Intermediate Geotechnical Engineer

EXP; Hamilton; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Intermediate Geotechnical Engineer in Hamilton, Ontario, where you will tackle complex challenges in geotechnical engineering. In this role, you'll manage projects from proposal to final report, develop client relationships, and lead investigations on construction sites. Your expertise will contribute to innovative solutions for the built environment while collaborating with a diverse team of professionals. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to grow their career in a supportive and dynamic work environment. If you are passionate about engineering and ready to make an impact, we want to hear from you!

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in geotechnical engineering, mainly in consulting.
• Strong project management and client relationship skills.
• P.Eng. designation and Bachelor's degree required.

Responsibilities

• Developing proposals and managing geotechnical investigations.
• Conducting site inspections and troubleshooting construction issues.
• Coaching and mentoring junior geotechnical engineers.

Skills

Geotechnical Engineering

Project Management

Client Relationship Management

Data Analysis

Problem-Solving

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Geotechnical, Civil or Geological Engineering

P.Eng. Designation from Ontario

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

gINT

AutoCAD

Job description

Intermediate Geotechnical Engineer

Hamilton, ON

At EXP, we’re driven to provide innovative solutions for the world’s built and natural environments. As a team of engineers, architects, designers, scientists, creators and a community of professionals, we bring diverse and talented people together to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Here, you join a team that leverages differences, harnesses their entrepreneurial spirit in an employee-owned company, that believes diversity is what gives us strength, seeks sustainable results and shares ambitions for each other, our clients and the communities we are part of and serve. To be a part of EXP means to have your own experience, while staying connected to a global network of professionals, who believe we are a part of something bigger. Together, we are EXP.

Are you ready to design your future?

Be our nextIntermediate Geotechnical Engineer!

Your work environment at EXP

EXP is currently seeking anIntermediate Geotechnical Engineerto join our engineering team in Hamilton, Ontario. Reporting to the Geotechnical Division Manager, the successful candidate will provide technical services to a variety of projects which they will be assigned.

What a day at EXP has in store for you

• Developing and maintaining business relationships with clients;
• Preparing proposals for geotechnical investigations and material inspection and testing services;
• Planning and overseeing geotechnical investigations from proposal phase to final report, including meetings, and client correspondence;
• Carrying out footing base inspections and troubleshooting construction site issues;
• Directing field activities, including investigations, monitoring and testing services on construction projects, reviewing field reports, drafting reports;
• Co-ordinating with clients, colleagues, suppliers and third parties to accomplish the required project objectives;
• Managing projects to achieve the objectives, including briefing and control of staff and contractors allocated to the project, scheduling work, cost control (expenses and budget control as well as utilization management);
• Experience with building science inspections would be an asset;
• Attending project meetings and carrying out site inspections when technical guidance and support is required;
• Reviewing and interpreting monitoring information from geotechnical instrumentation and settlement monitoring programs;
• Carrying out analysis of data, including computer analyses;
• Collaborating with staff when dealing with difficult, complex and unusual matters and decisions;
• Performing independent studies, analyses, interpretations and conclusions;
• Working independently with little supervision, depending on the complexity of the assignment;
• Liaising with clients, contractors, consultants, municipal staff, and other stakeholders;
• Continuing own technical skills development and propagation of those skills to others;
• Coaching, mentoring and developing junior and intermediate Geotechnical employees.

What your experience looks like

• P.Eng. Designation from Ontario is required;
• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Geotechnical, Civil or Geological Engineering;
• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in Geotechnical engineering, predominantly obtained in a consulting engineering environment;
• Development of comprehensive scopes of work to the client’s requirements;
• Use of high level engineering principles;
• Ensuring that standards and criteria have been met;
• Maintaining budgetary control, including changes in the scope of work due to client requirements and physical/geotechnical conditions;
• Accurately and appropriately reporting project assignments on schedule;
• Management of multiple projects at one time;
• Proven business development skills to generate geotechnical services on projects and to take on new clients;
• Experience with complex geotechnical investigations and design work;
• Strong verbal and written (English) communication;
• Ability to exercise diplomacy and tact when interacting with fellow staff, clients, consultants and contractors;
• Strong organizational and time management skills, including multi-tasking and prioritizing;
• Strong problem-solving skills;
• Familiarity with standard construction procedures and methodologies;
• Ability to work in a team environment;
• Strong Microsoft Word and Excel experience required, knowledge of gINT and AutoCAD would be an asset;
• Valid driver’s license and vehicle.

EXP subscribes to the Workplace Equity Program. Applications from women, members of visible minorities, Indigenous peoples and persons with disabilities are encouraged. Persons with disabilities can obtain accommodation for the selection process by contacting us at the following email address: [e-mail] .