Geotechnical Engineer

Arcadis; Highlands Ranch (CO); Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking a talented Geotechnical Engineer to be part of a growing multinational mining engineering team. This role involves providing technical support for projects, mentoring engineers, and engaging in business development activities. Join a company committed to sustainable solutions and improvements in quality of life.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Paid parental leave

401K and life insurance

15 days PTO accruing per year

Reward & recognition program

Tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience required.
• Bachelor’s degree in civil or geotechnical engineering needed.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support on mining projects across the US.
• Mentor and develop mid-level and junior engineers.
• Perform geotechnical engineering reviews and solution development.

Skills

Geotechnical investigation

Slope stability analysis

Strong written and verbal communication

Soft-ground mechanics

Construction monitoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Autodesk Civil 3D

ArcGIS Pro

GeoStudio

FLAC

PLAXIS

Job description

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Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Arcadis is seeking a Geotechnical Engineer to join an established and growing multi-national mining engineering team. As the selected candidate, you will provide technical support for projects across the United States (US), Canada, Chile, and other locations and help support business development. The position may report to any of our U.S. offices and is open to remote/hybrid work arrangements.

In this position, you will provide geotechnical engineering on surface mining projects, including tailings facilities and open pits. Project work may also include mine reclamation engineering and other environmental projects such as sediment remediation, waterfront structures, or in situ solidification and stabilization depending on qualifications. Work will entail a mixture of feasibility studies, design, construction quality assurance, and business development. This is a great opportunity to join a team and offer mentorship to our diverse group of geotechnical engineers while working on large and complex projects across the US and around the world.

Role accountabilities:

• Join our Mining Sector Team as a key participant
• Provide technical leadership to engineering teams
• Perform geotechnical engineering reviews and provide key input on critical projects
• Apply engineering principles to develop effective solutions
• Mentor and develop mid-level and junior staff
• Identify and pursue business growth opportunities
• Act as or become Engineer of Record on appropriate projects
  
  

Preferred technical proficiencies:

• Mine highwall investigations and slope stability analysis
• Mine tailings dam siting, design and evaluations including material stack design and operation and maintenance
• Field and laboratory geotechnical testing methods, techniques, and results interpretation
• Geotechnical investigation, monitoring methods and techniques
• Construction monitoring, testing and documentation
• Soft-ground mechanics and stabilization techniques
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint
  
  

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, geotechnical engineering, or closely related field
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Minimum 5 years of experience
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Limited travel is required (up to 10%)
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in civil engineering, geotechnical engineering, or closely related field
• OSHA HAZWOPER training
• MSHA training
• Experience with Autodesk Civil 3D,ArcGIS Pro
• Modelling expertise (e.g., GeoStudio, FLAC, PLAXIS)
  
  

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $88,580- $132,870.

Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

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