Principal Geotechnical Engineer

at  Mott MacDonald

Principal Geotechnical Engineer
Country: Canada
Position Location: Vancouver, BC
Contract Type: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full Time
Sector: Various
Discipline: Geotechnical and tunnelling
Job Ref: 4088
Recruiter Contact: Katie Champoux
Here at Mott MacDonald, we are experts in engineering, management, and development services supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. One of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves in our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through the connected thinking of our 20,000+ talented consultants. Sustainability and innovation are at the heart of all of our sectors which, in North America include Advisory, Built Environment, Energy, Transportation, and Water.
As a result of our continued and sustained growth, we are now looking to hire a Principal Geotechnical Engineer to support our current and future infrastructure projects in Canada and around the world.

TO SUPPORT YOUR SUCCESS, YOUR EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WILL INCLUDE:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil, geotechnical or geological engineering. Master’ s degree preferred.
• P.Eng. registration in BC and /or Alberta;
• 15 years of experience in geotechnical consultancy (not including education) including working on Infrastructure, Energy and Water projects
• Experience working on Municipal and Provincial Infrastructure projects
• Established relationships with private and public sector clients a definite asset.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a record of client engagement to deliver the geotechnical design and consulting
• Ability to interact with and present information and technical results to a diverse audience that may comprise a non-geotechnical audience, technically-oriented clients, and/or other geotechnical practitioners and geotechnical researchers.
• Understanding of geotechnical software (e.g. Plaxis, GeoStudio packages, Rocscience packages, Ensoft packages, etc.)
• Proven track record networking within in geotechnical community in BC and/or AlbertaExceptional written and verbal communication skills.
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  The successful applicant will be a career-minded individual with aspirations of working on challenging and exciting infrastructure projects and a positive attitude to promote the program, our organization, and our achievements.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

• Management and delivery of ground exploration programs, geotechnical design and analysis, technical reports, and design evaluations for the Transport, Water, Energy, Built Environment, and Rail sectors.
• Building internal and external client relationships with other engineering disciplines and project managers, and clients in the business sectors Lead proposal efforts and compile geotechnical proposals for a variety of infrastructure projects.
• Managing subconsultants and subcontractors to provide geotechnical investigation services including drillers, utility locators, surveyors, traffic control, and geotechnical laboratories.
• Managing a team of geotechnical engineers to deliver geotechnical investigations, geo-seismic evaluations, geotechnical numerical modeling, and hydrogeological services
• Interacting with our Global Practice Community
• Participation and engagement with the geotechnical community and associations in the local area.Long-term development and mentorship of a team of staff to augment Mott MacDonald’s global capacity in geotechnical design and consulting delivery.