Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Senior Geotechnical Engineer

* Plymouth, Minnesota

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* United States

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General Responsibilities:

Elevate Your Geotechnical Expertise at Terracon

Are you an experienced geotechnical professional ready to take the next bold step in your career? Terracon is growing and we're seeking a Senior Geotechnical Engineer who brings strong technical capabilities, sound judgment, and a passion for advancing complex, meaningful work. If you're looking for a role where you can expand your influence, take on challenging projects, and contribute to a national leader, this opportunity is designed for you.

As a Senior Geotechnical Engineer, you'll serve as a trusted technical resource and project leader-guiding investigations, shaping design recommendations, mentoring junior staff and delivering high-quality consulting services across a wide range of project types.

This role offers the autonomy, variety, and visibility that experienced professionals seek when they're ready for new opportunities and greater impact.

What You'll Lead & Deliver

In this role, you will:

* Lead and oversee field investigations, ensuring technical accuracy and high‑quality data collection.

* Perform and guide complex engineering analyses and calculations, applying advanced technical judgment.

* Develop expert recommendations, plans, and specifications that inform design and construction decisions.

* Conduct and review construction observation and inspections, ensuring compliance with design intent.

* Prepare, review, and refine technical reports, serving as a key voice for clients and project teams.

You'll work across diverse sectors-including transportation, public works, commercial development, communications, energy, and industrial markets-broadening your exposure and strengthening your impact across multiple industries.

Why Terracon is the Right Next Step

* Expand your technical leadership across complex, multi‑disciplinary projects.

* Shape project outcomes through increased responsibility and client interaction.

* Build your influence by mentoring junior engineers and supporting team development.

* Grow your career with a national, employee‑owned firm committed to professional advancement.

This position offers a flexible, hybrid work environment and can be based out of our Minneapolis or St. Paul offices.

If you're ready for a new challenge, eager to apply your expertise, and excited to contribute to Terracon's growth, we invite you to explore this opportunity with us.

Essential

Roles and Responsibilities:

* Lead safety efforts for team and ensure team follows safety rules and guidelines. Responsible for creating and modeling a safe work environment; demonstrating safety practices. Promote pre-task planning for all projects.

* Responsible for continuous quality monitoring and improvement on projects. Monitor and promote quality standards and practices.

* Responsible for providing consistent quality standards on project and proposal delivery.

* Develop understanding and be aware of project-related risk and how to protect the Company. Be familiar with company risk policies.

* Senior level engineering professional providing technical direction required for production and completion of both routine and unique or complex projects.

* Responsible for conceptualizing the initial design and/or investigative approach for a major phase of a large project or have overall responsibility for the engineering work on a project of moderate scope.

* Plan, schedule, conduct, and/or coordinates engineering work involving conventional engineering practices but may include a variety of complex features such as conflicting design requirements.

* Provide review of projects requiring complex and innovative investigation techniques and supervise the analysis and formulation of recommendations in written reports to clients; provides technical review of reports.

* Lead technical training and make informed decisions based upon state of the art technology issues.

* Provide leadership of marketing, sales and business development.

* Supervise less experienced engineers or technical support personnel on projects.

* Serve as a Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer.

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