Principal Geotechnical Engineer; Remote

Job Summary

Sign‑on bonus up to $40,000. Compensation range $122,000 – $182,000.

• Manages highly complex projects and provides technical review and project management support for clients with multiple technical disciplines.
• Prepares and makes decisions for major proposals and contracts.
• Prepares complex engineering reports giving professional opinions and practical geotechnical solutions.
• Performs engineering analysis using company and industry methodologies and standards, and makes engineering decisions using standard formulas and computer software.
• Interfaces with federal and state regulatory authorities on complex projects.
• Develops and delivers client presentations as part of relationship development and assists with related marketing strategies.
• Understands and manages the needs of clients through communication and proposal/project work.
• Oversees client contracting in unit with support from corporate legal.
• Develops and maintains internal and external client relationships, including project and non‑project face‑to‑face meetings.
• Understand Braun Intertec services and markets them to clients.
• Coordinates project assignments with other engineers and technicians within the discipline group.
• Reviews drawings supplied by vendors, clients, engineers, and architects and recommends necessary changes.
• Reviews engineering work of others and technical reports.
• Identifies complex problems/possible solutions and takes appropriate action to resolve.
• Efficiently and effectively manages project teams including engineering and field support personnel.
• Leads, mentors, manages, and develops technical staff.
• Works within established procedures and/or protocols with the ability to manage and mitigate risk.
• Represents BIC internally and externally as a technical leader and resource.
• Consistently follows all safety policies and practices and communicates project safety requirements to all team members assigned to projects managed.

• Strong leadership and strategic thinking skills.
• Creative and innovative thinking in bringing successful resolution to high‑impact, complex, and/or cross‑department problems.
• Ability to qualify professional opinions and recommendations of less experienced engineers and mentor in applying engineering principles and practices.
• Ability to influence others, delegate and develop direct reports.
• Reputation as a technical leader in the industry regionally or nationally.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to develop and progress multiple positive client relationships.
• Highly organized and able to prioritize work.
• Ability to work both independently and as a team member.
• Ability to create, maintain, and communicate project budgets.
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi‑tasking skills.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree in civil or geotechnical engineering or a closely related field (MS or PhD desirable).
• Experience:
  
  Minimum 15 years of geotechnical engineering experience within professional consulting services, managing client relationships and developing new business.
• Licenses/Certificates:
  Valid driver’s license and New Dakota Professional Engineer (PE) certification.

Essential:
Hearing and vision (both correctable); continuous sitting or standing at a desk or workstation; wrist turning, grasping, pinching, and finger manipulation; other typical computer‑related requirements. 65‑100% of the time spent on tasks that involve frequent walking, lifting or carrying up to 30lbs, turning and twisting (30‑64% of the time); occasionally reaching, lifting or carrying up to 20lbs, and push/pull up to 10lbs (11‑29% of the time);

rarely involves taste/smell, stooping,…