Geotechnical Engineer (Senior) - Energy sector

Senior Geotechnical Engineer Toronto, North Vancouver
Regular, Full-Time
Are you interested in becoming part of a prominent engineering consulting firm that adds value for clients, communities, and the planet? Can you leverage your leadership skills and experience in regional and international underground structures and tunnels? We are looking for a Senior Geotechnical Engineer to join our global team of experts and work within a functional team that is responsible for performing engineering analysis, design, and technical reports and drawings for tunnels and various underground structures, such as deep shafts, cut-and-cover structures, and mined tunnels and caverns for metro transit, infrastructure, bridges, or hydroelectric power projects. In this role, you will be responsible for working with multidisciplinary teams and effectively managing and delivering your own tasks in terms of budget, quality, and timelines.

This position supports COWI’s role for multiple tunneling projects and/or metro stations. In this role, the Senior Geotechnical Engineer will support the Tunnel Project Manager in coordinating between the client and the COWI geotechnical team.

The position will require solid project management and technical skills and will provide opportunities to grow and develop leadership skills.

The position will be based in COWI’s Toronto Office or North Vancouver office.

Coordinate and lead geotechnical investigations and the design, implementation, and oversight of medium to large exploration programs.
Perform and review technical analysis, calculations, and designs for foundations, retaining walls, slope stability, seismic factors, and related structures.
Supervise and review the work of geotechnical engineers, including reports, drawings, cost estimates, specifications, contracts, and construction support.
Manage project planning to ensure work is fit for purpose, completed on schedule, and within budget.
Provide project management, technical oversight, and mentorship while promoting high standards of professionalism, quality, safety, and continuous learning.
Classify, interpret, and characterize ground conditions from geotechnical data for various structures, prepare reports (GIRs, GDRs), and contribute to the review and approval of design deliverables, including technical memoranda and construction drawings.
Provide input on digital delivery and information management of projects from conception through to completion.

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering or Geotechnical Engineering.
Minimum 10 years of geotechnical engineering experience on transportation and infrastructure projects.
Familiarity with the Canadian Foundation Engineering Manual, CSA Codes, National Building Code, and Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code.
Experience specifying ground investigations, including borehole/test locations and field/laboratory test schedules.
Skilled in interpreting ground investigations for engineering parameters and producing Geotechnical Interpretative Reports (GIRs) and Geotechnical Design Reports (GDRs).
Experience designing geotechnical structures (such as deep retaining walls and slope stability) with experience in settlement/ground movement calculations and tunnel projects.

At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We support our customers’ transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead by example by embedding environmental management, social responsibility, and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers.

Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.

With offices primarily located in the Nordic region, the UK, North America and India, we are currently more than 7,500 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.

Being part of the COWI community offers more than just a competitive salary. Flexible working arrangement
Full time hires get minimum 4 weeks vacation to start
Floating holiday to celebrate employee diversity
Annual Fitness spending account. Parking or public transit allowance
Extended Health coverage with 100% of premiums paid by us
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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