Senior Geotechnical Engineer - Dams & Levees

Senior Geotechnical Engineer – Dams & Levees

Location:

Olympia, Washington or Seattle, Washington

Do you want to build an impactful career to change the world for the better?

Geosyntec has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Geotechnical Engineer – Dams & Levees to assist in growing our geotechnical engineering and dam engineering practices in the Pacific Northwest to be based in our Olympia or Seattle, Washington offices. This position is well‑suited for a talented, experienced individual who is interested in being a leader and contributing to innovative and challenging projects involving dams, hydraulic structures, levees, and related water resources infrastructure.

Geosyntec is an innovative, international engineering and consulting firm serving private and public‑sector clients to address new ventures and complex problems involving our environment, natural resources, and civil infrastructure. Our engineers, scientists, technical and project employees serve our clients from offices across the world. Ranked by ENR as one of the top environmental engineering design firms, Geosyntec is internationally known for its technical leadership, broad experience, and exceptional client service.

We invest in our people. Each employee is unique, and your career at Geosyntec will be too. We offer competitive pay and benefits, and well‑being programs to support you and your family.

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Is this the right position to help you achieve your professional goals? We expect that you'd work on a variety of challenging technical projects while leveraging your existing knowledge and experience to help Geosyntec expand its current practices and capabilities through business development and client management. Collaboration and mentoring are cornerstones of Geosyntec's culture. You should expect to work closely with experienced professionals who will help integrate you into Geosyntec's culture as you advance to this next stage of your career.

Some of the task‑level or project management responsibilities you will be asked to do include:

• Lead geotechnical engineering analyses and designs for dams, levees, spillways, outlet works, flood walls, and other hydraulic structures.
• Manage and execute geotechnical field investigations including drilling, instrumentation installation, in‑situ testing, and construction quality assurance.
• Conduct and oversee stability, seepage, settlement, and deformation analyses using numerical modeling tools.
• Lead and support dam and levee safety evaluations, including periodic inspections, risk assessments, and remedial design.
• Prepare and coordinate design deliverables including calculations, drawings, specifications, construction cost estimates, technical reports, and permit applications.
• Serve as project manager, ensuring delivery on scope, budget, schedule, quality, and client expectations.
• Mentor junior staff, provide technical guidance, and review technical documents for quality assurance.
• Support business development efforts by cultivating client relationships, leading or contributing to proposals, and helping grow the dams and levees practice.
• Collaborate effectively with multi‑disciplinary teams (hydraulics, structural, environmental, water resources) on complex water infrastructure projects.
• Participate in and present at professional conferences, technical seminars, and industry forums to represent the firm and support professional development.
• Drive personal, company, and rental vehicles to client or company project or office sites, and other business locations, as needed.

Your success is our success. We encourage our professionals to continually develop their interests and skills. Advancement is based on an individual's own performance and initiative.

• Bachelor's degree in Geotechnical/Geological/Civil Engineering (required)
• Advanced degree in the same fields (preferred)
• Professional registration (i.e., P.E.) (required)

• At least 7 years' (8+ preferred) experience in geotechnical engineering with a strong emphasis on dams, levees, or hydraulic structures, or equivalent combination…