Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid family leave

Ten paid holidays per year

Vacation between 10 and 20 days peryr

Job summary

A leading engineering consulting firm is seeking a Senior Geotechnical Engineer to provide comprehensive geotechnical services. The role involves project leadership, business development, and mentoring staff. You will collaborate with senior leaders and clients, ensuring project objectives are met. Ideal candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering and 10+ years of related experience. This position also requires strong skills in relationship management and technical proficiency in relevant software.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in geotechnical engineering.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor teams.
• Strong knowledge of civil and geotechnical systems.
• Understanding of state and federal regulations and client-specific requirements.
• Strong leadership and team-building across multiple disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor project teams on geotechnical projects.
• Develop client relationships to facilitate project activities.
• Manage project objectives and performance standards.
• Serve as Engineer-of-Record on projects and lead coordination meetings.
• Engage in professional organizations, author technical papers, and present at conferences.
• Support during construction with submittal reviews and RFIs.
• Develop new standards and specifications in collaboration with Stantec teams.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentorship

Client relationship management

Time management

Team-building

Technical proficiency in geotechnical software

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor of Science degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering

Licensed Professional Engineer

Tools

AutoCAD Civil3D

Geostudio Software Suite

Plaxis

ENSOFT LPILE

FB Deep/MultiPier

DigiPro II

gINT

Job description

Your Opportunity

Stantec's Geotechnical practice has an immediate opportunity for a Senior Geotechnical Engineer. As a geotechnical professional, you will provide comprehensive geotechnical services to Stantec clients with a focus on Project Leadership, Business Development, Staff Mentorship, and Collaboration with other Stantec Senior Leaders.

Does working with clients on great projects with a talented team of professionals while driving top line appeal to you? The role of a Senior Geotechnical Engineer is the "seller/doer" responsible for leading the pursuit and delivery teams on both small and large projects, while mentoring staff, providing technical guidance, and supporting business development efforts. You will leverage your technical skills, industry and market knowledge, and client and partner relationships to pursue and win work that transforms our business and inspires our people to provide a quality design product to our clients while building a culturally strong and high performing business.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Maintaining and enhancing our reputation with clients, approval agencies, and industry professionals as an outstanding service provider.
• Growing internal and external networks to enhance Stantec’s reputation and identifying additional talent to join our team.
• Assists Project Technical Leads and Project Managers in establishing project objectives, procedures, and performance standards, and leading multi-disciplinary teams on proposals, planning studies, feasibility through final designs, and construction services for geotechnical engineering projects.
• Manage and lead other team members which could be local or regional, while working on other projects, complete tasks, and delegate specific project tasks to other team members as appropriate.
• Conduct and/or review analyses, develop engineering calculation packages, and perform other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned and under the direction of a Project Technical Lead or Project Manager.
• Providing mentoring and training for junior staff.
• Developing client relationships to facilitate project activities.
• Promoting collaboration and teamwork across business lines and geographies.
• Serving as Engineer-of-Record on projects.
• Leading project coordination meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owner and contractor, subcontractors, and vendors.
• Engaging in professional organizations that align with expertise, authoring technical papers, and delivering technical presentations for conference and symposia events.
• Assists in providing support services during construction that can include submittal reviews, responses to requests for information, and contract document clarifications.
• Assist in the development of new standards and specifications for the work elements designed by your discipline group and interact with other Stantec teams to complete the design package for various sized projects across North America.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Ability to lead technical teams and collaborate in a project team setting and interact with clients daily.
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to understand project and team roles and scheduling, budgeting, and efficient use of time and resources.
• Understanding client expectations, budgeting, proposal writing, and producing high-quality deliverables.
• Strong understanding and technical ability in producing and leading teams through all phases of a design project (proposal, calculations, construction drawings, and final reports).
• An understanding of state and federal regulations and the ability to adapt to client-specific requirements.
• Efficient project management/technical leadership of assigned tasks on multiple concurrent projects.
• The ability to check the work of others for accuracy and completeness and manage multiple direct team members.
• Excellent team-building skills and a willingness to work on multiple teams/disciplines with varying backgrounds.
• Strong knowledge of civil and geotechnical systems means and methods, materials, and industry standards.
• Ability to interpret sketches, engineering drawings, and other similar materials.
• Basic experience in Microsoft Office required, and familiarity with AutoCAD Civil3D, Geostudio Software Suite, Plaxis, ENSOFT LPILE, FB Deep/MultiPier, DigiPro II, and gINT, is a plus.
• Provide support in permitting process of projects, if needed.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor of Science degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering.
• Licensed Professional Engineer registered in at least one U.S. jurisdiction with the ability to obtain reciprocity in other states.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience.
• Preferred USACE, DOT, and/or CCR experience.

Position will involve roughly 10 to 20% travel for client site visits, project meetings, etc. Flexible office and field arrangements depending on project activities. A typical office environment working with computers and working at a desk for long periods. Fieldwork may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

Pay Transparency

Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Location and Logistics

Primary Location: United States | TN | Knoxville
Organization: BC-1755 Water-US South
Employee Status: Regular
Business Justification: Replacement
Travel: Yes
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 29/12/2025 08:12:50
Req ID: 1001558

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. At Stantec we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process then please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.