Geotechnical Engineer
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- Calgary, AB
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Perform and / or coordinate a variety of geotechnical / civil engineering tasks to complete designs for variety of projects, including remediation and infrastructure projects such as cutoff walls, mines, landfills, bridge foundation, roadway design, retaining walls, excavations, and solidification.
- Write design reports and memos.
- Assist in developing design drawings and writing technical specifications.
- Perform and / or coordinate engineering calculations, such as slope stability, settlement and finite element analysis.
- Develop and / or coordinate field investigation programs.
- Complete investigation and construction field assignments (as needed).
- Coordinate laboratory testing programs and analyze and interpret laboratory test results.
- Review boring logs and develop subsurface soil profiles.
- Work effectively and collaboratively with project team.
- Manage tasks and obtain the necessary management skills to grow into a project manager / technical lead position.
- Willingness and ability to travel for project work, including to remote mine sites in the U.S. and Canada.
- Candidate must also implement behavior-based safety tools to achieve incident free operations (no personal injuries, property damage or environmental releases) for both client and Parsons.
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineer or related field preferably with a specialization or strong focus in Geotechnical Engineering.
- Master’s degree in Geotechnical or Civil Engineering is preferred (not required).
- 5+ years of related work experience in geotechnical, remediation, mining or infrastructure design and construction.
- Familiarity with CAD is preferred (not required).
- Familiarity with geotechnical software packages such as Plaxis, RocScience and GeoStudio is preferred (not required).
- Proficiency in Microsoft software and various computer software applications.
- Requires a strong proficiency in both written and oral communication skills.
- P. Eng is preferred (not required).