Senior Geotechnical Engineer
Job in
Austin, Travis County, Texas, 78716, USA
Listed on 2026-07-01
Listing for:
HDR, Inc.
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-01
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineer, Structural Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Responsibilities
- Plan and prepare geotechnical investigations or design activities that have significant impact on major company programs
- Participate in marketing efforts of both internal and external clients
- Organize, conduct, and coordinate or manage geotechnical investigations for water, transportation, large scale facilities and other projects
- Perform, review, and provide quality control for geotechnical analyses, including parameter development, seepage, slope stability, settlement, foundation pile analysis, retaining wall design, bearing capacities evaluations and others
- Prepare contract documents, including drawings, design reports, specifications and cost estimates
- Prepare geotechnical reports and coordinate with designers to implement recommendations
- Familiarity with design guidelines such as TxDOT and USACE
- Function as a Technical Specialist or Project Manager on large-size projects as needed, but project management is not the sole focus of this position
- Supervise professionals, technicians and design teams, as needed
- Some travel may be required to support project work
- Perform other duties as needed
- 15+ years of experience
- Master's degree in Geotechnical Engineering or Geology
- Bachelor's degree
- 10 years of experience
- Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example:
Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license. - Experience with Microsoft Office applications, GIS, and CADD, as appropriate
- Experience with Geo Studio/Ensoft slope stability, settlement, seepage, and deep foundation response software, as appropriate
- Experience with Bentley suite of geotechnical data management and visualization software (gINT/Open Ground/Leap Frog)
- Knowledge of advanced numerical modeling techniques such as Finite Difference, Finite Element, Discrete Element, etc. and commercial software for advanced numerical modeling (Bentley, PLAXIS, Itasca FLAC)
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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