Area Geotechnical Business Class Leader

About the role

The AZ/NM Geotechnical Business Class Lead position at HDR is a leadership role aimed at promoting cohesive technical excellence across the geotechnical practice in the Arizona and New Mexico areas. This position involves identifying and hiring appropriate geotechnical staff to support HDR’s strategic direction and emerging markets, and working closely with various business groups to develop innovative services and mitigate risks for both HDR and our clients.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, monitor, and improve technical competencies of Geotechnical Business Class staff to meet project demands, client needs and market drivers, guided in direction and goals of Geotechnical Business Class strategies
• Select, train, mentor and manage geotechnical personnel
• Promote the AZ/NM geotechnical practice and establish partnerships to advance innovative concepts and mitigate risks for the benefit of HDR and our clients
• Contribute to HDR’s geotechnical practice and professional discipline groups, project teams, and activities to continually improve standards and best practices, and implement effective quality assurance and quality control reviews
• Participate in geotechnical work strategic planning and implementation
• Confirm geotechnical work is planned, organized, controlled, and evaluated through proactive project management system
• Drive to continually refine the process to increase technical competence, efficiency of design, and quality of product
• Function as project manager or geotechnical task lead on projects as needed, and take responsibility for production on projects
• Participate in project pursuits and develop marketing plans and proposals, as well as participate in interviews while representing HDR in front of clients and during coordination of pursuit related work
• Participate in geotechnical work strategic planning and implementation
• Drive to continually refine the process to increase technical competence, efficiency of design, and quality of product
• Function as project manager or geotechnical task lead on projects as needed, and take responsibility for production on projects
• Participate in project pursuits and develop marketing plans and proposals, as well as participate in interviews while representing HDR in front of clients and during coordination of pursuit related work

Qualifications

• Active, or ability to obtain within 6 months, PE registration in AZ and NM
• Masters of Science degree or higher in Engineering (Geotechnical/Geologic engineering)/or equivalent level of experience
• 10 or more years of progressive experience in advanced engineering projects leading geotechnical design efforts for public and private clients
• Demonstrated ability to complete geotechnical investigations and analyses for foundations, embankments, slopes, excavation support and retaining structures for varied project types, including transportation clients
• Hands-on expertise with subsurface investigations, field/lab testing, foundation design, slope stability, settlement, and ground improvement
• Experience with software such as SHAFT, LPILE, SETTLE3D, SLOPE/W, SEEP/W, RocScience Programs, AASHTO MEPDG, GIS, and Civil 3D
• Active participation in professional societies (ASCE, AEG, DFI, Geo Institute of ASCE)
• Excellent interpersonal skills, technical writing ability, and the drive to thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment
• Sufficient knowledge in soil mechanics and/or soil mechanics to fully understand the technical elements (breadth) and bring advanced concept solutions to bear
• Experience with geotechnical engineering software, and its use, to analyze static, dynamic, and seismic aspects of foundation design, slope stability, settlement evaluation, and earth retention design, including numerical modeling

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in Engineering (Geotechnical/Geologic engineering)
• 10+ years of progressive experience in advanced engineering projects leading geotechnical design efforts for public and private clients
• Hands-on expertise with subsurface investigations, field/lab testing, foundation design, slope stability, settlement, and ground improvement
• Experience with software such as SHAFT, LPILE, SETTLE3D, SLOPE/W, SEEP/W, RocScience Programs, AASHTO MEPDG, GIS, and Civil 3D
• Active participation in professional societies (ASCE, AEG, DFI, Geo Institute of ASCE)
• Excellent interpersonal skills, technical writing ability, and the drive to thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment
• Sufficient knowledge in soil mechanics and/or soil mechanics to fully understand the technical elements (breadth) and bring advanced concept solutions to bear
• Experience with geotechnical engineering software, and its use, to analyze static, dynamic, and seismic aspects of foundation design, slope stability, settlement evaluation, and earth retention design, including numerical modeling