Senior Geotechnical Engineer

ReqID: SEA
00008J

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values, and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

We are hiring a Senior Geotechnical Engineer to be based in Seattle, San Francisco, or Los Angeles. The ideal candidate will have geotechnical investigation, design, and construction observation experience for large site development projects (such as data centers) and/or coastal/waterfront structures. Key areas of expertise should include earthworks, foundations, geotextiles, erosion mitigation, slope stability, and geotechnical instrumentation.

• Planning and executing subsurface investigation and laboratory testing programs.
• Performing geotechnical design and analysis for foundations, embankments, retaining walls, excavations, pavements, earthworks, slope stabilization, and underground structures.
• Interacting with civil and structural engineers to collaborate in the design of foundations, utilities, pavements, and civil structures.
• Evaluating and assessing data from field instrumentation (settlement, ground movement around excavations and load tests of piles and anchors) to calibrate predicted performance with actual performance.
• Leading the geotechnical design and construction administration for site development projects, including data centers, and/or waterfront structures.
• Assisting and eventually leading business development activities.
• Occasional travel as required for site visits.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas.

You will have the opportunity to do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

• Master’s Degree or PhD in Geotechnical Engineering.
• PE Required. PE and GE in California preferred.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in geotechnical engineering practice with emphasis on site development and/or heavy civil structures.
• Proven experience in geotechnical project planning, analyses, design, construction observation, and preparation of deliverables.
• Working knowledge of seismic analysis and codes.
• Familiarity with soil hazards in a variety of soil conditions.
• Experience with finite element software for static and seismic soil-structure interaction is preferred using software such as PLAXIS, FLAC, and/or LS-DYNA.

• Confidential data center projects for large tech clients, various locations.
• SFPW Geotechnical On-Call, San Francisco, CA.
• Valley Water Geotechnical On-Call, San Jose, CA.
• BART to Silicon Valley CP2 Tunnel, San Jose, CA.
• Sound Transit Operations Maintenance Facility, Seattle, WA.
• UCLA Station Seismic Soil-Structure Interaction Analysis, Los Angeles, CA.

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognizes the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

We have a comprehensive and valuable benefits program that works for our employees and their families while keeping costs low. These benefits provide health and welfare security for you as well as paid time off for rest and renewal. As a member of Arup, everyone shares in our success through a global profit share scheme (payments are dependent on the firm’s…