Senior Geotechnical Engineer
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Serves as a technical resource for clients and project staff; provides guidance and expertise to solve complex challenges.
- Mentors junior staff relative to technical skills, consulting best practices, and professionalism.
- 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.
- On large projects, completes engineering analyses and calculations and develops or oversees the development of complex conceptual models (i.e. numerical modeling, hydraulic/hydrologic modeling, etc.).
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering required; Master’s degree in Geotechnical Engineering strongly preferred
- Minimum 8 years of relevant experience required
- Minimum 4 years of project management experience
- PE license required
- Professional-level verbal and written communication skills
- Valid driver’s license
- Must be able to engage in site visits with the potential for lifting up to 40 pounds in weight and hiking over strenuous terrain in varying weather conditions
- 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.
- Able to perform a wide range of physical activities and do heavy work including exerting up to 40 pounds of force on occasion.
- Able to perform consistent work on a PC.
- Able to travel for short-term and long-term assignments as needed.
- All employees are responsible for conducting their work in a safe manner. 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 field work.
Pay
Our best estimate of the salary range for this position, located in Boston MA is $133,000 – $200,000. 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.
Benefits
- 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
- Paid holidays
Commitment to Belonging
We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they can bring their whole selves to work, that they have a voice and are supported and respected. This is a journey, and we are committed to doing the work, learning and evolving as we go.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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.
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