Geotechnical Engineer

Description

• Lead and mentor less experienced staff.
• Participate in professional development and training activities.
• Promote collaboration and teamwork across business lines and geographies.
• Develop familiarity with regulatory agency requirements, technical design standards, and industry standards and guidelines.
• Lead by example with active support of internal policies and practices, including health & safety, risk management, project management, and quality management.
• Grow internal and external networks to further enhance Stantec reputation and identify additional talent to join our team.
• Follow safe work practices and adhere to company guidelines for planning and executing work in a safe manner.
• Work in conjunction with engineers, geologists, and scientists to solve project challenges, leading design tasks and overseeing design calculations as required.
• Lead technical teams, perform technical work, make technical presentations, plan technical portions of projects, develop technical portions of proposals, and provide technical review of work products.
• Manage projects and tasks with the assistance of 1 to 10 engineers.
• Lead the preparation of and take responsibility for technical reports including geotechnical data reports, geotechnical baseline reports, field reports, technical memoranda, computation packages, feasibility reports, and design and evaluation reports.
• Select criteria for planning, design, and construction of dams, foundations, slopes, and earthretaining structures.
• Assist with feasibility studies by conducting research to assess challenges and develop solutions.
• Develop design drawings and specifications for various levels of design (e.g. 30%, 60%, 90%, 100% design).
• Mentor and train future leaders, including development of succession plans for key positions.
• Conduct and supervise staff performing numerical analysis using programs such as FLAC, PLAXIS, Phase2, SEEP/W and SLOPE/W.

Requirements

• 8 to 12 years' work experience in geotechnical engineering.
• Sound organizational, technical, written, and oral communication skills with attention to detail.
• Working knowledge of the principles of geotechnical engineering.
• Dams or levees experience required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
• California professional engineer license preferred, or ability to obtain within 1 year of employment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering from an accredited university; Master’s preferred.
• Some exposure to or knowledge of numerical modeling and finite element analysis.
• Willing and able to travel to project sites, both nationally and internationally.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint software.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance