Senior Geotechnical Engineer
On-siteSt. Louis, Missouri, United States
Job Summary
Provide subject matter technical support and leadership for multi-site design, due diligence, investigation, remediation, permitting, and construction across public and private sectors. Conduct complex subsurface investigations, soil and rock foundation engineering, and slope stability analyses to determine conformance with regulations and operating permits. Develop construction plans, specifications, cost estimates, and safety phasing plans while coordinating with owners, sub-consultants, and clients. Lead medium to large-scale projects by overseeing budgets, tracking expenses, supervising subcontractors, and mentoring staff. Assist with engineering reviews of permit applications and design plans to ensure compliance with state and federal standards.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Geotechnical Engineering, Geological Engineering, or closely related discipline.
- 5+ years of relevant post education experience in engineering and geotechnical design.
- Professional Engineer license.
- Proficient with geotechnical engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
- Proficient with analysis and design.
- Experience with planning, design, and program/construction management; including project involvement in a variety of rehabilitation and reconstruction, new design, and construction projects.
- Proficient with making technical computations and calculations involving the application of engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications, and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations.
- Experience with planning and conducting inspections and investigations on various aspects of the construction and design of facilities or structures, applying applicable regulations and policies
- Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing intricate ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
- Strong self-leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with clients, regulators, and employees at all levels of the organization.
- Ability to work independently to provide guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
- Proficiency with technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific design software (i.e., AutoCAD, Civil 3D, ArcGIS, HEC-RAS, RocScience, GeoStudio, etc.), technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.
- Developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, computations, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution.
- Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Must be flexible to a variety of schedules to meet business needs and able to prioritize responsibilities and quickly adapt to change in a pressure work environment.
- Occasional travel will be required depending on project-specific requirements.
Desired Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Engineering.
- 40-Hour OSHA Health & Safety Training (HAZWOPER) (29 CFR 1910.120).
- MSHA Part 48A Underground Coal and Metal/Non-metal Training (30 CFR 48).
- Basic First Aid and Adult CPR training desired.
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