Senior Geotechnical Engineer
AtkinsRéalis
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Saskatoon • 🇨🇦 Canada
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Senior
About the role
- Act as a key technical resource for ongoing mining and dam projects across the Prairies, including work with Tailings Facility operations, planning and design.
- Complete tailings dam inspections, dam safety reviews, and other studies related to the design and behavior of tailings facilities.
- Knowledge of geotechnical software for assessing slope stability, flow and stress-strain analysis such as PLAXIS, Geostudio and Rocscience.
- Partake in planning and coordination of research and development related to tailings and soil analysis.
- Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of existing and emerging opportunities, trends, regulatory requirements and best practices e.g. ICMM, GISTM, etc.
- Provide practical and economic solutions to clients that differentiate the team.
- Contribute to the development of project proposals/cost estimates and participate in the process of securing new business opportunities or expanding the scope of existing projects.
- Understand construction drawings and design reports to support construction and provide guidance and troubleshooting for field testing and performance of materials such as soil and concrete.
- Understanding of complex analytical results and application for design and/or research.
- A strong understanding of undrained shear strength, soil loading, and liquefaction related to coarse and fine tailings review would be an asset.
Requirements
- Degree in civil/geological/geotechnical engineering or geology with a post graduate qualification in a geotechnical subject and have a minimum of 15 years pertinent experience.
- Demonstrated local market knowledge and an established presence and reputation within the local geotechnical consulting and client network.
- Highly developed client management skills.
- Experience acting as a senior technical expert for a site or design.
- A strong academic background with a relevant degree (ideally MSc or equivalent).
- Professional Engineering License in Saskatchewan.
- Proven experience of acting in a senior role in a fast-moving engineering consultancy environment.
- Project management - experience and understanding of the needs and approaches to the engineering consultancy and design markets, including relationships with clients, and work planning.
- Proven geotechnical design experience.
- Application of Design Standards and Guidelines in a design and ground investigation environment.
- Experienced in general geotechnical numerical software.
- Excellent interpersonal and technical skills and the ability to support the development of teams.
- Excellent communication skills and confidence to liaise with clients.
- Excellent report writing skills with the ability to peer-review and produce quality deliverables.
- A willingness to travel on short assignments both within Saskatchewan and nationwide.
- A valid driving license.
Benefits
- The opportunity to work on various major projects for internal and external clients.
- An exciting environment where work-life balance is important.
- A wide array of learning and development opportunities.
- Competitive pay, flexible benefits, an employee share plan, and a defined contribution pension plan.
- A work environment focused on health and safety.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
geotechnical designslope stability analysisflow analysisstress-strain analysistailings dam inspectionsdam safety reviewssoil analysisundrained shear strengthliquefaction analysisnumerical software
Soft skills
client managementinterpersonal skillscommunication skillsreport writingteam developmenttroubleshootingproject managementbusiness developmentcoordinationanalytical thinking
Certifications
Professional Engineering LicenseMSc in geotechnical engineering