Senior Geotechnical Engineer

AECOM is seeking a Sr. Geotechnical Engineer to serve as a technical leader on transportation projects with the focus on design to work out of any of our New York Metro offices: Clifton, NJ; Piscataway, NJ or New York, NY.

This role is available immediately.

The responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

• Lead Geotechnical Engineer on projects responsible for overseeing design calculations, technical reports, engineering plans and technical specifications for assigned projects.
• Prepare subsurface exploration programs, laboratory assignments and preparing geotechnical reports.
• Evaluate ground conditions and understand their impacts on design and construction.
• Provide guidance to entry level Engineers and other staff to bring completion to projects.
• Perform work in accordance with agreed upon budget and schedule with little supervision.
• Independently perform all the tasks necessary to complete primary design elements for engineering works.
• Lead/manage geotechnical engineering investigations.
• Perform pile analysis, slope stability, settlement analysis, ground improvements and seepage analysis.
• Utilize computer software programs, such as: APILE, LPILE, GROUP, SEEPW, SLOPEW and GRLWEAP.
• Prepare geotechnical engineering reports and construction documents.
• This position will work both independently and in teams.
• Senior technical resource may serve as technical advisor for team.
• Provide specialized technical input to studies and design for staff's specific area of expertise.
• Participate in interdisciplinary review of project deliverables.
• Perform quality control review of design calculations or drawings.
• Will work with and coordinate staff to meet project needs and schedule.
• Meet with Clients.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or related field + 6 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• New York Professional Engineering License (PE)

Preferred Qualifications

• NJ PE nice to have
• Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering
• 10 years of experience preferred, but not required
• Experience with NYSDOT, and NJDOT
• Ability to prepare geotechnical engineering reports and construction documents
• Has competent analysis/design experience with slope stability (Computer software – Slope W), retaining walls, shallow and deep foundations (Computer Software: APile, Group, Lpile), experience with Seepage analysis (Computer software: SeepW), settlement analysis, Bulkhead and Support of Excavation Analysis
• Strong computer skills including extensive knowledge of technical software; PLAXIS or MIDAS preferred