Sr. Geotechnical Engineer

Overview

Description

This position is local remote - must reside within a 50 mile radius within one of the office locations:
Hayden/Coeur d'Alene Idaho, Lewiston Idaho, Meridian/Boise Idaho, Spokane Washington, Tri-Cities Washington (Richland, Kennewick, Pasco), or Missoula, MT. Travel to customer sites within the region as required.

Compensation: $130,000 - $150,000/yr.

The Senior Geotechnical Engineer is responsible for managing geotechnical projects, geotechnical report preparation, geotechnical proposal preparation, and performing basic and complex geotechnical calculations. The Senior Geotechnical Engineer will be a mentor to other junior geotechnical staff and may supervise other engineers and geologists. This is an exempt salaried position that reports to the Engineering Services Manager / Area Manager.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Engineering:
  Direct and execute geotechnical project assignments including proposal preparation, engineering analysis, report preparation, field exploration and laboratory analysis.
• Engineering:
  Evaluate ground conditions and understand their impact on design and construction.
• Engineering:
  Perform shallow and deep foundation designs, slope stability analyses, and seismic hazard evaluations.
• Engineering:
  Peer review geotechnical reports prepared by other geotechnical engineering staff.
• Engineering:
  Develop and manage geotechnical laboratory testing programs.

• Leadership:
  May supervise engineering department staff, including full employee life cycle.
• Leadership:
  Provide mentorship to EI/EITs and help professionally develop staff and project engineers.
• Leadership:
  In conjunction with the Testing Services Manager, responsible for supervising field and office activities of staff engineer(s), and field technicians for assigned projects.

• Project Management:
  Manage all stages of project execution, from initial planning to final completion, ensuring compliance with contract terms and deliverables.
• Project Management:
  Review requests for proposals (RFPs), develop and finalize proposals, and act as a liaison between clients and company.
• Project Management:
  Attend geotechnical special inspection and project kick-off meetings.
• Project Management:
  Monitor progress of services and financial performance on projects.
• Project Management:
  Attend meetings with clients to discuss recommendations prior to submitting reports. Provide clients with clarifications or modifications as necessary.
• Project Management:
  Regularly communicate with clients to ensure quality of services, exceptional staff performance, and address client concerns and expectations.
• Project Management:
  Review billing data prior to issuance of final invoices to clients.
• Project Management:
  Perform project file maintenance according to approved guidelines.
• Project Management:
  Responsible for loss prevention practices in providing services.
• Project Management:
  Responsible for reviewing GBA, Terra, and other pertinent loss prevention information, and incorporating best practices into day-to-day activities.

• Business and Professional Development:
  Participate in professional societies/organizations/activities.
• Business and Professional Development:
  Actively participate in professional and technical organizations as approved by Engineering Services Manager.
• Business and Professional Development:
  Other duties may be assigned.

• Education and
  
  Work Experience:
  
  BS degree in Civil Engineering (Masters in Geotechnical or Civil Engineering preferred).
• Education and
  
  Work Experience:
  
  Registration as Professional Engineer (PE) in the states of Idaho and/or Washington and Montana within 30 days of employment, as well as maintain professional registrations in the state(s) in which they practice.
• Education and
  
  Work Experience:
  
  10+ years of relevant experience required.
• Education and
  
  Work Experience:
  
  Extensive experience in geotechnical report preparation and development of geotechnical recommendations.
• Education and
  
  Work Experience:
  
  Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact with client and design team during design and construction phases of a project.
• Education and
  
  Work Experience:
  
  Proficient in project management with proven ability to meet business goals.
• Education and
  
  Work Experience:
  
  Extensive background in soil mechanics with extensive knowledge of geotechnical analysis and laboratory testing of soil.
• Education and
  
  Work Experience:
  
  Extensive experience and understanding in the provision of geotechnical engineering recommendations/soil parameters for shallow and deep foundations, pavements, site preparation and site mitigation.
• Education and
  
  Work Experience:
  
  Proven ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities and ensure accountability in project teams.
• Education and
  
  Work Experience:
  
  Demonstrated knowledge of geotechnical engineering software, including:
  BoreDM, Settle3D, SLIDE, LPILE, Google Earth, AutoCAD, Adobe Acrobat or Bluebeam, and the Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher). Experience using CRM software Unanet, cloud sharing software…