
at Harrison Consulting Solutions
Competitive
Columbia Heights, MN, US
Onsite | Full Time
Excitingand highly rewarding opportunity for a Senior Geotechnical Engineer looking to join the team in Minneapolis! This is a hybrid position with working three days in the office and two days remote.
Responsibilities:
- Provide technical leadership and engineeringoversight for geotechnical investigations, analyses, and designs related to tunnels,shafts, trenchless installations, deep excavations, retaining systems, andother underground infrastructure projects
- As the technical authority, guide project teamsin evaluating subsurface conditions, assessing geotechnical risks, anddeveloping innovative, practical, and cost-effective solutions for complexengineering challenges
- Lead projects and coordinate with civil,structural, water, transportation, survey, and construction teams to deliverhigh-quality technical solutions that meet client objectives, schedules, andbudgets
- Oversee geotechnical investigations andanalysis
- Build client relationships
- Assist with business development
- Provide leadership during construction phaseincluding review of RFIs, submittals, value engineering evaluations, claimsanalysis, field observations, and technical consultation during projectexecution
- Mentor/train junior staff
- Assist with establishment of technicalstandards, improvement of engineering processes, and support of strategicgrowth initiatives
- Serve as quality manager on major projects
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering (geotechnical emphasis preferred)
- 8+ years of progressive geotechnical engineering experience
- Professional Engineer (PE) license, or the ability to obtain Minnesota registration within an agreed-upon timeframe
- Expert in subsurface investigations, soil and rock mechanics, geotechnical analysis, and technical report development
- Significant technical experience with underground infrastructure, including tunnels, shafts, trenchless installations, deep excavations, or comparable heavy civil projects
- Experience evaluating excavation support, earth retention, slope stability, groundwater control, seepage, settlement, foundations, and geotechnical construction risks
- Strong understanding of underground construction methods, constructability considerations, and the relationship between design assumptions and field conditions
- Experience providing technical oversight, performing quality reviews, and guiding less-experienced professionals
- Ability to travel as needed for investigations, site visits, construction support, client meetings, and project coordination
Preferred Requirements:
- Master's degree or higher in GeotechnicalEngineering, Geological Engineering, or a closely related discipline
- Advanced experience in tunnel design, shaftdesign, microtunneling, pipe jacking, horizontal directional drilling, conventionaltunneling, or other trenchless construction methods
- Expert in rock mechanics, ground improvement,instrumentation and monitoring, movement and vibration assessment, groundwatercontrol, waterproofing, or slope and bluff stabilization
- Experience with numerical modeling and advancedgeotechnical analysis software
- Experience serving as Engineer of Record,technical lead, or senior technical reviewer on large or complex geotechnicalprojects
- Experience supporting transportation, transit,water/wastewater, government, mining, or other underground infrastructureprograms
- Experience developing geotechnical baselinereports, geotechnical data reports, geotechnical design reports, riskassessments, and construction specifications
- Active involvement in professionalorganizations/technical committees related to geotechnical, underground,tunneling, foundation, or trenchless engineering
Salary is commensurate with experience.
Successful applicants must be authorized to work in the USAwithout sponsorship.
Allqualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regardto protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, sex, sexualorientation, gender identity, or national origin.
Please contact LauraHarrison for further information!
www.harrisonconsultingsolutions.com
517-906-6926
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