Geotechnical Engineer

Systra; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid workplace

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

SYSTRA Canada is seeking a senior Geotechnical Engineer to lead investigations, design foundations, and assess seismic risks for transportation infrastructure. The role involves delivering geotechnical solutions across projects and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, cost-effective outcomes.

You will provide technical input, manage field activities, and coordinate with structural engineers to integrate geotechnical designs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Geotechnical, Civil, or Geological Engineering.
• P.Eng designation required.
• Minimum 12+ years of geotechnical engineering experience related to foundation design.
• Expertise in seismic hazard, liquefaction, and seismic design for rail/transport infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Support planning, design, and delivery of geotechnical investigations for foundations and pavements.
• Provide technical input, design recommendations, and reporting.
• Perform seismic hazard assessments, liquefaction evaluations, and numerical modelling.
• Coordinate with structural teams to integrate geotechnical solutions into projects.
• Conduct field activities including site supervision, drilling, and lab testing.

Skills

P.Eng designation

Geotechnical engineering

Seismic hazard assessment

Numerical modelling

Education

Bachelor’s in Geotechnical/Civil Eng

Tools

Seismic software

Finite element tools

Job description

SYSTRA Canada is part of the SYSTRA group, an international consulting and engineering group, a world leader in the design of transport infrastructures. SYSTRA Canada is an engineering and consulting firm whose primary focus is to offer transportation solutions, whether for passengers or goods: feasibility studies of building a new railway line, increasing the capacity of the existing infrastructure, privatization of a railway.

Understand better who we are by visiting www.systracanada.com.

Context

As a Geotechnical Engineer, you will play a key supporting role in the investigation, design, and delivery of geotechnical solutions for foundation and pavement engineering projects within the transportation, infrastructure, and major projects sectors.

Missions/Main Duties

• Support the planning, design, and delivery of geotechnical investigations for foundation and pavement engineering projects across transportation, infrastructure, and major developments.
• Provide technical support, design input, and undertake reporting tasks
• Perform seismic hazard assessments, liquefaction evaluations, and numerical modelling to support project design.
• Develop geotechnical design recommendations for foundation systems and related infrastructure.
• Provide technical input on foundation design, ground response analyses, seismic site characterization, and seismic design considerations.
• Coordinate with structural and other design disciplines to ensure geotechnical recommendations are effectively integrated into the overall design.
• Contribute to the design and assessment of foundations, roads and pavements, retaining structures, slope stability, and ground improvement solutions.
• Participate in field activities, including site supervision, drilling operations, construction monitoring, and laboratory testing support.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to help deliver project objectives on time and within budget.
• Ensure work is carried out in accordance with relevant industry standards, codes, and health and safety regulations.
• Review and approve the development and delivery of factual geotechnical data reports summarizing field investigations, results, sampling, and laboratory testing documentation.

Profile/Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Geotechnical, Civil, or Geological Engineering from an accredited institution.
• P.Eng. designation required.
• Minimum of 12+ years of geotechnical engineering experience related to foundation design.
• Demonstrated expertise in seismic hazard assessment, liquifaction evaluation, and seismic design for rail and transportation infrastructure projects.
• Strong experience in seismic and liquifaction analyses, numerical modelling, and the development of geotechnical design criteria.

SYSTRA Canada is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values applications from all and offers employment equity based on the merits and abilities of candidates and personnel.

Note: In this description, the masculine gender is used for easy reading purposes and includes the feminine.

We use AI-enabled tools in our recruitment platform (iCIMS) for tasks like resume parsing and candidate matching. These tools do not make hiring decisions; all applications are reviewed by a human recruiter, and final decisions are made by our hiring team.

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Workplace Type

Hybrid