Offshore Geotechnical Engineer

Posting Date: 22 Jul 2025

City: Genova

Location:

Genova, IT, 16129 Rozzano, IT, 20089 Roma, IT, 144

Contract Type: Permanent

Division: Environmental and Engineering Geoscience

Level of experience: Intermediate

RINA is currently recruiting for a Offshore Geotechnical Engineer to join its office in Genova, Italy within the Environmental and Engineering Geoscience Division.

Mission

The successful candidate will be highly organized, detailed-oriented and responsible of his/her technical duties, capable of working autonomously and under supervision, executing projects within the division, interfacing and coordinating with other peers. You will work on challenging offshore and onshore projects, providing consultancy on ground characterization and foundation design. Working together as a global team, you will be expected to achieve extraordinary results in a demanding and challenging business environment that is constantly changing.

Key Accountabilities

- Develop of geotechnical engineering projects from the preliminary phase to the detailed design, as well as the technical control of projects developed by other parties under the supervision of a principal engineer or a managing engineer.
- Design of foundation/retaining structures (bearing capacity, settlement, soil–structure interaction), slope stability, underground structures design and other geotechnical topics.
- Develop finite element or difference models for static and dynamic analyses.
- Obtain soil and rock samples to determine compressibility, efficiency, strength and other certain factors that affect the structure’s behaviour.
- Develop project schedules and deliverable timelines under the supervision of more experienced engineers.
- Prepare the technical deliverables (technical reports, project performance documentations and engineering drawings, etc).
- Prepare progress technical reports.
- Be aware and understand the Quality Policy and ensuring that all assigned activities are executed in accordance with the RINA QMS. #LI-MT3

Education

Master’s Degree

Doctorate/PHD in Geotechnical Engineering

Qualifications

Experience: Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in geotechnical engineering, with a proven track record of project development and design. PhD is a advisable requirement. Experience in offshore campaigns is considered a plus.
Technical Skills:

Proficiency in geotechnical engineering principles and practices, with a strong background in foundation and retaining structure design, slope stability analysis, underground structures design, and other geotechnical topics.
Experience in developing finite element or difference models for static and dynamic analyses.
Ability to interpret results from laboratory testing to determine compressibility, strength, and other factors affecting structure behavior.
Experience in the use of the main geotechnics software packages (Plaxis, Gint, GRLWeap, DeepSoil) or programming languages (Python, Matlab) is considered a plus.
Onshore and offshore geotechnical assessments including foundation design (shallow/deep), soil-structure interaction, pipe/cable-soil interaction assessments and geohazard related engineering assessments.

Offshore work:

Availability to join offshore campaigns on board of vessels/platform for a maximum continuous period of 30-40 days (1-2 times during a year).

Competencies

ADDRESS THE WAY - Have a big picture of different situations and reinterpret it in a perspective way
BUILD NETWORK - Forge trust relationships, across departments, and outside the organization
CLIENT INTIMACY - Embrace internal and external client needs, expectations, and requirements to ensure maximum satisfaction
EARN TRUST - Take everyone's opinion into account and remain open to diversity
MAKE EFFECTIVE DECISIONS - Structure activities according to priorities, actions, resources and constraint
MANAGE EMOTIONS - Recognise one's and other's emotions and express and regulate one's reactions
PIONEER CHANGE - Actively embrace change and benefit from the new circumstances
PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - Promote commitment by keeping promises as a Role Model
THINK FORWARD - Capitalise on experiences and translate them into action plans for the future

RINA is a multinational company providing a wide range of services in the energy, marine, certification, infrastructure & mobility, industry, research & development sectors. Our business model covers the full process of project development, from concept to completion.

At RINA, we endeavor to create a work environment where every single person is valued and encouraged to develop new ideas. We provide equal employment opportunities and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected and safe from discrimination or harassment of any kind. We are also compliant to the Italian Law n. 68/99.