Geotechnical Engineer

SYSTRA Canada is part of the SYSTRA group, an international consulting and engineering group, a world leader in the design of transport infrastructures. SYSTRA Canada is an engineering and consulting firm whose primary focus is to offer transportation solutions, whether for passengers or goods: feasibility studies of building a new railway line, increasing the capacity of the existing infrastructure, privatization of a railway.

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Context

As a Geotechnical Engineer , you will play a key supporting role in the investigation, design, and delivery of geotechnical solutions for foundation and pavement engineering projects within the transportation, infrastructure, and major projects sectors.

Missions/Main Duties

• Support the planning, design, and delivery of geotechnical investigations for foundation and pavement engineering projects across transportation, infrastructure, and major developments.
• Provide technical support, design input, and undertake reporting tasks
• Perform seismic hazard assessments, liquefaction evaluations, and numerical modelling to support project design.
• Develop geotechnical design recommendations for foundation systems and related infrastructure.
• Provide technical input on foundation design, ground response analyses, seismic site characterization, and seismic design considerations.
• Coordinate with structural and other design disciplines to ensure geotechnical recommendations are effectively integrated into the overall design.
• Contribute to the design and assessment of foundations, roads and pavements, retaining structures, slope stability, and ground improvement solutions.
• Participate in field activities, including site supervision, drilling operations, construction monitoring, and laboratory testing support.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to help deliver project objectives on time and within budget.
• Ensure work is carried out in accordance with relevant industry standards, codes, and health and safety regulations.
• Review and approve the development and delivery of factual geotechnical data reports summarizing field investigations, results, sampling, and laboratory testing documentation.

Profile/Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Geotechnical, Civil, or Geological Engineering from an accredited institution.
• P.Eng. designation required.
• Minimum of 12+ years of geotechnical engineering experience related to foundation design.
• Demonstrated expertise in seismic hazard assessment , liquifaction evaluation , and seismic design for rail and transportation infrastructure projects.
• Strong experience in seismic and liquifaction analyses , numerical modelling , and the development of geotechnical design criteria .

SYSTRA Canada is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values applications from all and offers employment equity based on the merits and abilities of candidates and personnel.

Note: In this description, the masculine gender is used for easy reading purposes and includes the feminine.

We use AI-enabled tools in our recruitment platform (iCIMS) for tasks like resume parsing and candidate matching. These tools do not make hiring decisions; all applications are reviewed by a human recruiter, and final decisions are made by our hiring team.

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Workplace Type

Hybrid

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