geological) adits as required for the construction of a large embankment dam.

The main tasks are as follows:

• Being an active key member of Gruner Stucky’s Site Team;
• Monitoring of the project development and preparation of specific documentation related to the technical follow-up on site (e.g. Site Instructions, Weekly Reports, Monthly Meetings);
• Proactive coordination with the Project Manager, Technical Site Office Manager / Chief Resident Engineer as well as the design team at the home office;
• Close coordination with the Technical Manager of the Contractor (and the Employer and Employers Representative, if requested);
• Close collaboration and coordination with the Contractor’s Representatives on site and orderly follow-ups to their technical needs;
• Follow-up of site supervision activities to confirm and validate construction drawings assumptions on site and consider required modifications arising during execution of the works and/or as requested by the Contractor.

• Open mind and enthusiasm about hydropower and dams as well as project execution works;
• Higher professional degree in as a Geologist / Engineering Geologist (B.Sc. or higher);
• Geotechnical background and more than 10 years’ work experience in site supervision of excavation works and assessment and plugging of existing adits as required for the construction of a large embankment dam on behalf of a design consultant;
• On-site experience of the execution and the follow-up of corresponding works is a must.
• Willingness to live and work on site in Tajikistan (Contractor’s facilities);
• Excellent report writing, presentation and verbal communication skills;
• Fluency in English, Russian and/or Italian are an advantage.

Application deadline: March 31, 2024*

• If the application time has passed and you are interested in our company, please send us your LinkedIn profile via this link: "Spontaneous applications" and please specify your area of expertise. We will be in touch with you in case of interest.

You will be part of a dynamic, highly skilled and multi-disciplinary team of experts thriving to achieve successful design and construction of a very challenging hydropower project, which is crucial for the sustainable development of a whole region. In addition to the technically stimulating environment, Gruner Stucky offers excellent working conditions for its staff on the various construction sites, incl. accommodation, boarding, regular leaves, insurance cover.

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