Principal Engineer Geotechnical

About the role

This role is for a Principal Geotechnical Engineer to lead project teams, manage staff, and provide technical expertise across various infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead project teams to deliver projects on time and within budget
• Lead and manage staff engineers and support their career and technical development
• Work within broader Mott MacDonald organization to promote technical excellence
• Pursue new opportunities and work to develop and mentor younger staff
• Provide technical and commercial input into project proposals
• Develop relationships with other discipline leads and project managers to foster collaboration on multidisciplinary projects
• Write and review reports, specifications, and contracts drawings for submission to clients
• Liaise with various clients, attend progress meetings, and produce reports on progress
• Provide expert engineering input into designs
• Assess subsurface conditions and develop design criteria
• Develop engineering concepts and articulate them to the team
• Evaluate and communicate risks and potential risk mitigation options to clients and management

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in geotechnical engineering (Master’s preferred)
• 15+ years of related experience
• PE License in one or more states including state of residency (NY/NJ preferred)
• Established track record in geotechnical design based on project experience
• Experience working with government and local agencies, long linear projects (tunnels, pipelines, bridge/highways etc.) and energy projects (wind, solar, transmission etc.)
• Knowledge and experience in geotechnical design including shallow and deep foundations, settlement evaluation and mitigation, slope stability, and ground modification including experience with commercially available software (Lpile, Slope/W, RSPile, Settle3, Open Ground etc.)
• Experience developing geotechnical business and client relationships
• Experience in geotechnical risk determination and management

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in geotechnical engineering (Master’s preferred)
• 15+ years of related experience
• PE License in one or more states including state of residency (NY/NJ preferred)
• Established track record in geotechnical design based on project experience
• Experience working with government and local agencies, long linear projects (tunnels, pipelines, bridge/highways etc.) and energy projects (wind, solar, transmission etc.)
• Knowledge and experience in geotechnical design including shallow and deep foundations, settlement evaluation and mitigation, slope stability, and ground modification including experience with commercially available software (Lpile, Slope/W, RSPile, Settle3, Open Ground etc.)
• Experience developing geotechnical business and client relationships
• Experience in geotechnical risk determination and management

Skills

• Technical knowledge to solve problems and evaluate risks
• Collaboration with other technical experts on a diverse portfolio of projects
• Expert engineering input into designs
• Assessment of subsurface conditions and development of design criteria
• Development of engineering concepts and articulation of the concepts to the team
• Evaluation and communication of risks and potential risk mitigation options to clients and management

Benefits & Reward

• Comprehensive benefit package including 401k, medical, dental and vision insurance, short-term/long-term disability, paid holidays, PTO, parental leave, and company paid life insurance
• Personal and group performance bonuses
• Equal opportunity is the law
• English version, Spanish version, Chinese version

Pay

$180,000 - $200,000

Schedule

Full Time

Location(s)

• Westwood, MA, US
• Linthicum Heights, MD, US