Geotechnical Engineer

The Boring Company; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

The Boring Company is seeking a seasoned Geotechnical Engineer to support tunnel and shaft construction projects in Dubai. You will prepare geotechnical reports, design temporary supports, and perform settlement and impact analyses for subsurface structures.

You will also plan investigations and provide field recommendations to optimize construction means and methods. Preferred qualifications include an MS in Geotechnical/Structural Engineering and a Professional Engineer license.

Qualifications

• BS in Civil Engineering, Geology, or related discipline.
• At least 5 years of tunnel inspection experience.
• MS in Geotechnical or Structural Engineering preferred.
• Professional Engineer license preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create geotechnical data reports, interpretation reports, and design reports for tunnel and shaft construction.
• Create temporary support of excavation designs reports and drawings.
• Produce tunnel lining design documentation including lateral earth pressure calculations.
• Perform ground settlement and construction impact analysis of subsurface structures and utilities.
• Create and oversee the implementation of settlement monitoring plans.
• Plan and execute geotechnical investigations.
• Assist in the collection and review of as-built drawings and existing geotechnical data for subsurface due diligence.
• Provide geotechnical recommendations for construction means and methods.
• Perform construction period observation and inspection.
• Support brick operations with geotechnical recommendations and testing oversight.

Skills

Tunnel inspection

Geotechnical analysis

Construction monitoring

Education

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering/Geology

Master of Science in Geotechnical/Structural Engineering

Job description

The Boring Company was founded to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic by creating an underground network of tunnels. Today we are creating the technology to increase tunneling speed and decrease costs by a factor of 10 or more with the ultimate goal of making Hyperloop adoption viable and enabling rapid transit across densely populated regions.

Responsibilities

• Create geotechnical data reports geotechnical interpretation reports geotechnical design reports for tunnel and shaft construction.
• Create temporary support of excavation designs reports and drawings.
• Produce tunnel lining design documentation including lateral earth pressure calculations.
• Perform ground settlement and construction impact analysis of subsurface structures (e.g. shafts tunnels) and 3rd party infrastructure (e.g. buildings utilities).
• Create and oversee the implementation of settlement monitoring plans.
• Plan and execute geotechnical investigations.
• Assist in the collection and review of as-built drawings and existing geotechnical data for subsurface due diligence.
• Provide geotechnical recommendations for construction means and methods.
• Perform construction period observation and inspection.
• Support brick operations with geotechnical recommendations and testing oversight.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Geology Engineering Geology or related discipline.
• 5 years of tunnel inspection experience.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Master of Science in Geotechnical or Structural Engineering.
• Professional Engineer License
• Coursework in Geotechnical engineering (soils and rock) engineering structural analysis foundation engineering hydrology earthquake engineering) tunnel engineering reinforced concrete steel design constituent modeling.
• Preliminary and final analysis and design experience (geotechnical investigation slope stability analysis support of excavation construction impact to adjacent buildings and utilities providing geotechnical design parameter recommendations).

Additional Requirements

• Position may require extended hours and weekend work.
• Able to travel for short and extended trips as needed. Up to 20% travel.

Culture

Were a team of dedicated smart and scrappy people. Our employees are passionate about our mission and determined to innovate at every opportunity.

The Boring Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with The Boring Company is governed on the basis of merit competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race color religion gender national origin/ethnicity veteran status disability status age sexual orientation gender identity marital status mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Required Experience

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