Intermediate Geotechnical Engineer

EXP; Nanaimo; On-site; CAD 92,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Intermediate Geotechnical Engineer, where you'll collaborate on exciting projects across Western Canada. In this role, you'll conduct site investigations, prepare detailed reports, and support project design phases while working closely with a diverse team of professionals. This established firm values innovation and teamwork, providing you with opportunities to grow your skills and make a significant impact on local geotechnical projects. If you're passionate about engineering and looking for a role that challenges you while fostering collaboration, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant experience in geotechnical engineering.
• Strong technical and problem-solving skills required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct geotechnical site investigations and analysis.
• Prepare geotechnical reports and support project design.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

Technical skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in civil or geological/geotechnical engineering

Registration as professional engineer with EGBC

Tools

AutoCAD

gINT

SlopeW

MSEW

MS Word

Excel

Job description

Intermediate Geotechnical Engineer

Burnaby, BC

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.

Be our next Intermediate Geotechnical Engineer!

What a day at EXP has in store for you

In this role, you will be a part of the Geotechnical team for Western Canada, based in our Burnaby office. Not only will you be given an opportunity to help bring local geotechnical projects to life; but you will also have a chance to collaborate with EXP team members across Western Canada on some very large and challenging projects! The successful candidate will be joining a well-established and diverse engineering group in Western Canada poised for growth and challenging project opportunities well into the future.

Working closely with Project Engineers/Managers and their clients, design support staff, field technical staff, and materials testing staff for projects mainly in and around, but not limited to Greater Vancouver and Fraser Valley areas. For each project, the successful candidate could be involved in Project design phase deliverables such as:

• Preparing proposal and scopes and budgets
• Coordinating subcontractors/subconsultants, as needed, and EXP design and field staff to execute assigned projects
• Conduct geotechnical site investigations
• Conduct geotechnical analysis
• Prepare geotechnical reports
• Act as Engineer of Record (EoR), or design engineer support on project assignments

Project construction phase deliverables such as:

• Support design submissions such as Issued for Permit drawings and Issued For Construction drawings
• Prepare Letters of Assurance documents to Building Authority, as required
• Coordinate EXP technical and field support staff
• Support project construction meetings
• Support technical inquiries during construction work
• Conduct field reviews to support EoR quality assurance work
• Prepare design memos/letters and or prepare/review Field Review Reports during construction

Project close out phase deliverables such as:

• Prepare Letters of Compliance documents to Building Authority, as required
• Prepare/support close out documents, as required

What your experience looks like

• Bachelor’s degree in civil or geological/geotechnical engineering
• Registration as professional engineer with EGBC
• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience
• Project management experience
• Strong technical skills, problem-solving skills, and attention to detail and accuracy
• Team player with proven ability to work independently or as a member of project teams
• Excellent organizing, interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Strong computer skills using word processing, spreadsheet, and graphics applications such as MS Word, Excel and AutoCAD
• Experience in engineering programs (gINT, SlopeW, MSEW, etc.)
• Must possess valid driver’s license to travel to and from client office and project sites

The salary range for this role is between $92,000 to $122,000. The actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location.

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].