Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Lead geotechnical engineers and coordinate with design consultants and PM/CM staff on tunnels, deep excavations, and diaphragm walls.
• Review geotechnical designs and earth structures for compliance with project specifications.
• Direct and review subsurface investigations, field exploration, assessments, sampling, soil classification, analysis, and technical support.
• Perform and review analyses covering soil and rock properties, foundations, ground improvement, earth pressure, liquefaction, geosynthetics, and earthquake-induced deformation.
• Perform and review grading, drainage, slope stability, liquefaction, and lateral-spreading analyses.
• Apply engineering methods and criteria, analyze bids, make recommendations, and ensure quality control.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Geotechnical Engineering.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience on large civil construction projects.
• Track record managing geotechnical investigations and designing foundations, piles, retaining walls, tunnels, and related infrastructure.
• Knowledge of project management, client liaison, engineering reporting, industry practices, and regulations.
• Strong understanding of geotechnical analysis software such as gINT, Plaxis, Slope W, Seep W, and Piglet.
• Track record managing geotechnical engineers; strong relationship-building, influencing, coaching, and communication skills.

Desired qualifications

• GCC experience, with KSA experience preferred.
• Railway, transit, or related project experience desired.
• Professional engineer registration, chartered status, or equivalent professional association status desired.