Trenchless Geotechnical Team Lead

About the role

The Trenchless Geotechnical Team Lead plays a crucial role in the Trenchless Services Engineering Lead's team, contributing to the planning, managing, and orchestrating of geologic and geotechnical initiatives associated with trenchless technologies. This role involves applying geologic information to engineering and design practices, leading geotechnical exploration campaigns, evaluating subsurface conditions, and providing recommendations for mitigating problematic geologic conditions.

Responsibilities

• Utilize experience and expertise to apply geologic information to engineering and design practices.
• Lead, coordinate, and execute geotechnical exploration campaigns.
• Evaluate subsurface conditions for impacts to feasibility of design and construction.
• Determine recommendations for solutions to problematic geologic conditions.
• Interface with the broader team to integrate geotechnical data, concepts, and considerations into project deliverables.
• Focus on leading and executing comprehensive geotechnical investigations for various trenchless projects, including:
  • Completing field work to direct and oversee subcontracted geotechnical drilling crews for the exploratory campaign.
  • Performing field soil and rock logging and testing.
  • Collecting geotechnical data.
  • Coordinating laboratory programs.
  • Analyzing data and generating reports.
• Generate geotechnical data reports and geotechnical engineering reports.
• Represent HDR’s Trenchless Services team to complete geotechnical investigations, site visits, and attend client meetings as required.
• Support geotechnical data management utilizing OpenGround and/or gINT software, generating deliverables such as boring logs and cross sections to be included on design drawings.
• Manage and maintain geological data quality control.
• Assess subsurface conditions and lead efforts for incorporating pertinent geological and geotechnical data/information into critical determinations during design and construction.
• Create geological cross sections to be utilized in HFIAs and assist in generating design reports.
• Aid in geotechnical analyses of subsurface conditions, including calculating subsurface parameters required in geotechnical models such as hydraulic fracture and inadvertent returns analyses (HFIAs).
• Monitor and report on daily construction activities while in the field, interface with construction contractors, and communicate effectively with clients and team members off-site.
• Travel as necessary, including longer term travel, to perform field work, including site reconnaissance, geotechnical field logging, and overseeing geotechnical field investigations.
• Lead and manage workload and delegate responsibilities to other geologists or geotechnical professionals as necessary to execute geotechnical investigation campaigns for trenchless projects.
• Lead and manage a team of geotechnical-focused individuals, including geologists, specialists, or other engineers.
• Manage workload and accountability, perform routine communications, mentoring, and performance reviews of direct reports as well as organizational required trainings for managers.
• Plan, resource forecast, cost estimate, schedule, and manage risk for all geological and geotechnical initiatives.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree with a concentration in Geotechnical Engineering, Geological Engineering, Geology, or other related field required.
• Experience in the OpenGround software.
• Proven history of working and communicating successfully in remote work environments.
• Experience leading and managing direct reports.
• Experience managing subconsultants.
• Strong communication and listening skills.
• Good leadership and organizational skills.
• Ability to handle multiple assignments.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the OpenGround software.
• Proven history of working and communicating successfully in remote work environments.
• Experience leading and managing direct reports.
• Experience managing subconsultants.
• Strong communication and listening skills.
• Good leadership and organizational skills.
• Ability to handle multiple assignments.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, including medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus, and tuition reimbursement.

Pay

Expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education, and geographical location. The targeted salary range for this position (based on experience and location) is $120,182 - $172,810.

Schedule

Travel is required.