Trenchless Geotechnical Team Lead

About the role

The Trenchless Geotechnical Team Lead plays a crucial role in the Trenchless Services Engineering Lead team. They are responsible for planning, managing, and orchestrating geologic and geotechnical initiatives associated with trenchless technologies, including engineering, design, and construction applications.

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.
• Complete field work to direct and oversee subcontracted geotechnical drilling crews for the exploratory campaign.
• Perform field soil and rock logging and testing, collect geotechnical data, coordinate laboratory programs, analyze data, and generate reports.
• Serve as a local resource to HDR’s Area of Operations, representing 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.
• Interpret 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.
• Aid in geotechnical analyses of subsurface conditions, including calculating subsurface parameters required in geotechnical models such as hydraulic fracture and inadvertent returns analyses (HFIAs).
• Assess subsurface conditions with intent to interpret impacts to/from Trenchless projects and assist the Team and clients in addressing problematic subsurface conditions to provide recommendations for mitigation as needed throughout the lifecycle of trenchless projects (planning through construction).
• Advance capabilities in software programs to allow for assistance in generating trenchless deliverables.
• Support other business groups within the broader HDR organization since Trenchless services are commodity neutral.
• Support as needed, Trenchless engineering, design, and field services efforts across all regions and Areas (including Transportation, Water, Federal, Resources, etc. Business Groups).
• Maintain a presence in the field for trenchless construction services, monitoring and reporting on daily construction activities, interfacing with construction contractors, and communicating effectively to clients and team members off-site.
• Travel as necessary, including longer term travel, to perform field work.
• Lead and manage workload and delegate responsibilities to other geologists or geotechnical professionals as necessary to execute the geotechnical investigation campaigns for trenchless projects.
• Lead and manage a team of geotechnical-focused individuals, that may include geologists, specialists or other engineers.
• Plan, resource forecasting, cost estimating, scheduling, and risk management 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 ability to work and communicate successfully in remote work environments.
• Experience leading and managing direct reports.
• Experience managing subconsultants.
• Strong communication and listening skills.
• Good leadership and organizational skills.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.

Skills

• Proficient in MS Word and Excel.
• Knowledge and a good understanding of ASTM Standards for geotechnical concepts and subsurface material classification(s) based on various testing methods.
• Strong writing skills.
• Ability to handle multiple assignments.
• Highly motivated towards meeting project and team requirements and deadlines, technical advancement, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes 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.