Geotechnical Engineer

4 days ago

Etobicoke Ontario, Canada J.S. Held LLC Full time

Job Description

  • Investigate geotechnical failures ranging from relatively small residential claims to large commercial/industrial losses (e.g., tunnel and dam failures)
  • Work with other professionals (engineers, cost consultants, etc) to handle multi-disciplinary assignments
  • Develop an understanding of the client sector (primarily insurance and legal) and their expectations
  • Attend client meetings to set scope and budget, and present findings
  • Manage projects within time and budget and communicate scope change/schedule updates to clients
  • Travel within Ontario and North America for site attendances
  • Attend industry events and conferences to drive business and build company/personal brand
  • Publish articles, insights etc in conferences, trade magazines, LinkedIn etc.

Qualifications

  • An MS or PhD is geotechnical engineering
  • Have practised in the consulting industry for 4-7 years with progressive experience in site investigation, engineering analysis and design, report writing as well as site inspection/testing/monitoring
  • Have a P.Eng. in Canada
  • Have experience with finite element modelling of geotechnical systems
  • Strong technical writing and verbal communication skills
  • Solid grounding in the fundamentals of soil mechanics and experience with how these principles apply in practice
  • Ability to explain clearly complex engineering concepts to a non-engineer
  • Ability to formulate opinions that are backed by evidence and stands up to scrutiny, and confidently present those opinions to clients
  • Attention to details and aptitude for critical thinking
  • Strong sense of responsibility and owning one's actions
  • Knack for publications, innovations and business development

Additional Information
This role will offer the following:

  • A career that is

  • Different from routine geotechnical consulting duties

  • Exposure to different clientele (insurance and legal sectors)

  • Scope of work and deliverable structures not driven by bureaucratic processes and 'checkbox item' requirements

  • Add real value for clients by helping to resolve claims and high stakes situations

  • Development of an understanding of the many different ways civil engineering systems can fail and geotechnical engineering implications behind many of these failures

  • Opportunity to work with experts from other technical disciplines
  • Client interaction on a routine basis
  • Work with a global geotechnical team

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