Geotechnical Senior Engineer

Terracon; Great Falls (MT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Terracon seeks a senior engineering professional to lead safety, quality, and technical direction on diverse projects in the Great Falls area. The role involves planning, design conceptualization, and client-focused reporting with emphasis on risk management and compliance.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s in Engineering and 8–11 years of experience; a Master’s degree is preferred and APR status is required. A valid driver's license may be necessary for field work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required.
• Minimum 8–11 years of experience.
• Master’s degree in Engineering preferred.
• Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer status required.
• A valid driver’s license may be required.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety efforts for the team and ensure adherence to safety rules.
• Maintain continuous quality monitoring and improvement on projects.
• Provide consistent quality standards on project and proposal delivery.
• Develop understanding of project-related risk and company policies.
• Senior technical direction for production and completion of projects.
• Conceptualize initial design/investigative approach for major project phases.
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate engineering work with conventional and complex features.
• Review projects using complex investigation techniques and write client reports.
• Lead training and provide informed decisions on technology issues.
• Provide leadership in marketing, sales and business development.
• Supervise less experienced engineers or technical staff on projects.
• Serve as a Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer.

Skills

Leadership

Safety leadership

Project management

Technical direction

Quality assurance

Team supervision

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering preferred

Job description

General Responsibilities:

Provide engineering and consulting services for a broad array of projects and clients. This may include performing and/or leading field investigations, engineering analysis, calculations, and recommendations, design and development of plans and specifications, observation and inspection, and the writing, preparation, and review of related reports for the services provided. Review drawings and construction to assure compliance with plans and specifications. Prepare proposals and cost estimates, track and evaluate project progress, budgets, and recommend changes. Research and resolve design and construction problems. Assign, review, and evaluate laboratory or field data for inclusion in reports. Apply sound engineering principles and be able to communicate complex engineering issues and concepts to technical and non-technical clients and project teams. Services may be provided for existing or proposed projects in a variety of sectors, including for example public works, transportation, commercial, communications, energy, and industrial.

Essential Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead safety efforts for team and ensure team follows safety rules and guidelines. Responsible for creating and modeling a safe work environment; demonstrating safety practices. Promote pre-task planning for all projects.
• Responsible for continuous quality monitoring and improvement on projects. Monitor and promote quality standards and practices.
• Responsible for providing consistent quality standards on project and proposal delivery.
• Develop understanding and be aware of project-related risk and how to protect the Company. Be familiar with company risk policies.
• Senior level engineering professional providing technical direction required for production and completion of both routine and unique or complex projects.
• Responsible for conceptualizing the initial design and/or investigative approach for a major phase of a large project or have overall responsibility for the engineering work on a project of moderate scope.
• Plan, schedule, conduct, and/or coordinates engineering work involving conventional engineering practices but may include a variety of complex features such as conflicting design requirements.
• Provide review of projects requiring complex and innovative investigation techniques and supervise the analysis and formulation of recommendations in written reports to clients; provides technical review of reports.
• Lead technical training and make informed decisions based upon state of the art technology issues.
• Provide leadership of marketing, sales and business development.
• Supervise less experienced engineers or technical support personnel on projects.
• Serve as a Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer.

Requirements:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• Minimum 8-11 years’ experience.
• Master’s degree in Engineering preferred.
• A valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history may be required.
• Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer status required.