Geotechnical Risk Manager

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The Geotechnical Risk Manager is responsible for all geotechnical‑related scope during preconstruction, providing technical leadership, risk evaluation, and cost certainty for site work and underground construction. The role serves as the subject matter expert for interpreting geotechnical information and translating subsurface conditions into accurate estimates, means and methods, projectivity assumptions, and risk mitigation strategies. The position plays a critical role in managing geotechnical risk across estimating, planning, and work packaging to protect schedule, cost, and constructability.

• Lead the review, interpretation, and qualification of geotechnical, geologic, and geophysical reports, historical borings, as‑built records and environmental data.
• Identify gaps, inconsistencies, and ambiguities in soil reports and coordinate requests for clarification, supplemental investigations, or risk allowances.
• Develop clear geotechnical narratives and assumptions for estimates and proposals.
• Develop estimating approaches and construction means and methods for earthwork, deep foundations, underground utilities, trenching, tunneling, demolition, dewatering, and ground‑improvement techniques.
• Establish production rates, crew compositions, sequencing logic, and equipment assumptions based on subsurface conditions.
• Support risk‑based estimating, including probabilistic cost impacts where appropriate.
• Identify, quantify, and actively manage geotechnical risks affecting cost, schedule, safety and constructability.
• Develop risk registers and mitigation plans during preconstruction.
• Contribute to contingency, allowances, and escalation decisions related to subsurface uncertainty.
• Support qualifications, exclusions, and clarifications tied to geotechnical risk in proposals.
• Collaborate with designers, third‑party geotechnical engineers, and subcontractors to validate constructability of proposed designs and influence design development to reduce construction risk.
• Support Alternate Technical Concepts (ATCs) and value engineering related to geotechnical solutions.
• Participate in owner, designer, and risk review meetings as the geotechnical authority.
• Provide consultative support to project teams during early construction as needed.
• Document geotechnical assumptions and risks, define risk‑ownership strategies, and recommend constructability at handoff.

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Construction Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10–15 years of experience in heavy civil construction, geotechnical engineering, or major underground/site work projects.
• Demonstrated experience with preconstruction, estimating, and risk management.
• Strong understanding of subsurface variability and uncertainty and construction productivity impacts due to soil and groundwater conditions.
• Ability to translate technical geotechnical data into practical construction and cost decisions.

• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Experience on water/wastewater, transportation, or large‑scale infrastructure projects.
• Background spanning both design and construction environments.
• Experience with alternative delivery (DB, CMAR, P#).

• Geotechnical risk identification and mitigation.
• Heavy civil and underground construction methods.
• Cost and schedule risk management.
• Constructability analysis.
• Clear technical communication with non‑technical audiences.
• Leadership and cross‑discipline collaboration.

• Employee ownership opportunities.
• Annual discretionary performance bonuses.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Industry‑leading medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Prescription drug coverage and telemedicine services.
• Life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
• Paid parental leave and family care support.
• HSA or FSA for healthcare, dependent care, and transportation.
• Mental health and wellness support, including Employee Assistance Programs.
• Career growth pathways, leadership development, and mentorship programs.
• Access to training through PCL’s College of Construction…