Senior Geotechnical Engineer

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Overview

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Lead & Manage – Oversee projects, cooperate with small teams, drive successful outcomes.

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Review & Refine – Ensure engineering analyses meet the highest standards.

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• Perform analyses: bearing capacity, settlement, slope stability, seepage.
• Develop recommendations for shallow, deep, and mat foundations.
• Conduct project-specific pavement design.
• Assess seismic response and liquefaction.
• Simulate soil-structure interaction and ground improvement.
• Perform groundwater flow and seepage analyses.
• Review submittals, conduct QA/QC, provide field support during construction.
• Observe compaction, instrumentation, and pile driving.
• Utilize digital tools for documentation and collaboration.
• Prepare geotechnical reports, design memos, technical specifications.
• Summarize lab and field test results; develop borehole logs, profiles, cross-sections.
• Review engineering analysis and geotechnical reports as the engineer of record.
• Create technical drawings using Autodesk products.
• Perform data analysis and modeling in Excel, MATLAB, Python, or R.
• Use ArcGIS/QGIS for geospatial analysis and mapping.
• Mentor junior engineers and field staff; maintain knowledge of standards.
• Pursue or uphold PE licensure and advanced geotechnical knowledge.

• Bachelor’s in Civil or Geological Engineering;
  Master’s preferred.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.). Ability to obtain within 1 year.
• Minimum 5 years geotechnical engineering experience.
• Proficient in geotechnical software and Microsoft Office.
• Valid driver’s license; willing to travel to project sites.

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