Geotechnical Engineer 3

At Anser Advisory, part of Accenture, we strive and succeed by creating smart, dynamic, and professionally skilled teams to deliver extraordinary projects for our clients. You will work on interesting projects that will expand your expertise and hone your technical skills through the ability to access the most advanced technology on the market. Your successful impact will help us obtain our goal of being the nationwide go-to professional services provider. Anser provides our clients with advisory, compliance, program, and project construction management services at the highest level of dedication.

Our relationships are based on our credibility to deliver on our commitments, with unbeatable service levels to our clients which has resulted in our rapid growth, nationwide.

We are seeking Geotechnical Engineer 3 to join our Utility Services division in support of a large electric Utility and Electric Transmission projects. In this role you will be responsible for coordinating with the client, design and engineering firm, and other stakeholders to review the scope of work, design submittals, and facilitate the design process from inception to close out.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in sponsor kickoff meetings to assist in determining scope of work
• Perform desktop analysis and develop preliminary detailed scope of work
• Request proposals from design engineering contractors
• Review proposed engineering project scope and schedule estimates; validate, and make recommendations to discipline manager/leader
• Review requested resource estimates and make recommendations to discipline leader.
• Review/Recommend and process the project design specification through DocuSign
• Review purchase order and change order requests in Ariba
• Oversee design engineering work including: Confirm design is within scope and proceeding according to schedule, establish progress at milestones such as 30%, 60%, 90%
• Provide bi-weekly project status updates through the Smart Turnaround Tool (STT) or other methods, if required by Client group manager/leader. The Smart Turnaround Tool is a scheduling tool that will be used for measure progress.
• Provide oversight of quality assurance approach related to the work products to ensure that design packages are accurate and error free.
• Provide cursory reviews (spot check) on final design packages and issue packages to Corporate Drawing Management (CDM)
• Coordinate with other engineering disciplines and field organizations.
• Participate in project status/coordination meetings. Lead project status/coordination meeting when necessary.
• Review invoices submitted. Thoroughly check invoices for accuracy. Communicate any inconsistencies, errors, and concerns of invoices to the Client discipline manager/leader before providing approvals.
• Provide construction support by interfacing with internal Client employees and contracted construction site representatives. Facilitate requests with the Prime for information or other construction issues.
• For any inconsistencies, concerns, and/or clarifications required regarding any of the functions specified in this document, consult with the Client discipline manager/lead for direction.
• Arrange and conduct field meetings to review and define work on Civil/Struct/Geotech led projects. Prepare reference materials required for job walks, meeting minutes and send to attendees and other stakeholders.
• Recommend updates to SCE specifications, standards, and guidelines, if and as encountered. Recommendations shall be made to the SCE discipline leader.
• Utilize SCE systems, such as SCE TETRIS for assigned projects (e.g., civil transmission, structural and geotechnical projects), to receive requests for engineering design service and updates project status within these systems.
• As directed by the specific groups engineering manager, update project tracking systems such as excel spreadsheets.
• Review/Recommend and process project design specifications through DocuSign when required
• Manage development and completion of projects Bill of Materials (B/M)
• Request Waste Characterization Investigation from SCE Environmental groups
• Request SPCC evaluations from SCE Environmental group for bank replacement projects
• Oversee local jurisdictional permitting requirements for projects as needed (e.g. grading, fence/perimeter wall, building and safety permits, etc.)
• Review of additional Prime submittals (drawings, calculations, assessments, Bill of Materials, transmittal, etc.)
• Review and approve as required, eMEL order forms for long lead items
• Review and approve shop details as required

Qualifications & Experience

• 5-10 years of experience in design or design management of electric transmission projects
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Structural Engineering, or Civil Engineering
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in CA highly desirable
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a high level of proficiency in MS Office Word, Excel, Outlook and Project.
• Ability to management the design process with multiple stakeholders
• Knowledge of electrical substation design preferred

Additional Requirements

• This position will require the candidate to be in the office every Tuesday and one other day in the field as necessary to support assigned projects
• Miles reimbursed for commute in excess of 100 miles round trip
• Periodic travel required as dictated by project

$110,000 - $160,000 a year

We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds. Each of us contributes to our inclusive environment in how we act, our level of commitment, our encouragement to others to share their ideas, and our everyday, outstanding teamwork to support our clients.

Simply put, our firm is better...because of the people we work with.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Anser Advisory is a drug-free workplace.

Benefits for the whole you!