Technical Director

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LJB Engineering, a national engineering consulting firm, is currently seeking a qualified candidate to fill a full-time Technical Director role for the North American Operations of our Underground Services Practice
. This position will support our ongoing rapid growth in tunnel and trenchless design and construction management.

The ideal candidate will have 15+ years working on major underground, tunnel, and trenchless projects, including both design and construction management. This role combines leadership and people management, technical engineering challenges, and market/client engagement. The practice has approximately 50 engineers and scientists and a continuous pipeline of exciting and challenging underground design projects throughout North America.

We are seeking a candidate who is passionate about design and delivery as well as mentoring and developing colleagues and junior team members.

Compensation: $200,000+ based upon experience, certifications, and regional market standards.

• Provide proactive and strategic leadership for the civil engineering discipline, offering direction, expertise, and support to ensure project and work site deliverables are successfully attained.
• Responsible for technical performance of individual projects and successful completion of projects within the underground services business line.
• Schedule engineering discipline meetings, providing updates and recommendations to ensure all reasonable and proper measures are taken to implement discipline expertise and innovation into project work.
• Collaborate with professionals from multiple disciplines to provide “trusted advisor” service and future-ready solutions for clients.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills. The ability to communicate technical and non-technical information in a concise, professional manner, including participation in technical meetings and workshops with owners, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Ensure engineering discipline certifications, accreditations, and position in underground industry is developed and continuously improved.
• Develop proposals, cost estimates and schedules for tunnel, trenchless and rehabilitation projects; lead tasks and teams of designers and construction supervision staff; produce technical deliverables (construction plans, specifications, and reports) according to client specifications.
• A track record of successfully pursuing and winning a stream of tunnel projects that will sustain and build our business and building a network of clients within the tunnel industry to facilitate teaming and execution of successful pursuits and projects.
• Must have experience working on large, multi-disciplinary projects and an ability to engage with and understand the requirements of different disciplines. Available to undertake a number of possible project roles, such as Technical Lead, Design Manager or Project Manager as well as leading bids.
• Perform geotechnical engineering associated with the tunnel and trenchless design and construction of transit (road/rail) and municipal water and wastewater conveyance facilities.
• Manage production of geotechnical engineering calculations (including numerical analysis) as required to support tunnel and trenchless design including excavation (shafts & tunnels – including connection details and complex structures) and adhere to all local and national codes for concrete, steel, and timber design.
• Independent development of technical memoranda, letters, and reports including proficiency in preparation of Geotechnical Data Reports (GDRs) and Geotechnical Baseline Reports (GBRs).
• Manage development of design parameters from geotechnical reports.
• Increase LJB’s visibility with internal and external professionals by participating in regional initiatives, conferences, committees, and community associations, including any identified industry activities.
• Office based assignments will require a standard weekday business hours work schedule. Field work may include weekday, night, and weekend work,
• Other Duties…