Senior Geotechnical Engineer

About the role

Are you an experienced geotechnical professional ready to take the next bold step in your career? Terracon’s Tampa office is growing, and we’re seeking a Senior Geotechnical Engineer who brings strong technical capabilities, sound judgment, and a passion for advancing complex, meaningful work. If you’re looking for a role where you can expand your influence, take on challenging projects, and contribute to a national leader, this opportunity is designed for you.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering and consulting services for a broad array of projects and clients.
• Perform and/or lead field investigations, engineering analysis, calculations, and recommendations, design and development of plans and specifications, observation and inspection, and the writing, preparation, and review of related reports for the services provided.
• Review drawings and construction to assure compliance with plans and specifications.
• Prepare proposals and cost estimates, track and evaluate project progress, budgets, and recommend changes.
• Research and resolve design and construction problems.
• Assign, review, and evaluate laboratory or field data for inclusion in reports.
• Apply sound engineering principles and be able to communicate complex engineering issues and concepts to technical and non-technical clients and project teams.
• Lead safety efforts for team and ensure team follows safety rules and guidelines. Responsible for creating and modeling a safe work environment; demonstrating safety practices. Promote pre-task planning for all projects.
• Responsible for continuous quality monitoring and improvement on projects. Monitor and promote quality standards and practices.
• Responsible for providing consistent quality standards on project and proposal delivery.
• Develop understanding and be aware of project-related risk and how to protect the Company. Be familiar with company risk policies.
• Senior level engineering professional providing technical direction required for production and completion of both routine and unique or complex projects.
• Plan, schedule, conduct, and/or coordinate engineering work involving conventional engineering practices but may include a variety of complex features such as conflicting design requirements.
• Provide review of projects requiring complex and innovative investigation techniques and supervise the analysis and formulation of recommendations in written reports to clients; provides technical review of reports.
• Lead technical training and make informed decisions based upon state of the art technology issues.
• Provide leadership of marketing, sales and business development.
• Serve as a Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• Minimum 8-11 years’ experience.
• Master’s degree in Engineering preferred.
• Experience with DOT projects preferred.

Qualifications

• A valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history may be required.

Skills

• Strong technical capabilities.
• Sound judgment.
• Passion for advancing complex, meaningful work.
• Ability to communicate complex engineering issues and concepts.
• Leadership skills.
• Technical training and decision-making based on state of the art technology issues.
• Marketing, sales, and business development skills.

Benefits

• Opportunity to expand influence and take on challenging projects.
• Contribute to a national leader in geotechnical consulting services.
• Work on a variety of projects and clients across different sectors.
• Access to advanced technology and resources for solving client challenges.

Pay

• Competitive compensation package.

Schedule

• Full-time position.