Geotechnical Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership and engineering oversight for geotechnical investigations, analyses, and designs related to tunnels, shafts, trenchless installations, deep excavations, retaining systems, and other underground infrastructure projects
  
• As the technical authority, guide project teams in evaluating subsurface conditions, assessing geotechnical risks, and developing innovative, practical, and cost-effective solutions for complex engineering challenges
  
• Lead projects and coordinate with civil, structural, water, transportation, survey, and construction teams to deliver high-quality technical solutions that meet client objectives, schedules, and budgets
  
• Oversee geotechnical investigations and analysis
  
• Build client relationships
  
• Assist with business development
  
• Provide leadership during construction phase including review of RFIs, submittals, value engineering evaluations, claims analysis, field observations, and technical consultation during project execution
  
• Mentor/train junior staff
  
• Assist with establishment of technical standards, improvement of engineering processes, and support of strategic growth initiatives
  
• Serve as quality manager on major projects
  

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering (geotechnical emphasis preferred)
  
• 8+ years of progressive geotechnical engineering experience
  
• Professional Engineer (PE) license, or the ability to obtain Minnesota registration within an agreed-upon timeframe
  
• Expert in subsurface investigations, soil and rock mechanics, geotechnical analysis, and technical report development
  
• Significant technical experience with underground infrastructure, including tunnels, shafts, trenchless installations, deep excavations, or comparable heavy civil projects
  
• Experience evaluating excavation support, earth retention, slope stability, groundwater control, seepage, settlement, foundations, and geotechnical construction risks
  
• Strong understanding of underground construction methods, constructability considerations, and the relationship between design assumptions and field conditions
  
• Experience providing technical oversight, performing quality reviews, and guiding less-experienced professionals
  
• Ability to travel as needed for investigations, site visits, construction support, client meetings, and project coordination 
  

Preferred Requirements:

• Master's degree or higher in Geotechnical Engineering, Geological Engineering, or a closely related discipline
  
• Advanced experience in tunnel design, shaft design, microtunneling, pipe jacking, horizontal directional drilling, conventional tunneling, or other trenchless construction methods
  
• Expert in rock mechanics, ground improvement, instrumentation and monitoring, movement and vibration assessment, groundwater control, waterproofing, or slope and bluff stabilization
  
• Experience with numerical modeling and advanced geotechnical analysis software
  
• Experience serving as Engineer of Record, technical lead, or senior technical reviewer on large or complex geotechnical projects
  
• Experience supporting transportation, transit, water/wastewater, government, mining, or other underground infrastructure programs
  
• Experience developing geotechnical baseline reports, geotechnical data reports, geotechnical design reports, risk assessments, and construction specifications
  
• Active involvement in professional organizations/technical committees related to geotechnical, underground, tunneling, foundation, or trenchless engineering 
  

Salary is commensurate with experience.

Successful applicants must be authorized to work in the USA without sponsorship.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

Please contact Laura Harrison for further information!

www.harrisonconsultingsolutions.com

517-906-6926