Principal Geotechnical Engineer

**Minimum Clearance Required to Start**:
Not Applicable/None

**Principal Geotechnical Engineer**

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Ready to lead a team that tackles infrastructure challenges? Want to take your Engineering expertise to the next level to work on tough projects that will make a huge impact on the community?

**Responsibilities**:
The responsibilities include all tasks related to the preparation of geotechnical engineering deliverables including investigations, design, design review, independent checking and assessment.

**_I _**_nvestigations and surveys _**
- _Preparation of geotechnical tender documents (specifications, scope of work, BoQ, development of exploratory hole plan) and cost estimate. _
- _Contract administration and managing execution of investigation/survey work. _
- _Design consideration for in-situ and lab testing requirements and evaluating test data. _
- _Reviewing /evaluating geotechnical data and factual geotechnical reports. _
- _Preparation of Interpretative Reports. _
- _Certification of contractor’s payment invoices. _

**_Analysis, Design and Recommendations _**
- _Shallow and deep foundation design and recommendations for temporary and permanent structures. _
- _Retaining walls and retaining structure design. _
- _Slope stability analysis using Slope/W. _
- _Road and Railway Embankment design. _
- _Design of Earth Embankments for water and wastewater storage. _
- _Sub-grade evaluation. _
- _Voids and cavities. _
- _Soil corrosivity & foundation protection. _
- _Permeability and drainage. _
- _Geotechnical Risk Assessment for small and large projects. _
- _Application of Rock mass classification. _
- _Preparation of geotechnical Design Basis Statements and providing design support to multi-disciplinary design team. _

**_Tender Documents _**
- _Preparation of geotechnical investigation & monitoring plan drawings and geotechnical design drawings. _
- _Preparation of Bill of Quantities. _
- _Preparation of Project Specifications including: _
- _Geotechnical investigation and monitoring _
- _Groundwater control _
- _Piling _
- _Mechanically Stabilized Earth Wall (MSEW) _
- _Earthworks _

**_Preparation of Proposals _**:

- Preparation of geotechnical sections of proposals for detailed design of large scale infrastructure projects. These documents include preparation of investigation and monitoring plan, cost estimates for BoQ, and method statements for geotechnical investigation & monitoring and groundwater control. _

**_Tender Evaluation _**
- Evaluating methodologies for site investigation & monitoring, geophysical survey (utility investigation and detection of underground cavities), excavation technique and shoring system, earthworks, groundwater control and micro-tunneling, against Employer’s Requirements. Preparing geotechnical section of tender evaluation summary.**_Construction Supervision _**
- Geotechnical Support to construction supervision team include: _
- _Reviewing contractor’s submittals including geotechnical interpretative reports for confirmatory investigation, geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring reports, design of temporary works including dewatering system and shoring, method statements, materials submittals, quality control submittals, shop drawings, program of works and ITPs. _
- _QA/QC for geotechnical related construction aspects. _
- _Geotechnical support for excavation, deep excavations and earthworks. _
- _Inspection of foundation strata. _
- _Supervision and performance testing of piles. _
- _Inspection of cut-slope and supervision of slope remediation work. _
- _Responding to contractors' technical queries/ RFIs and preparation of Site Instructions related to geotechnical aspects. _

**_Design Review _**
- _Reviewing and verification/certification of geotechnical design by others. _

May function as discipline Project Engineer on medium to large projects, assuming responsibility for the work of the group.

May plan, direct, and supervise the work of a major engineering unit or project requiring a largescale expenditure of manpower and financial investment.

Leads other Engineers and design personnel in technical excellence and growth in the Quality Improvement Process.
Provides technical consultations for interdisciplinary analytical studies and analyses.
Ensures compliance of design with all applicable codes and regulations, providing the seal and signature of the professional engineer when required by statute or contract.
Conducts surveys, studies, and site investigations.
Maintains affiliation with professional societies to keep abreast of current technologies.
Helps determine budget estimates and staffing requirements for the defined scope and schedule. May assist with other administrative and technical duties.
Recommends and prepares technical papers.
Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Civil/Geotechnical Engineering and 10+ years of experience in designi