Joseph Croker

BEng 
Geotechnical Engineer
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Joe joined GEA in June 2024 with over three years’ industry experience as a geotechnical engineer, having worked at a geotechnical engineering consultant based in East Anglia. Prior to that, Joe graduated from the University of Portsmouth with a BEng in Engineering Geology and Geotechnics in 2021 after submitting a dissertation on rock mass assessment and slope design in the Scottish highlands.

 

Joe has been involved in a wide range of ground investigations and assessments across the UK including investigating chalk dissolution features, specification and validation of earthworks, and coal seam investigations. Joe has also been involved in the renewable energy industry by undertaking enabling works in Norfolk for wind turbine power distribution cabling and pile load testing for photovoltaic arrays in Scotland and Anglesey. Joe also offers experience overseeing complex ground investigation options such as cone penetration testing, down-hole pressuremetre testing and nuclear density gauges.

 

Since joining GEA, Joe has been involved in several sites across London and the southeast with a with a particular focus on preliminary foundation design for residential and commercial developments, often requiring restricted access drilling and basement impact assessments. Additionally, he has most recently been providing slope failure assessment and advice on remedial options for a rockfall at an engineered chalk cutting in Dartford.