Geotechnical Engineer 5
CDM Smith
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Job summary
CDM Smith seeks a Geotechnical Engineer to tackle complex infrastructure projects including dams, reservoirs, levees, and deep foundations. You will guide designs from investigation through final delivery, mentor junior staff, and collaborate with clients and cross‑disciplinary teams.
Based in Kansas City, Chicago or Dallas, this role requires PE licensure, about 7 years of experience, and travel up to 10% to support varied projects across the region.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Geotechnical, Civil, Mining or Geologic Engineering or related discipline.
- Professional engineer (PE) license.
- 7 years of related experience.
- Domestic and/or international travel may be required.
Responsibilities
- Create designs for excavation, dewatering, foundations, dams, reservoirs and geo-environmental projects.
- Review designs for regulatory compliance and sign off on final designs.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical publications.
- Collaborate with clients and multidisciplinary teams to deliver projects.
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Ready to take on bigger geotechnical challenges and have a greater voice in how they're solved? In this role, you'll work on complex infrastructure projects involving dams, reservoirs, levees, deep foundations, excavation, dewatering, and geo-environmental challenges. You'll take designs from investigation and analysis through final delivery, collaborate directly with clients and multidisciplinary teams, and have opportunities to mentor junior engineers, contribute to technical publications, and build your visibility within the industry. It's a chance to deepen your technical expertise while growing into a trusted technical leader. We are ideally looking for candidates to be based in our Kansas City, Chicago or Dallas.
- With general direction, creates excavation, dewatering, shallow/deep foundations, dams/reservoirs/levees, geo-environmental projects, etc.
- engineering designs of basic to high complexity to meet client project requirements.
- Reviews draft designs for compliance with federal, state and local regulations and signs off on completed designs.
- Ensures that firm policies and practices are followed on all designs.
- Performs site reviews and studies, as needed, to ensure designs are aligned with location specifications.
- Updates design requirements as necessary.
- Performs soil sampling analyses and modeling.
- Contributes to firm's TKM by developing white papers and technical design documentation of new or special case designs, studies, etc..
- Submits technical papers and designs for publishing to technical journals.
- Collaborates with sales staff to create proposals in response to current and potential client requests for proposal (RFPs).
- Reviews draft proposals for adherence to firm, industry, state, local and federal regulations and best practices.
- Meets with current and potential future clients to review their current and future design needs.
- Attends conferences, symposia, etc.
- to improve the visibility of the firm's products and services in collaboration with applicable sales staff.
- Performs other duties as required.
- Provides technical guidance and training to more junior staff.
- Mentors more junior staff and develops them for future growth within the discipline and firm.
- May supervise the work of junior engineers on project work.
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- Expert Knowledge of computer assisted design and drafting (CADD) 3D and 4D software and practices.
- Expert Knowledge of engineer principles of design.
- Expert Knowledge of Microsoft business software (excel, word, etc.).
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Expert knowledge of federal, state and local regulations.
- Bachelor's degree in Geotechnical, Civil, Mining or Geologic Engineering or related discipline.
- Professional engineering (PE) license.
- 7 years of related experience.
- Domestic and/or international travel may be required. The frequency of travel is contingent on specific duties, responsibilities, and the essential functions of the position, which may vary depending on workload and project demands.
- Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
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We attract the best people in the industry, supporting their efforts to learn and grow. We strive to create a challenging and progressive work environment. We provide career opportunities that span a variety of disciplines and geographic locations, with projects that our employees plan, design, build and operate as diverse as the needs of our clients. CDM Smith Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, pregnancy related conditions, childbirth and related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression), national origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
CDM Smith Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries (hereafter collectively referred to as "CDM Smith") reserves the right to require background checks including criminal, employment, education, licensure, etc. as well as credit and motor vehicle when applicable for certain positions. In addition, CDM Smith may conduct drug testing for designated positions. Background checks are conducted after an offer of employment has been made in the United States. The timing of when background checks will be conducted on candidates for positions outside the United States will vary based on country statutory law but in no case, will the background check precede an interview. CDM Smith will conduct interviews of qualified individuals prior to requesting a criminal background check, and no job application submitted prior to such interview shall inquire into an applicant's criminal history. If this position is subject to a background check for any convictions related to its responsibilities and requirements, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history. Criminal history will not automatically disqualify a candidate. In addition, during employment individuals may be required by CDM Smith or a CDM Smith client to successfully complete additional background checks, including motor vehicle record as well as drug testing.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
CDM Smith is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. This pay range is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels for the geographic location assigned to the position. In addition to geographic location, a candidate’s salary is determined by several other factors including, but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, relevant work experience, skills, required certifications, and education/training.
All bonuses at CDM Smith are discretionary and may or may not apply to this position.
No-We will not support sponsorship in the United States, i.e. H-1B or TN Visas for this position
All vendors must have a signed CDM Smith Placement Agreement from the CDM Smith Talent Acquisition Manager to receive payment for your placement. Verbal or written commitments from any other member of the CDM Smith Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries staff will not be considered binding terms. All unsolicited resumes sent to CDM Smith Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries and any resume submitted to any employee outside of CDM Smith Talent Acquisition Team will be considered property of CDM Smith. CDM Smith Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries will not be held liable to pay a placement fee.
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