Senior Geotechnical Engineer & Department Leader (PE)

LVI Associates; Milwaukee (WI); Vor Ort; USD 140.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

LVI Associates in Milwaukee seeks a Senior Geotechnical Engineer to lead and grow its geotechnical department. The role targets a PE-licensed professional with roughly 10–15 years of geotechnical consulting experience who can write high‑quality reports and mentor others.

The position offers long‑term leadership potential, with responsibilities spanning project leadership, client engagement, and business development across infrastructure, buildings, tunnels, and utilities in the Midwest.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Geological Engineering, or related discipline.
• Approximately 10 to 15 years of geotechnical consulting experience.
• Active Professional Engineer license.
• Strong experience preparing and reviewing geotechnical engineering reports.
• Knowledge of foundation design, subsurface investigations, earthwork, and construction-related geotechnical engineering.
• Experience supporting infrastructure, buildings, sewer, utility, tunnel, or municipal projects.
• Proven project management and project control capabilities.
• Experience managing project budgets, schedules, deliverables, and field resources.
• Ability to provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and field staff.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate technical findings clearly to clients, contractors, design teams, and public-sector stakeholders.

Aufgaben

• Prepare, review, and sign comprehensive geotechnical engineering reports.
• Develop geotechnical recommendations for foundations, infrastructure, sewer systems, tunnels, and utilities.
• Plan and oversee subsurface investigations, drilling programmes, laboratory testing, and field activities.
• Interpret soil, rock, and groundwater conditions and translate findings into practical design recommendations.
• Review foundation systems, earthwork, excavation, retaining structures, and construction-related geotechnical considerations.
• Manage projects from proposal and investigation through reporting and construction support.
• Maintain control of project scope, schedules, budgets, invoicing, and overall financial performance.
• Coordinate and manage field engineers, technicians, drilling teams, and subcontractors.
• Review technical work and provide quality control for reports, calculations, and recommendations.
• Mentor junior engineers and support their technical development and PE licensure progress.
• Work closely with the President to understand the company's operations, clients, financial performance, and long-term business strategy.
• Gradually assume responsibility for day-to-day performance and direction of the geotechnical department.
• Support client relationships, proposal preparation, and business development where appropriate.
• Help identify and secure new project opportunities through existing relationships and strong project delivery.

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering

Master's degree in Geotechnical Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Jobbeschreibung

LVI Associates in Milwaukee seeks a Senior Geotechnical Engineer to lead and grow its geotechnical department. The role targets a PE-licensed professional with roughly 10–15 years of geotechnical consulting experience who can write high‑quality reports and mentor others.

The position offers long‑term leadership potential, with responsibilities spanning project leadership, client engagement, and business development across infrastructure, buildings, tunnels, and utilities in the Midwest.