Senior Geotechnical Engineer - Ports & Marine, Infrastructure Engineers

Senior Geotechnical Engineer - Ports & Marine

Location:

Burnaby, British Columbia, CA

Position Overview:

Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers has an immediate opening in our Bellevue, WA office for a dynamic Senior Geotechnical Engineer with expertise in ports and marines to be a part of our growing Design Engineering Services (DES) Group. The Senior Geotechnical Engineer will work on an interdisciplinary team to evaluate and interpret site conditions, perform engineering analyses, designs, and prepare estimates in support of Kiewit's design-build pursuits and ongoing projects in the Ports and Marine markets.

Responsibilities:
Support of the bid phase development of innovative and cost-effective design. Work with and provide direction to the interdisciplinary engineering team and design subcontractors to develop competitive, cost-effective designs. Working within the pursuit team during the bid phase to help identify key design risks and develop plans to mitigate risks. Advance bid phase design concepts to IFC designs for successful pursuits.

Oversee engineering services during construction and field review efforts during execution phase. Support efforts to capture and spread design lessons learned and innovations to all Districts. Support the development of early and mid-career geotechnical engineers.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Civil or Geological Engineering is required;
Graduate degree in Geotechnical Engineering is a plus. Experience as a qualified Geologist and/or and/or Geomorphologist would be an asset. Must be registered, or immediately eligible for registration, as a Professional Engineer (P. Eng) with Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC). 15+ years of relevant geotechnical engineering experience with 10+ years providing geotechnical solutions in ports and marine-related infrastructure projects.

Strong all-around academic knowledge of geotechnical engineering. Experience with design of docking structures such as combi-walls, sheet pile walls, tangent walls, cellular structures, experience with evaluating underwater slope stability and related impacts to pile supported structures, driven, drilled and rock socketed pile design... Experience in seismic ground response analysis. Professional experience and capability with finite element software (PLAXIS 2-D, 3-D or FLAC).

Comprehension of pertinent standards and codes. Experience working in a team setting and directing the work of others. Excellent communication skills (both oral and written). Strong people skills and an ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment. The physical ability to freely access all points of a construction site in wide-ranging climates and environmental conditions. Ability to travel to project sites EPC and/or Design-Build experience, preferred.

Experience working with AI agents and tools preferred.

Base Compensation: $175,000/yr - $235,000/yr (Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location)

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that's among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.