Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

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Role description: 

Arcadis is currently searching for an experienced Senior Geotechnical Engineer, with a minimum of 10 years’ of progressive geotechnical experience in slope stability, seepage and foundation analyses. Experience focused on dams, levees, flood walls, spillways, outlet works, pump stations, and other hydraulic structures, to support our Dams and Hydraulic Structures Practice part of the Water Division’s – Water Management team is preferred.

At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life. In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few. Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future. 

The candidate will be located in the San Fransisco office and will lead geotechnical projects related to water management, flood resiliency and general infrastructure design. Other work may include dam and levee safety inspections and studies and supporting structural and geotechnical disciplines with civil engineering specific tasks. The position will also support a backlog of local and national projects. 

The Engineer will utilize their expertise and technical knowledge to develop, lead and support projects. They will have a proven reputation with clients as a professional and dynamic engineer that communicates clearly and effectively and successfully executes projects. This is an outstanding opportunity that needs an individual with the ability to lead and partner while working collaboratively on a wide variety of projects at a variety of scales, in a ‘hands-on’ role with an expectation of also supporting client development activities for municipal, state, federal and private sector clients.  

Role accountabilities: 

• Performing geotechnical analyses, technical reports, and design for dams, levees, and ancillary structures, including but not limited to seepage analysis, static and seismic stability analysis, liquefaction analysis, foundation and settlement analysis, laterally loaded deep foundations, filter compatibility analysis, seepage remediation, and ground modification. 

• Design and analyses of dams and other heavy civil and earthen structures and preparing design/bid packages for permitting/construction, and coordinating and overseeing construction administration, and inspection services. 

• Designing installation and data evaluation for instrumentation systems at dams, levees, spillways, outlet works, and slopes. 

• Planning field exploration and laboratory testing programs. 

• Experience with managing project teams and collaborating with other technical disciplines. 

• Experience with programs such as gINT, SEEPW, SLOPEW, CWALSHT, PYWall, LPILE and GROUP. 

• Numerical modeling using programs such as Plaxis or FLAC for seismic analysis of dams, levees, spillways, floodwalls, retaining structures, buildings, bridges, and other types of structures are a plus. 

Required Qualifications: 

• 10+ years of geotechnical experience with emphasis on the investigation and analysis of dams and reservoirs, levees, locks, hydropower, river and coastal flood management projects, and other heavy civil projects. 

• Bachelor’s degree in Geotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geological Engineering, or related field. 

• Licensed Professional Engineer with the ability to obtain license in CA within 3 months. 

Key Skills and Attributes: 

• Relevant experience with the current state-of-the-practice techniques for: 

• Geotechnical field investigation and laboratory testing 

• Geotechnical analyses for dams, levees, cofferdams, and foundations for other hydraulic structures, including but not limited to seepage, static and seismic stability analysis, liquefaction analysis, deformation analysis, foundation and settlement analysis. 

• Geotechnical analyses for shallow and deep foundations including bearing capacity and settlement analysis, axially and laterally loaded deep foundations, retaining str