Senior Geotechnical Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Job summary

Stantec seeks a Senior Geotechnical Engineer/Project Manager to lead and deliver geotechnical projects in the US South Region from the Phoenix office. You will manage multi-disciplinary teams, mentor staff, and ensure safe, cost-effective designs for water infrastructure including dams and levees.

The role emphasizes client relationship building, proposal development, and risk-based project execution across geotechnical disciplines in a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in civil, geotechnical, or geological engineering; Master’s degree preferred.
• Licensed PE with reciprocity in multiple states.
• Minimum 10 years of project management experience in geotechnical projects (dams, levees, water infra).

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver geotechnical projects from planning through construction.
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams on proposals, planning studies, feasibility through final designs, and construction services.
• Maintain health, safety, and quality standards in project delivery.
• Develop client relationships and pursue additional project opportunities.
• Oversee budgets, timelines, and resource allocation to stay on schedule and within budget.
• Serve as Engineer-of-Record on selected projects and mentor junior staff.

Skills

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Client service management

Leadership

Decision making

Geotechnical engineering

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil/geotechnical/geological eng

Master's degree preferred

Licensed Professional Engineer (PE)

Job description

Communities everywhere share the need for clean water. And as they work to meet that need, they’re facing new, more complex challenges every day. Our water professionals collaborate to contribute innovative ideas, guided by scientific rigor and a vision for sustainable growth. Every day, we’re helping communities improve, reuse, and protect our world’s most precious resource.

Join our team to deliver transformational projects that will benefit future generations. Grow with us, H2O+U.

Stantec’s Geotechnical Engineering practice is searching for a highly motivated Senior Geotechnical Engineer/Project Manager to join our team

Your Opportunity

Stantec is seeking a highly qualified applicant to help manage and deliver projects in our successful Geotechnical Engineering practice in the US South Region. As a Senior Geotechnical Project Manager, you will have the opportunity to work on geotechnical engineering projects in a multi-disciplinary project team environment for dams, levees, and other water infrastructure in our water resources sector.

Your Key Responsibilities

As a Senior Geotechnical Engineer, you will be responsible for managing and delivering successful geotechnical projects and developing cost effective, practical geotechnical engineering designs and construction solutions for our clients. You will interact internally throughout the organization with staff at all levels as well as clients, members of professional organizations, subcontractors, and other firms. Specific responsibilities of a Senior Geotechnical Engineer include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Working in a manner to protect the health and safety of Stantec employees, clients and the public by following company health, safety and security guidelines and policies.

• Maintaining and enhancing our reputation with clients, approval agencies and industry professionals as an outstanding service provider.

• Managing multiple project simultaneously.

• 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.

• Identifying appropriate resources and skill sets to achieve project objectives as well as managing contract terms, tracking and managing costs and schedule, and implementing measures necessary to stay on schedule and within budget.

• Leading by example with active support of internal policies and practices, including risk management, project management, and quality management.

• Growing internal and external networks to enhance Stantec’s reputation and identifying additional talent to join our team.

• Providing mentoring and training for future leaders, including development of succession plans for key positions.

• Developing client relationships to facilitate project activities.

• Promoting collaboration and teamwork across business lines and geographies.

• Serving as Engineer-of-Record on projects.

• Supervising the work of other engineers, including setting the priorities for their scope of work, their budgets and their schedules for completing the work.

• Leading project coordination meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owner and contractor, sub-contractors, and vendors.

• Remaining current on regulatory policy and rule changes and may establish working relationships with regulatory officials.

• Engaging in leadership in professional organizations that align with expertise; writing technical papers and delivering technical presentations for conference and symposia events.

• Developing project scope, budgets, and design approach for all size projects, and supporting marketing and business development professionals in positioning for potential projects, writing technical portions of proposals, participating in client interviews and supporting negotiations for project contracts.

• Maintain consistently high standards of delivery, quality, flexibility, and innovation.

• Enhance the reputation of Stantec through preparation and presentation of papers at professional society conferences and seminars.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Strong project management skills, with experience in organizing, planning, and executing projects from pursuit through closeout, involving internal personnel, subconsultants, contractors, and vendors.

• Strong interpersonal abilities for working in diverse team environments with staff, clients, and stakeholders.

• Demonstrated successful experience in client service management.

• Demonstrated successful experience in leadership, including defining and setting the direction for a team, project, and office; strategy development; change management; and corporate stewardship.

• Demonstrated successful experience in decision making, including making sound defensible business decisions; and identifying, assessing, evaluating and solving complex problems.

• Strong understanding of geotechnical practices including exploration, analysis, and design and an understanding of all phases of project document production

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.Travel to other offices as well as to project sites will be required.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in civil, geotechnical, or geological engineering, Master’s Degree preferred.

• Licensed PE with the ability to obtain reciprocity in multiple states.

• Minimum 10 years relevant experience in project management, preferably for geotechnical projects related to dams, levees, and other water infrastructure.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

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

Primary Location: United States | AZ | Phoenix
Organization: 1813 Water-US Southwest-Phoenix AZ
Employee Status: Regular
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: No
Schedule: Full time

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.