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Job TypeFull-time
Description: As a Senior Geotechnical Engineer, you will play a key role in managing exciting and technically challenging projects ranging from major highway improvements to substations, transmission lines and renewable energy projects. Your responsibilities will include planning field programs, conducting technical briefings with field staff, and project management tasks including budgeting and client communications. You will also be responsible for performing and overseeing engineering analyses and preparing technical reports, as well as conducting occasional site visits, and overseeing field explorations and construction observations. As a Senior Geotechnical Engineer, you will also be responsible for mentoring and overseeing the work of junior staff.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Leads all project management tasks such as developing budgets and scopes, client billings, field report reviews, contract reviews, and proposal development. Partners with Principals and Associates to ensure effective execution of multiple projects. Serves as a technical resource for clients and project staff; Develops complete and accurate field reports, figures, tables, etc., Reviews deliverables from staff and mid-level employees such as field reports, calculations, analyses, etc. Leads and/or coordinates the development and implementation of field exploration programs and construction projects. Ensures that work performed is consistent with project plans and specifications and in accordance with safety guidelines. Completes engineering analyses and calculations. Develops project deliverables related to GIS data such as maps, database organizations, etc.
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering required; Master's degree in Geotechnical or Geological Engineering strongly preferred 6+ years of relevant experience required
  • Minimum 4 years of project management experiencePE license required
  • Ability to consistently meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced work environment
  • Professional-level verbal and written communication skills
  • Valid driver's license
  • Must also be able to travel locally and long distances to service clients, perform business development activities and visit various GeoEngineers offices as necessary
  • Physical Requirements/Work Environment
All employees are subject to completing a background check, reference check, and pre-employment physicals and drug/alcohol testing. Ability to perform a wide range of physical activities and do heavy work including exerting up to 50 pounds of force on occasion. Ability to travel for short-term and long-term assignments as needed. This includes identifying potential safety hazards and reporting them to the designated project manager in a timely manner and participating in project safety briefings. This also includes wearing appropriate safety equipment when working in the field and completing all required health & safety training prior to beginning fieldwork. Compensation offered will be based on a variety of individual factors, including education and experience, as well as internal equity. GeoEngineers' salary ranges are reviewed and updated each year and employees are eligible for pay increases based on individual performance. As part of our competitive total rewards package, employees in this role may also be eligible for our annual year-end bonus offering, subject to program eligibility requirements. In addition to competitive and equitable pay, we are proud to offer a wide range of benefits to support employees and their families, including healthcare (with travel benefit for care not locally available), 401(k) with company match, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, paid vacation and sick time and paid holidays, among others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. GeoEngineers is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. com or by phone at (425) 861-6000. Read GeoEngineers' Privacy Notice for details on our personal data policies.

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Level

Senior

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Occupation

Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers

Industry

Engineering Services

Posted

yesterday

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