Principal Geotechnical Engineer
Listed on 2025-12-01
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Engineering
Environmental Engineer, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineer
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Take Your Geotechnical Career to the Next Level
Are you ready to be challenged, make a difference, and experience professional growth in your career? Kleinfelder’s Geotechnical team is looking for you! From earthquake and seismic engineering to the latest trenchless technology methods, Kleinfelder’s Geotechnical Services support the planning, engineering, and construction of complex projects, and our specialists are leading experts in their fields.
Step into Your New Role
Kleinfelder is seeking a creative and talented Principal Geotechnical Engineer to lead its geotechnical engineering practice in Nevada.
Kleinfelder's Nevada offices support a variety of public and private clients in the areas of Transportation, Energy, Water, Facilities and other projects. The Geotechnical practice in Nevada is looking for a dynamic leader to grow the local practice and restore the team to its once prominent position. The Principal Geotechnical Engineer will be responsible for hiring, mentoring and overseeing the technical practice of the team.
As part of the assigned duties, the Principal Geotechnical Engineer will lead the business development activities including the development of the technical scope for proposals, schedule and budget for projects of various sizes. This position commands a dynamic leader who has strong leadership and technical capabilities, communication skills, previous project management experience, and the ability to connect and work with clients and teams as well as formulate a local marketing plan and mentor staff.
The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:
- Pro-actively troubleshoot and problem-solve with practical, client-focused solutions
- Demonstrate technical expertise in geotechnics, slope stability, foundation design and earthwork
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Lead a team of geotechnical engineers and professionally develop staff at all levels
- Attract, hire and mentor strong new team members
- Interface with the civil design team to develop and value-engineer practical, fit-for-use grading plans
- Develop strategic pursuits and proposals
- Organize priorities and multi-task effectively
- Collaborate with area leadership and project managers to resource delivery effectively
- Oversee management of projects from cradle-to-grave in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- Exhibit external focus to grow client relationships and develop business through the work
- Possess a thirst to learn and achieve continuous improvement in a team environment
- Candidates are required to have 10+ years of related experience.
- Proven experience in all aspects of geotechnical design and local issues and practices
- Past experience or similar related talents in leading diverse project teams
- Proven experience in business development opportunities and preparing proposals
- Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, MS degree in geotechnical engineering or equivalent highly preferred
- Nevada Professional Engineering license required
- Minimum of 10 years of geotechnical experience in a consulting engineering firm
- Minimum of 4 years of previous project management experience
Kleinfelder has been connecting great people to the best work since 1961. We are engineers, scientists, and construction professionals providing solutions that improve our clients’ transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure. As a responsive, cross-disciplinary team of bright, curious, and innovative problem-solvers, we are dedicated to doing the right thing, every day, on every project from over 85 offices in the US, Canada, and Australia.
Connecting great people to the best work is our purpose – together, we deliver.
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Kleinfelder is an inclusive organization free from discrimination. We are a stronger organization when we are a diverse workforce and believe that through diversity, equity, and inclusion comes creativity, innovation, and…
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