Senior Geotechnical Engineer - Ports & Marine, Infrastructure Engineers

Senior Geotechnical Engineer – Ports & Marine

Location:

Bellevue, WA or Burnaby, BC. Includes travel; flexible work options available.

Requisition

Job Level: Senior Level

As a Senior Geotechnical Engineer in Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers’ Design Engineering Services Group, you will evaluate site conditions, perform engineering analyses and designs, and prepare estimates for ports and marine projects, supporting design‑build pursuits and ongoing projects in the Ports and Marine markets.

• Support bid phase development of innovative and cost‑effective designs.
• Work with and provide direction to the interdisciplinary engineering team and design subcontractors to develop competitive, cost‑effective designs.
• Collaborate within the pursuit team during the bid phase to identify key design risks and develop plans to mitigate those risks.
• Advance bid phase design concepts to IFC designs for successful pursuits.
• Oversee engineering services during construction and conduct field reviews during the execution phase.
• Capture and disseminate design lessons learned and innovations across Districts.
• Mentor early and mid‑career geotechnical engineers.

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Geological Engineering required; graduate degree in Geotechnical Engineering is a plus.
• Experience as a qualified Geologist and/or Geomorphologist is 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 solutions in ports and marine‑related infrastructure projects.
• Strong all‑around academic knowledge of geotechnical engineering.
• Experience designing docking structures such as combi‑walls, sheet‑pile walls, tangent walls, cellular structures, and evaluating underwater slope stability and related impacts to pile‑supported structures.
• Professional experience 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 ability to work in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• 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 #LI-JP1
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Other Requirements:

• Regular, reliable attendance.
• Work productively and meet deadlines.
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
• Perform work safely and effectively; understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs and equipment use.
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
• May work at various locations with varying conditions.

Base Compensation: $175,000/yr – $235,000/yr (actual compensation varies by education, experience, skillset, and/or location).

Benefits:
Comprehensive benefits package including top‑tier medical, dental, and vision plans, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

We believe in equal opportunity in employment practices without discrimination and comply with all laws regarding human rights in the provinces where we operate.

Kiewit is an equal‑opportunity employer and is committed to veteran and military hiring. Relevant military experience is considered equivalent to qualification requirements.