Hybrid Senior Consultant – Geotechnical

at Corporate Relations — IIT Delhi

• Job title: Senior Consultant – Geotechnical
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $150,000 - $175,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Dover, United States

About the role

• Senior Consultant providing geotechnical leadership at Verdantas, specializing in sustainable engineering and environmental consulting. Mentoring teams and guiding complex geotechnical projects for various infrastructure applications.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight and mentoring of staff during geotechnical and multidisciplinary projects, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented work environment
• Builds and maintains client relationships, works to identify and understand client needs and risks, and manages client expectations
• Assist with review and direction of proposal preparation, field and laboratory investigation planning, scope development, and budgeting
• Use strong analytical talent, multitasking abilities, and judgment to supervise and perform geotechnical evaluations, engineering analyses, and calculations for foundations, retaining walls, pavement, and earth structures.
• Independently apply knowledge of principles and practices of geotechnical engineering to evaluate, select, and apply techniques, procedures, and analyses to support projects
• Interacts with regulatory and jurisdictional personnel as needed during projects.
• Prepare, contribute to, and assess technical documents summarizing fieldwork, labwork, analysis, recommendations, and conclusions
• Oversee project managers and engineers on small to medium projects and lead geotechnical aspects of complex local and national projects
• Develop and follow internal quality assurance and quality control procedures to ensure high-quality deliverables
• Develop, update, or improve processes to ensure industry-standard best practices are being performed
• Work closely with engineers and project managers, and provide technical and management leadership
• Attend industry events and conferences, representing the organization with occasional presentations and speaking engagements
• Assists senior and corporate management in developing practice and business strategy

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering; a graduate degree (Master's or Doctorate) with an emphasis on Geotechnical Engineering strongly preferred
• 15+ years of experience performing geotechnical-related work
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or Maryland, with the ability to obtain reciprocity in other states
• ASCE Board Certified Geotechnical Engineer designation is a plus
• Participation in regional and national professional organizations
• Expertise in geotechnical engineering principles, practices, and design, with the ability to independently apply this knowledge to project-related issues
• Deep understanding and applicable knowledge of the design and construction of shallow and deep foundations, ground improvement methods, retaining structures, earth structures, and skills to assist senior staff with project management
• Familiarity with AASHTO and USACE design manual, and International Building Code and ASCE 7-16 and/or 7-22
• Ability to review and provide QA of discipline-specific design and analysis software (e.g., Slide2, Settle 3, LPILE, APILE, SHAFT, GRLWEAP, MFAD, Shoring Suite, DeepEx, Mathcad, gINT, BoreDM, Microsoft Office Suite, AutoCAD, and ArcGIS)

Benefits

• Flexible Work Environment
• Paid Parental Leave
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Time Off + Holidays