Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Description

The company's Mountain Division is hiring a senior geotechnical engineer for dams. You will be based in the Glenwood Springs office and support the Denver, Colorado geotechnical dams team.

The role covers dam and hydropower projects and involves working with many engineering disciplines and industry professionals.

The company is a Fortune 500 global infrastructure consulting firm with fiscal 2025 revenue of $16.1 billion and over 50,000 staff in planning, design, engineering and construction management across water, environment, energy, transportation and buildings.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and carry out subsurface investigations on federal, state, municipal and privately owned dams in the western US, including drilling, CPT and geophysical data work, test pits, borrow area evaluations and installing monitoring and performance instruments.
• Plan, run and manage complex, changing field exploration programs, material characterization and laboratory testing of soil and rock.
• Supervise and carry out geotechnical analyses covering material characterization, seepage, slope stability, settlement, liquefaction and deformation.
• Write geotechnical engineering reports and recommendations, including data, analyses and design-related reports.
• Present technical material to project teams, clients, federal, state and municipal regulators, and independent technical review boards.
• Know the regulatory guidelines and industry standards that govern technical studies, dam design and permitting.
• Take part in dam safety inspections and write summary reports with findings and recommendations.
• Supervise and inspect construction work to track progress and confirm it matches engineering plans, specifications and construction standards.
• Peer review calculations, designs, specifications and construction documents.
• Develop, oversee and understand health and safety plans for field investigations, dam safety inspections and construction oversight.
• Review reports, calculations and documentation prepared by junior staff.
• Apply the company's QA/QC standards to your own work and the work of the project team.

Requirements

• Hold a bachelor's degree in civil or geotechnical engineering and have five (6) years of related dam experience, or show equivalent experience and/or education.
• Hold a Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Hold a driver's license valid in the U.S. and pass a motor vehicle records check under company policy.
• Preferred: hold a master's degree or PhD in civil engineering.
• Preferred: have 10 years or more of relevant dam experience.
• Preferred: have experience in dam investigations and in design and evaluation work, such as material characterization, liquefaction, seepage, slope stability, deformation and settlement analyses.
• Preferred: have experience producing 100% design-level reports and issuing construction drawings and specifications.
• Preferred: have experience leading tasks and delegating effectively.
• Preferred: be willing to travel out of state for fieldwork, for periods up to 2-3 weeks depending on the assignment.

Conditions

Work from the Glenwood Springs office.

Relocation may be available for this role.

Sponsorship is not available now or in the future for this position.

All newly hired employees must attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at a company office as a condition of employment.

The company is an equal opportunity employer, and all information is kept confidential under EEO guidelines.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage, plus life and AD&D insurance and disability benefits.
• Paid time off and leaves of absence.
• Voluntary benefits, perks and flexible work options.
• Well-being resources and an employee assistance program.
• Business travel insurance and service recognition awards.
• Retirement savings plan and employee stock purchase plan.
• Training and development programs to build technical and leadership skills.