Geotechnical Engineer -Project Manager
$112,000–$160,000 year
HybridBurnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Job Summary
Lead client leadership and project management for geotechnical consulting delivery across Metro Vancouver and surrounding regions. Act as the primary day-to-day client contact, managing scope, schedule, budget, risk, and quality while serving as a key interface and mentor to junior staff. Define deliverables, manage change requests, and champion health & safety in field and office activities. Support proposal writing, scope development, and client presentations to identify follow-on opportunities and grow key accounts. Ensure projects are delivered on time and on budget with strong technical quality, maintaining positive client feedback through effective communication and clear accountability.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering (or related)
- 6 years of related experience
- Strong technical writing and communication skills
- Experience delivering geotechnical investigation programs and producing/reviewing interpretive reports and recommendations suitable for analysis, design and construction
- Strong knowledge of geotechnical engineering practice in BC (site characterization, groundwater, soils/rock, analysis and design, seismic considerations, construction support)
- Proven ability to manage clients, budgets, and schedules in a consulting environment
- Demonstrated strength in technical writing, effective communication, and interpersonal collaboration
- Demonstrated track record in successfully delivering local infrastructure projects for municipal and provincial clients (e.g., Metro Vancouver, MOTI)
- Mix of office work and local site visits within Metro Vancouver and nearby regions
- Periodic field oversight during drilling/investigation programs and construction support as required
- All newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment
Desired Qualifications
- P.Eng. (Engineers and Geoscientists BC) in good standing (or eligibility to register)
- Master's degree in Geotechnical Engineering
- Typically 10+ years of geotechnical consulting experience with demonstrated project management responsibility (site investigation through report/design/construction support)
- Experience in one or more of: transportation, marine/coastal, water/wastewater, tunnels, earthworks, landslides, or major urban development
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