About the Role
Thornton Tomasetti applies engineering and scientific principles to solve the world’s challenges. Our Protective Design and Security practice helps clients achieve security objectives while upholding project goals. We have an opportunity for a Senior Blast Project Engineer to join our global team of subject matter experts.
Responsibilities
- Lead projects, managing scope, budgets, and resources, including junior engineers and technicians.
- Liaise with clients and design teams to successfully deliver project outcomes.
- Undertake specialist engineering analysis to determine the response of building to explosions.
- Carry out engineering analysis and design of hostile vehicle mitigation (HVM) measures.
- Attend and manage explosive blast trials, vehicle impact crash tests and physical attack trials.
Requirements
- Minimum of 8 years' experience in civil and structural engineering
- Chartered with an appropriate Engineering Council institution.
- Attained or working towards Principal Membership of the Register of Security Engineers and Specialists.
- Strong analytical skills and an ability to work outside of conventional design codes and practices.
- Good interpersonal skills and a driven desire to become an acknowledged expert.
- Understanding of risk and risk mitigation, analytical skills with intuitive and logical approach to solving engineering problems to partake in the forefront of physical security R&D.
- Strong commercial aptitude and an ability to manage resources and finances for small projects.
- Ability to prepare concise reports documenting survey, trials and analysis.
- Willingness to travel nationally and internationally.
- Ability to obtain United Kingdom security vetting clearance.
Skills
- Blast Analysis and Dynamic Design
- Hostile Vehicle Mitigation Design
- Physical Security Building Fabric Design
Location
- Worldwide
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
- 8+ years
Education Level
- Chartered Engineer
About the Company
- Thornton Tomasetti applies engineering and scientific principles to solve the world’s challenges.
- An independent organization of creative thinkers and innovative doers collaborating from offices worldwide.
- Our mission is to bring our clients' ideas to life and, in the process, lay the groundwork for a better, more resilient future.
- We provide support and opportunities to our employees to achieve their full potential and cultivate a rewarding career.
- Our Protective Design and Security practice help architects, owners, developers and public agencies worldwide achieve security objectives while upholding each project’s aesthetic, functional and budgetary goals.
- A recognized leader in security services – with more than 60 years of experience – we collaborate with clients and project teams to develop physical, technical and operational security solutions for facilities of every type, use and size.
Equal Opportunity
- Thornton Tomasetti is proud to be an equal employment workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Thornton Tomasetti are considered without regards to age, ancestry, color, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
