Senior Geotechnical Dam Safety Engineer - BC

Overview

Senior geotechnical engineer managing dam safety inspections, designs, and project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• dam safety
• geotechnical evaluation
• site inspections
• report preparation
• construction management
• business development

Tasks

-Participate in Business Development (BD) activities including preparing or providing input to proposals, and conferences. -Work in a safe manner at all times and report all health and safety incidents and concerns. -Report and present findings to clients and regulators. -Display a ‘safety first’ attitude, promoting positive health and safety, raising safety issues through the appropriate channels and adhering to Company health and safety policy and procedures. -Oversee reporting including required DSRs, DSIs and assessment and design reports. -Undertake project-based travel and site work, both within Western Canada and beyond as required. The frequency and duration of this will depend on business and client needs. -Executing projects in compliance with Tetra Tech Canada Quality Management System procedures, communicate with team and client, reconcile financials, and archive files upon completion. -Conduct activities in line with internal procedures, legislation, and industry standards. -Support Construction Management activities including full time inspections. -Management of clients, projects, deliverables, proposal writing, cost estimating, scheduling. -Develop and oversee dam safety related geotechnical evaluations of dams, monitoring and testing programs, and analysis of results. -Perform dam inspections for dam safety related work, including annual operation inspections. -Supporting the development of detailed design plans and tender documents. -Manage the progress and development of remedial designs of earth and rock fill embankment dams, and various other water-impounding structures. -Provide dam safety training and mentorship to junior staff and clients. -Lead report preparation, able to prepare or direct completion of technical documents including descriptions of investigations, results, conclusions and recommendations for review by senior staff. -Maintaining current knowledge of leading-edge dam safety and project management practices.

Requirements

• geostudio
• autocad
• arcgis
• p.eng
• 15+ years
• dam safety

What You Bring

-Proficient with various design software e.g. GeoStudio (SLOPE/W, etc.), Rocscience, AllPile, and/or HEC-RAS, AutoCAD and ArcGIS software. -Registered P.Eng. (Professional Engineer) in British Columbia and/or Alberta/other provinces. -Ability to work independently and make decisions with input and review from senior staff/management would be considered an asset. -Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Geological, or Geotechnical Engineering required. Master’s in Engineering is preferable. -Strong organizational skills with project management capabilities would be considered an asset. -Excellent verbal and written communication skills with experience writing technical reports and project proposals would be considered an asset. -Confident in managing professional relationships including liaison with clients would be considered an asset. -15+ years of demonstrable dam safety experience which includes working with CDA guidance documents, BC Dam Safety documents, HSRC Code, dam safety evaluations, and dam engineering analysis, design and construction.

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Benefits

-Comprehensive and market-competitive benefits, available on day one of employment. -Overtime is calculated at 1.5 times. -Flexibility and company-wide commitment to work/life balance. -Learning and development opportunities for ongoing professional growth. -Mentorship with world leading experts in your field. -Collaborative team atmosphere that values the contributions of all employees. -We have embraced a hybrid culture. We will provide you the tools to work almost anywhere.

About Tetra Tech

-Leveraging a signature science-driven approach, it tackles complex problems in water, environmental restoration and sustainable infrastructure. -It organizes itself into government and commercial/international groups, enabling tailored expertise across public and private sectors. -Its Digital Systems division develops advanced analytics and visualization tools (like FusionMap®), supporting clients in grid reliability and AI infrastructure. -Unusual among engineering firms, it bridges traditional civil projects with cutting-edge digital and AI-enabled infrastructure solutions.

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