[Hiring] Mid-Level Geotechnical Engineer @Sargent & Lundy

Role Description

This role is a remote position. Candidate can be located anywhere in 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. We evaluate and optimize technical, commercial, environmental, social responsibility, and financial aspects of the projects for a variety of clients.

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 but are not limited to:

• Earth retention systems
• Deep and shallow foundation design
• Dam stability analyses and inspections
• In-situ instrumentation and monitoring programs
• Subsurface exploration
• Seismic stability and liquefaction analyses
• Ground improvement
• Groundwater supply wells
• Field oversight of exploration and construction activities

Typical responsibilities may include:

• Prepare geotechnical reports and calculations for conformity with project specifications.
• Prepare 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 applicable audiences – including owners, developers, governmental agencies and committees, and financiers.
• Conduct occasional on-site quality surveillance of subsurface exploration programs, pile installation and pile testing.
• Occasional domestic and/or international travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with a geotechnical focus; Master’s degree with a strong background in geotechnical engineering is a plus.
• 3+ years of detailed geotechnical design, including soil remediation, deep foundations, driven, predrilled, and helical pile design.
• Experience in working 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 work in a team environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including technical evaluation report writing.

Requirements

• Professional Engineering (PE) license or the ability to earn one.
• Experience specific to wind turbine generation and/or solar PV design.
• Experience with unique subsurface conditions.
• Technical evaluation report writing.
• Ability and willingness to travel, both domestic and international.
• Multi-discipline teamwork (i.e. design projects, co-ops).
• Data analysis and visualization.
• Project finance or business acumen.
• Conceptual project design.
• Construction project management and/or scheduling software knowledge.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
• Solid interpersonal skills and ability to work with and guide others.
• Project planning, leadership, and organizational skills.

Benefits

• Health Plans: Medical, Dental, Vision.
• Life & Accident Insurance.
• Disability Coverage.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Back-Up Daycare.
• FSA & HSA.
• 401(k).
• Pre-Tax Commuter Account.
• 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.