Hybrid Senior Geotechnical Engineer

at Sargent & Lundy

• Job title: Senior Geotechnical Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $95,840 - $147,870 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Pittsburgh, United States

About the role

• Geotechnical Engineer providing high quality design and consulting services for domestic and international power and industrial projects. Join a team of diverse engineers focusing on geotechnical aspects.

Responsibilities

• Join a team of experienced and diverse geotechnical engineers, where you will provide high quality design and consulting services as part of multi-disciplined project teams for challenging domestic and international, power and industrial projects.
• Provide designs and work closely with all design disciplines and business groups within S&L.
• Prepare detailed calculations to develop soil parameters for both static and dynamic conditions.
• Determine drilled and driven pile capacity.
• Evaluate shallow foundation capacity and settlement.
• Analyze slope stability.
• Work with Designers to accurately portray technical information on drawings.
• Prepare and review specifications for subsurface investigations, deep foundations, ground improvement, earth retaining systems, monitoring wells, water production wells, and general earthwork.
• Prepare bid tabulations and technical recommendations for bids received in response to specifications prepared.
• Conduct on-site quality surveillance of subsurface exploration programs, pile installation and pile testing.
• Assist in establishing laboratory testing programs.
• Review vendor documents for conformity with specifications.
• Participate in dam and dike examinations.
• Regular domestic and occasional international travel.

Requirements

• 8+ years of diverse and progressive Geotechnical field and design experience.
• BSCE (MSCE preferred) from an ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission-approved program with a strong background and coursework emphasis in Geotechnical Engineering.
• Professional Engineer License, required.
• US Citizenship required to support nuclear power projects.
• Familiarity with design tools and software, such as LPILE, Slope/W, and proficient with Excel, and Word.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to maintain professional presence in settings ranging from the client offices to construction “trenches.”
• Working knowledge of: ASTM standards, and/or NRC geotechnical standards is desired.
• Excellent verbal communication skills and effective writing skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel, both domestic and international, proficiency in a second language is desired.

Benefits

• Health Plans: Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life & Accident Insurance
• Disability Coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Back-Up Daycare
• FSA & HSA
• 401(k)
• Merit Scholarship Program
• Employee Discount Program
• Corporate Charitable Giving Program
• Tuition Assistance
• First Professional Licensure Bonus
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Paid Annual Personal/Sick Time (PST)
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Bereavement Leave
• Flexible Work Arrangements