Senior Geotechnical Engineer
Stantec
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Markham • 🇨🇦 Canada
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Senior
About the role
- Working on a variety of small to large projects with the focus on transportation & infrastructure, and in diverse areas including tunnelling, power, mining, residential, commercial, and industrial developments, water and wastewater, transmission and distribution systems for electricity, and oil and gas
- Collaborating with our staff and providing technical direction to complete Geotechnical Engineering design/analysis, providing engineering recommendations, and preparing Geotechnical reports to address trenchless construction, deep and shallow foundation design, slope stability assessment, settlement analysis, soil improvement, etc.
- Preparing proposals (developing scopes and budgets)
- Reviewing project documents for technical accuracy and competency
- Managing multiple geotechnical projects
- Managing clients and contractors
- Overseeing work performed by Technicians, Engineering Graduates, and Engineers
Requirements
- Proven commitment to safety
- Demonstrated project experience working on the Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) transportation & infrastructure projects
- Working knowledge of local bylaws and design codes, including the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code and the Ministry of Transportation Ontario policies, procedures, and guidelines about transportation and infrastructure work
- Proven client, sub-consultant, and contractor management experience
- Proficiency with geotechnical software (e.g., GeoStudio™, RocScience, LPile, Settle 3D, etc.)
- Experience using Microsoft Excel as a tool for data collation, reduction, and analysis
- Excellent organizational ability, report writing, and verbal communication
- Experience with supervising, guiding, developing, and mentoring junior staff
- Valid Canadian driver’s license and access to a vehicle
- Bachelor’s degree in Geotechnical Engineering from a recognized university
- A master’s degree in Geotechnical Engineering with specific emphasis on advanced soil mechanics and numerical analysis is an asset
- Minimum of 15 years’ experience in geotechnical engineering design and consulting
- Licensed Professional Engineer in good standing with the Professional Engineers Ontario association or eligible for registration if transferring from another province.
Benefits
- Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans
- A wellness program
- Health care spending account
- Wellness spending account
- Group registered retirement savings plan
- Employee stock purchase program
- Group tax-free savings account
- Life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
- Short-term/long-term disability plans
- Emergency travel benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Professional membership fee coverage
- Paid time off
- Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
Geotechnical Engineering designtrenchless constructionfoundation designslope stability assessmentsettlement analysissoil improvementgeotechnical softwareadvanced soil mechanicsnumerical analysisproject management
Soft skills
organizational abilityreport writingverbal communicationclient managementcontractor managementsupervisingguidingdevelopingmentoringcollaboration
Certifications
Licensed Professional EngineerBachelor’s degree in Geotechnical EngineeringMaster’s degree in Geotechnical Engineering