Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Found in: Talent US 2 C2 - 7 days ago

Murray, United States Appcast Full time
Job Summary

AECOM is actively seeking a highly-motivated Geotechnical Engineer or Geological Engineer with 10 to 15 years of experience for employment in the Salt Lake City, UT office. AECOM is searching for candidates with strong technical and interpersonal skills to be a client-focused, impactful and decisive role-model with the ability to work productively both independently and collaboratively. This position will involve working with geotechnical engineers and other engineers on a variety of highway, transit, pipeline, and infrastructure projects.

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

  • Provide geotechnical engineering and design support for dams, levees, tailing, highways, transit, mines, buildings, and other projects

  • Plan and mentor mid-level engineers in the planning of complex field explorations, review exploration logs, evaluate exploration data and review laboratory testing plans to ensure the testing plans meet project objectives.

  • Prepare engineering related calculations and develop drawings and figures. Mentor and guide mid-level and junior staff to use appropriate analyses methods and the selection of representative and appropriate engineering parameters.

  • Prepare engineering reports, plans, and specifications.

  • Work with multi-disciplinary teams to convey important geotechnical comments and understand the overall project objectives. Achieve the overall project objectives.

  • Perform assignments requiring application of engineering techniques, procedures and criteria to carry out engineering tasks.

  • Exercise judgment to develop design parameters and develop design details and select and adapt engineering design alternatives

  • Support business development activities with new and existing transportation, mining, power, dams, and municipal clients

  • Work within contract, schedule, and budget constraints

  • Provide training, guidance and supervision to mid-level and junior staff

  • Build trusting working relationships with clients and colleagues

  • Position for future projects with new and existing clients.

  • Prepare detailed scopes of work and fee estimates.

Minimum Requirements
  • BA/BS + 10 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency and/or education.
  • Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in the state of Utah.
Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Geotechnical engineering or related field.
• Working knowledge of the following programs: AutoCAD/Civil 3D, gINT, VisualBasic, SlopeW, SeepW, Slide, Settle3D, UTexas, WEAP.
• Experience on water, mining, and dams projects.
• 8 to 12 years of geotechnical engineering experience.
• Experience writing geotechnical engineering proposals and managing engineering projects.
• Strong verbal communication and technical writing skills.
• Proficiency working with Excel and Word.
• Experience working with a multidisciplinary team of civil & geotechnical engineers, and geologists.
• Experience logging soil borings, performing geotechnical analyses, and writing geotechnical reports.
• Experience with complex design build and P3 transportation projects

What we offer
We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

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