Senior Consultant - Geotechnical

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Ready to shape the future of resilient communities?

Verdantas is seeking an experienced Senior Consultant to join our growing geotechnical team in the Mid‑Atlantic. Office locations for the position are in Wilmington, DE, Dover, DE, Philadelphia, PA, or Lehigh Valley, PA.

This is a unique opportunity to use your technical expertise to provide leadership and guidance for a talented group of enthusiastic staff. Your projects will include geotechnical evaluations and designs that support land development and redevelopment, power generation and distribution, renewables, marine infrastructure, civil infrastructure, stormwater management, transportation projects, landfills, and dam safety. This position will support Verdantas’ continued growth in Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland, but will also have the opportunity to support projects nationally.

The ideal candidate brings enthusiasm to provide “big picture” leadership, mentoring, and coaching of project teams of varying sizes, and thrives in a team setting with open communication. As a key contributor, you will help shape the careers of emerging geotechnical talent as well as develop technical professionals and project managers. You will bring strong technical expertise in soil mechanics, shallow and deep foundation design, ground improvement, slope stability, seepage, retaining structures, field investigation techniques, selecting and interpreting lab and in‑situ test results, and geotechnical instrumentation, along with experience supporting large, multi‑disciplinary design projects.

Responsibilities for the successful applicant include supervising and planning geotechnical investigation programs, reviewing engineering analyses and documents, and developing internal practices and procedures. You will be able to work independently, develop and oversee tasks assigned to staff, and engage in QC efforts.

• Provide oversight and mentoring of staff during geotechnical and multidisciplinary projects, fostering a collaborative and growth‑oriented work environment.
• Builds and maintains client relationships, works to identify and understand client needs and risks, and manages client expectations.
• Assist with review and direction of proposal preparation, field and laboratory investigation planning, scope development, and budgeting.
• Use strong analytical talent, multitasking abilities, and judgment to supervise and perform geotechnical evaluations, engineering analyses, and calculations for foundations, retaining walls, pavement, and earth structures. Independently apply knowledge of principles and practices of geotechnical engineering to evaluate, select, and apply techniques, procedures, and analyses to support projects.
• Interacts with regulatory and jurisdictional personnel as needed during projects.
• Prepare, contribute to, and assess technical documents summarizing fieldwork, labwork, analysis, recommendations, and conclusions.
• Oversee project managers and engineers on small to medium projects and lead geotechnical aspects of complex local and national projects.
• Develop…