Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Senior Geotechnical Engineer - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

ACES is a Leading Specialized Engineering Company in the Middle East. At ACES we offer a wide range of specialized engineering services including site and geotechnical investigation, materials technology and testing, quality control of projects, special studies, land and marine surveying, and chemical and environment testing.

With our wealth of experience, strong relationships, technical knowledge, and focus, we help our clients with fast, reliable, cost‑effective, and quality engineering solutions that meet their expectations.

Supports the Department/Section Manager in planning, controlling, and organizing the department activities. Review of site investigation reports, personnel supervision, project acquisition, and technical support. Direct and conduct work surveys to analyze the likely behavior of soil and rock, direct supervision of ongoing projects, reporting, preparation, and writing technical and financial offers, and lead the team under direct supervision and motivate them to maintain team efficiency.

• Implement the Department’s policies, goals, objectives, and procedures and support their development as needed.
• Oversee the implementation of operations plans, policies, procedures, and transition/migration plans.
• Support the Department Manager in the management of resources, cost control, and budgeting.
• Oversee and implement department policies, goals, objectives, and procedures and support their development as needed.
• Ensure the implementation of operations plans, policies, procedures, and transition/migration plans.
• Monitor the progress of the project as per the prescribed schedule and prepare a contingency plan.
• Oversee the field and lab testing schedule as per project requirements in conjunction with the client/consultant.
• Develop departmental business plans that are in line with ACES strategies and objectives.
• Oversee all the worksheets of field and lab testing.
• Get approval for the invoices prepared as per the project invoicing milestones.
• Follow up on the department invoices and help in the collection.
• Analyze the field and lab data for preparing the geotechnical report as per the client’s requirement.
• Prepare daily drilling work program, and issue work orders to drillers in accordance with project specifications and contractual agreements.
• Ensure all customers’ requirements are carried out in accordance with contract specifications, international, and approved in‑house policies and procedures.
• Conduct off‑site inspection visits and prepare site inspection reports.
• Collect data by utilizing various types of field instrumentation such as inclinometers, piezometers, and settlement monitoring devices.
• Conduct a visual description of obtained soil and rock samples.
• Prepare laboratory testing program for geotechnical investigation.
• Prepare geotechnical reports in conformance with related standard test methods and customer requirements.
• Organize records and files for plans and ongoing projects, including incoming & outgoing correspondences, project specifications and drawings, lab test forms, and all related ISO forms.
• Prepare and write both technical and financial proposals.
• Perform laboratory analysis and field‑testing results and findings using computer programs.
• Oversee the implementation of safety regulations and protection measures in the field.
• Oversee the implementation of field and laboratory plans and programs.
• Oversee the site investigation projects by carrying out site visits, attending meetings, and reviewing the documentation.
• Design & Oversee and analyze various shallow and deep foundation systems for structures, including conducting calculations.
• Design and analyze various permanent and temporary earth retaining systems such as concrete gravity, soldier beam, and lagging and sheet pile walls, along with associated slope stability analysis utilizing several computerized solution techniques.
• Oversee the Plan and program site investigation work taking into consideration any related obstacles such as accessibility and existing structure.
• Oversee project quality plan (PQP) for large‑scale projects, and follow up…