Geotechnical Engineering Director & Practice Leader

WSP; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking an Assistant Vice President, Geotechnical Engineering Manager for the Louisville, Kentucky office. This leadership role combines deep technical geotechnical expertise with proven people leadership, business development, and operational management to grow WSP's geotechnical practice.

You will guide multi-site projects across design, permitting, and construction, mentor staff, drive client relationships, and advance innovative approaches to infrastructure resilience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering with a focus in Geotechnical Engineering.
• 10+ years of relevant post-education experience in geotechnical engineering and design.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required; multi-state registration preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in geotechnical engineering principles, practices, design, construction, permitting, and project delivery.
• Strong experience supporting infrastructure planning, design, rehabilitation, reconstruction, and construction management projects.
• Thorough knowledge of applicable building codes, construction regulations, permitting requirements, and compliance practices.
• Advanced technical proficiency in engineering calculations, geotechnical analyses, design development, and interpretation of engineering plans and specifications.
• Experience planning and conducting field investigations, inspections, and site assessments related to civil and geotechnical engineering projects.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present complex technical information to diverse audiences.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills with demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams, managing employee performance, and effectively engaging clients, regulators, project managers, and executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for multi-site and multi-phase due diligence, investigation, remediation, and design projects.
• Develop construction plans, specifications, cost estimates, safety plans, and phasing plans coordinating with owners, subconsultants, and clients.
• Lead projects from planning through construction including grading, drainage, foundations, retaining structures, embankments, and geotechnical elements.
• Drive innovative engineering approaches, monitoring technologies, modeling techniques, and future-ready design solutions.
• Manage a portfolio of geotechnical projects including planning, budgeting, staffing, schedule development, risk mitigation, and QA/QC.

Skills

Leadership

Client relationship management

Geotechnical engineering

Project portfolio management

People development

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering (Geotechnical)

Master's Degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

ArcGIS

GeoStudio/GeoSlope

MicroStation

HEC-RAS

STAAD

Job description

WSP is seeking an Assistant Vice President, Geotechnical Engineering Manager for the Louisville, Kentucky office. This leadership role combines deep technical geotechnical expertise with proven people leadership, business development, and operational management to grow WSP's geotechnical practice.

You will guide multi-site projects across design, permitting, and construction, mentor staff, drive client relationships, and advance innovative approaches to infrastructure resilience.