Geotechnical Engineer, for COWI in North America

Geotechnical Engineer

North Vancouver

Regular, Full-Time

Hybrid

Are you interested in becoming part of a prominent engineering consulting firm that adds value for clients, communities, and the planet? Can you leverage your leadership skills and experience in regional and international underground structures and tunnels? Then this could be the next step in your career! 

Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow 

We are looking for a Geotechnical Engineer to join our global team of experts and work within a functional team that is responsible for performing engineering analysis, design, and technical reports and drawings for tunnels and various underground structures, such as deep shafts, cut-and-cover structures, and mined tunnels and caverns for metro transit, infrastructure, bridges, or hydroelectric power projects..

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Collaborate and work cross-functionally with engineers and project managers in the geotechnical investigations and the design, implementation, and oversight of medium to large exploration programs.
• Perform technical analysis, calculations, and designs for foundations, retaining walls, slope stability, seismic factors, and related structures.
• Perform 2-D or 3-D soil-structure interaction analysis, geotechnical analysis, and dynamic analysis using advanced finite element software (Plaxis. FLAC, etc.), and perform geotechnical/structural design.
• Perform the design and analysis of shallow foundations including bearing capacity and estimating settlement.
• Perform the design and analysis of deep foundations using industry standard software (i.e. L-pile, Group, GRLWEAP, etc.) and provide input to structural team members.
• Classify, interpret, and characterize ground conditions from geotechnical data for various structures, prepare reports (GIRs, GDRs), and contribute to the preparation of design deliverable documents, including geotechnical design recommendations, follow quality control procedures in the preparation of calculations, design drawings, and specifications.
• Implement design best practices in areas of expertise, in addition, to ensuring conformance with all applicable codes, standards, and client requirements.
• Visit the project site as required by the project (±80 percent of job responsibilities may take place out of the office).

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that, you will have: 

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering or Geotechnical Engineering.
• Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) license in British Columbia or can obtain within 12 months of employment.
• Minimum 5 years of geotechnical engineering experience on transportation and infrastructure projects.
• Familiarity with the Canadian Foundation Engineering Manual, CSA Codes, National Building Code, and Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code.
• Experience specifying ground investigations, including borehole/test locations and field/laboratory test schedules.
• Skilled in interpreting ground investigations for engineering parameters and producing Geotechnical Interpretative Reports (GIRs) and Geotechnical Design Reports (GDRs).
• Be experienced in soil-structure interaction analysis and preparing and checking engineering designs and calculations for deep foundations for bridges, and/or marine structure, etc.
• Have experience with finite element software such as PLAXIS 2D and 3D and/or FLAC.
• Experience designing geotechnical structures (such as deep retaining walls and slope stability) with experience in settlement/ground movement calculations and tunnel projects.
• Be able to interface with other technical disciplines (structural engineers, environmental specialists, BIM, CADD, etc.).

A place to work and so much more

At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity – and sometimes even our courage – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. We support our customers’ transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead by example by embedding environmental management, social responsibility, and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide for our customers.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.

With offices primarily located in the Nordic region, the UK, North America and India, we are currently more than 7,500 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.

What we also offer:

Being part of the COWI community offers more than just a competitive salary. We take care of our people both professionally and personally.

Some of our benefits include: 

Flexible working arrangement | Top-up parental and childbirth recovery leave | Fantastic close-knit team with a wealth of knowledge to share! | Full time hires get minimum 3 weeks vacation to start | Floating holiday to celebrate employee diversity | Paid sick leave | Annual Fitness spending account. Yes, you can use this for a ski pass, yoga or gym membership | Group RRSP program with company matching | Personal and professional development fund | Parking or public transit allowance | Extended Health coverage with 100% of premiums paid by us | Employee Assistance Program (EAP) | STD, LTD, AD&D, and Life Insurance | Referral incentive program| Frequent social events

Base compensation: $91,000 to $115,000 for North Vancouver location only. Actual compensation is subject to variations due to education, experience, skill set, and location.

Got more questions?

Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

Equal opportunity employer

COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, COWI complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training information.

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