Senior Geotechnical Engineer - Sargent & Lundy

Description

This is a remote/virtual position. Candidate can be based anywhere within the United States.

SLC works on behalf of clients to support utility-scale solar, wind, battery energy storage, thermal power, and other power and infrastructure projects. We evaluate and optimize technical, commercial, environmental, social responsibility, and financial aspects of the projects for a variety of clients.

This position will require you to perform high quality design and consulting services as part of multidisciplined project teams for challenging domestic and international, power and industrial projects. These engineering services include but are not limited to earth retention systems, deep and shallow foundation design, dam stability analyses and inspections, in-situ instrumentation and monitoring programs, subsurface exploration, seismic stability and liquefaction analyses, ground improvement, groundwater supply wells, and field oversight of exploration and construction activities.

Typical responsibilities may include:

• Support preparation and review of geotechnical reports and calculations for conformity with project specifications.
• Prepare and review specifications for subsurface investigations, deep foundations, ground improvement, earth retaining systems, monitoring wells, water production wells, and general earthwork.
• Advise power project developers to support new utility-scale solar, wind, battery energy storage, thermal, and other projects;
• Evaluate new power and infrastructure projects independently to support financing
• Develop technical reports for applicable audiences – including owners, developers, governmental agencies and committees, and financiers
• Conduct occasional on-site quality surveillance of subsurface exploration programs, pile installation and pile testing.
• Occasional domestic and/or international travel

Qualifications

We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.

Essential skills and experience:

• This position requires a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with a geotechnical focus. A Master’s degree with a strong background and coursework in geotechnical engineering discipline is a plus.
• 10+ years of detailed geotechnical design, including soil remediation, deep foundations, driven, predrilled, and helical pile design
• Experience in working in design of power, transmission, or other heavy industry projects, including on-site quality surveillance of subsurface exploration programs, pile installation and pile testing.
• Experience in writing and providing support documentation for Geotechnical Engineering specifications or calculations.
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to prioritize multiple parallel, fast-paced tasks within schedule and assigned budget