Senior Geotechnical Engineer

About the role

Stantec's Geotechnical practice has an immediate opportunity for a Senior Geotechnical Engineer. The role involves providing comprehensive geotechnical services to Stantec clients with a focus on Project Leadership, Business Development, Staff Mentorship, and Collaboration with other Stantec Senior Leaders.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance our reputation with clients, approval agencies, and industry professionals as an outstanding service provider.
• Grow internal and external networks to enhance Stantec’s reputation and identify additional talent to join our team.
• Aids Project Technical Leads and Project Managers in establishing project objectives, procedures, and performance standards, and leads multi-disciplinary teams on proposals, planning studies, feasibility through final designs, and construction services for geotechnical engineering projects.
• Manage and lead other team members which could be local or regional, while working on other projects, complete tasks, and delegate specific project tasks to other team members as appropriate.
• Conduct and/or review analyses, develop engineering calculation packages, and perform other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned and under the direction of a Project Technical Lead or Project Manager.
• Provide mentoring and training for junior staff.
• Develop client relationships to facilitate project activities.
• Serve as Engineer-of-Record on projects.
• Lead project coordination meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owner and contractor, subcontractors, and vendors.
• Engage in professional organizations that align with expertise, author technical papers, and deliver technical presentations for conference and symposia events.
• Assists in providing support services during construction that can include submittal reviews, responses to requests for information, and contract document clarifications.
• Aid in the development of new standards and specifications for the work elements designed by your discipline group and interact with other Stantec teams to complete the design package for various sized projects across North America.

Qualifications

• Ability to lead technical teams and collaborate in a project team setting and interact with clients daily.
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to understand project and team roles and scheduling, budgeting, and efficient use of time and resources.
• Understanding client expectations, budgeting, proposal writing, and producing high-quality deliverables.
• Strong understanding and technical ability in producing and leading teams through all phases of a design project (proposal, calculations, construction drawings, and final reports).
• An understanding of state and federal regulations and the ability to adapt to client-specific requirements.
• Efficient project management/technical leadership of assigned tasks on multiple concurrent projects.
• The ability to check the work of others for accuracy and completeness and manage multiple direct team members.
• Excellent team-building skills and a willingness to work on multiple teams/disciplines with varying backgrounds.
• Strong knowledge of civil and geotechnical systems means and methods, materials, and industry standards.
• Basic experience in Microsoft Office required, and familiarity with AutoCAD Civil3D, Geostudio Software Suite, Plaxis, ENSOFT LPILE, FB Deep/MultiPier, DigiPro II, and gINT, is a plus.
• Provide support in permitting process of projects, if needed.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Skills

• Ability to lead technical teams and collaborate in a project team setting and interact with clients daily.
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to understand project and team roles and scheduling, budgeting, and efficient use of time and resources.
• Understanding client expectations, budgeting, proposal writing, and producing high-quality deliverables.
• Strong understanding and technical ability in producing and leading teams through all phases of a design project (proposal, calculations, construction drawings, and final reports).
• An understanding of state and federal regulations and the ability to adapt to client-specific requirements.
• Efficient project management/technical leadership of assigned tasks on multiple concurrent projects.
• The ability to check the work of others for accuracy and completeness and manage, multiple direct team members.
• Excellent team-building skills and a willingness to work on multiple teams/disciplines with varying backgrounds.
• Strong knowledge of civil and geotechnical systems means and methods, materials, and industry standards.
• Basic experience in Microsoft Office required, and familiarity with AutoCAD Civil3D, Geostudio Software Suite, Plaxis, ENSOFT LPILE, FB Deep/MultiPier, DigiPro II, and gINT, is a plus.
• Provide support in permitting process of projects, if needed.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• A wellness program.
• Health savings account.
• Flexible spending account.
• 401(k) plan.
• Employee stock purchase program.
• Life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.
• Short-term/long-term disability plans.
• Emergency travel benefits.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Professional membership fee coverage.
• Paid family leave.

Pay

Final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Schedule

Full time

Application Instructions

Not applicable