Geotechnical Engineering Lead (Transportation)

Arcadis; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 136,400 - 204,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

EAP

401K

STD

LTD

AD&D

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Reward & recognition program

Wellbeing benefits

Adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Nine paid holidays

15 days PTO

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking an experienced Geotechnical Engineering Lead to join our Transportation team in Atlanta, GA. You will drive geotechnical investigations, perform comprehensive analyses, and coordinate with civil/structural/geotechnical teams on bridges, walls, embankments, and foundations.

Ideal candidates offer 15+ years of geotechnical experience, PE or PG certification, and strong writing/communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in geotechnical, civil or geological engineering is required.
• 15+ years of progressive geotechnical engineering experience is needed.
• PE or PG certification is required or in progress.
• Experience supporting bridge and heavy civil projects is essential.
• Strong writing, communication, and coordination skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Lead geotechnical investigations, field testing, and lab programs.
• Review boring logs, data, soil/rock properties, and groundwater impacts.
• Perform analyses for bridges, embankments, foundations, and pavement elements.
• Develop geotechnical recommendations for designs, drawings, and specs.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and manage subcontractors.
• Provide construction-phase services including inspections and reviews.

Skills

Geotechnical engineering

Bridge foundation design

Slope stability

Seepage analysis

Communication & coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Geotechnical/Civil/Geological Engineering

Master's degree in Civil/Geotechnical Engineering (preferred)

Tools

gINT

OpenGround

GeoStudio

SEEP/W

SLOPE/W

CWALSHT

PYWall

LPILE

GROUP

SHAFT

PLAXIS

Job description

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

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 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 an experienced Geotechnical Engineering Lead to join our Transportation team in Atlanta, GA. This role will support a variety of transportation infrastructure projects, including bridges, retaining walls, embankments, pavement design, foundations, and related heavy civil and earthen structures.

The ideal candidate will bring progressive geotechnical engineering experience, strong technical judgment, and the ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary transportation design teams. Experience with bridge foundation design, retaining wall design, pavement design, slope stability, seepage, foundation analyses, settlement, liquefaction, seismic evaluations, and DOT transportation projects is highly valued.

Role Accountabilities

In this role, you will apply technical expertise to lead and support geotechnical projects related to transportation infrastructure design and construction. Responsibilities include:

• Plan, manage, and coordinate geotechnical field investigations and laboratory testing programs.
• Review boring logs, laboratory data, subsurface conditions, soil mechanics, rock properties, and groundwater impacts.
• Perform geotechnical analyses for bridges, retaining walls, MSE walls, embankments, approach fills, pavements, deep foundations, drilled shafts, driven piles, spread footings, and other transportation structures.
• Develop geotechnical recommendations to support designs, drawings, specifications, reports, design memoranda, bid packages, permitting, and construction documents.
• Perform engineering analyses including settlement, bearing capacity, slope stability, seepage, lateral earth pressures, liquefaction, seismic evaluations, deformation analysis, and foundation analysis.
• Support preliminary and final design phases by coordinating with civil, structural, bridge, and geotechnical engineering teams.
• Oversee geotechnical work delivered by sub-contractors and vendors
• Provide construction-phase services, including field observations, foundation installation reviews, pile driving support, embankment construction monitoring, subgrade stabilization, construction administration, and inspection coordination.
• Coordinate with DOT clients, contractors, multidisciplinary project teams, and local agencies while maintaining strong written and verbal communication.
• Ensure work complies with applicable DOT, AASHTO, FHWA, safety, quality, and local agency requirements.
• Travel to project sites, client meetings, safety audits, and construction oversight activities as required.

Required Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Geotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geological Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 15 years of progressive geotechnical engineering experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) or Professional Geologist (PG) certification.
• Experience supporting bridge, transportation, or heavy civil infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of soil mechanics, foundation engineering, geotechnical field investigations, laboratory testing programs, and geotechnical design software.
• Strong technical writing, communication, and coordination skills.

Preferred Qualification

• Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 20 years of geotechnical engineering experience, preferably with transportation infrastructure projects.
• Experience managing project teams and collaborating across technical disciplines.
• Experience with GDOT and other State DOTs
• Experience with design-build delivery
• Familiarity with AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications and applicable DOT/FHWA requirements.
• Proficiency with geotechnical software such as gINT, OpenGround, GeoStudio, SEEP/W, SLOPE/W, CWALSHT, PYWall, LPILE, GROUP, SHAFT, PLAXIS, or similar tools.

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. 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 employer. 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
• vision
• EAP
• 401K
• STD
• LTD
• AD&D
• life insurance
• paid parental leave
• reward & recognition program
• optional benefits including wellbeing benefits
• adoption assistance
• tuition reimbursement
• nine paid holidays
• 15 days PTO that accrue per year

The salary range for this position is $136,400 - $204,600. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.