Senior Geotechnical Engineer - Remote

5d5 days ago

Sargent & Lundy

US · Full-time · $100,019 – $152,807

About this role

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.

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 earth retention systems, deep and shallow foundation design, dam stability analyses and inspections.

Typical responsibilities 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 and develop technical reports for owners, developers, governmental agencies, and financiers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with a geotechnical focus; Master’s degree with strong background in geotechnical engineering is a plus.
8+ years of detailed geotechnical design, including soil remediation, deep foundations, driven, predrilled, and helical pile design.
Experience 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 prioritize multiple parallel, fast-paced tasks within schedule and assigned budget.

Responsibilities

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 owners, developers, governmental agencies and committees, and financiers.
Conduct occasional on-site quality surveillance of subsurface exploration programs, pile installation and pile testing.