Senior Principal Geotechnical Engineer

Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Kleinfelder is seeking a Senior Principal Geotechnical Engineer for the North Carolina region (Charlotte area). This hybrid office role requires 15+ years of geotechnical experience, NC familiarity, and PE licensure.

You will lead a high-performance team, drive business development, and deliver complex geotechnical projects across transportation, industrial, and utility sectors. The position offers a collaborative, people-first culture with opportunities for growth across multiple offices in NC

Qualifications

• 15+ years of related geotechnical experience, including NC experience.
• Proven experience leading diverse project teams.
• Ability to generate new opportunities and manage client needs.
• Experience in geotechnical design of foundations and slope stability.

Responsibilities

• Oversee pursuits, designate resources, define client needs, address concerns and propose solutions.
• Mentor engineers in site characterization, foundation recommendations, slope stability, and settlement analyses.
• Prepare geotechnical reports, drawings, and earthwork specifications for varied projects.
• Lead client relationships and business development efforts to grow opportunities.
• Coordinate cross-disciplinary teams to deliver integrated geotechnical solutions.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Geotechnical design

Mentoring engineers

Communication

Business development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE)

Job description

Take Your Geotechnical Career to the Next Level

Kleinfelder, a Forbes' Top Employer for Engineers in North America, is committed to a people-first culture, technical excellence, and creating opportunities where employees can thrive!

Are you ready to be challenged, make a difference, and experience professional growth in your career? Kleinfelder's Geotechnical team is looking for you! From earthquake and seismic engineering to the latest trenchless technology methods, Kleinfelder's Geotechnical Services support the planning, engineering, and construction of complex projects, and our specialists are leading experts in their fields.

Step Into Your New Role

Kleinfelder is seeking a motivated, highly talented, Senior Principal Geotechnical Engineer to become a leader in its geotechnical engineering discipline in North Carolina.

With growing opportunities in the region and a variety of clients, the ideal candidate will join our high achieving, fast-paced group. Excellent communication skills with the ability to lead and inspire a team are valued attributes for this position. The work Kleinfelder executes is diverse, but experience in transportation (NCDOT), traditional industrial/commercial land development, renewables, utility infrastructure, and/or mining is especially relevant.

This is a hybrid office role and can be based in:

• Charlotte, NC
• Greensboro, NC
• Raleigh, NC

Position Requirements:

• Candidates are required to have 15 or more years of related experience, including experience in North Carolina
• Proven experience in leading diverse project teams
• Ability to target and generate new opportunities
• Overseeing pursuits, designate the appropriate resources to projects, define client needs, address client concerns and suggest solutions to solve project challenges
• Proven experience in geotechnical design, slope stability, design of shallow, mat, and deep foundations, design of retaining walls, and large earthmoving projects.

Education/Certification:

• Required, Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
• Required, Professional Engineer (PE)

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Be a recognized leader in their field with consulting experience
• Have experience being externally focused to grow client relationships and develop business
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to work independently or in multidisciplinary teams
• Knowledge of planning, implementing, and managing geotechnical exploration programs including assigning laboratory testing
• Ability to mentor engineers in performing material and site characterization, foundation recommendations, slope stability, and settlement analyses, etc.
• Have experience preparing geotechnical reports, drawings, and specifications for foundations and earthwork for a wide range of projects including transportation, water, retail, hospitality, commercial, etc.
• Be able to pro-actively troubleshoot and problem-solve with practical, client-focused solutions
• Ability to organize priorities and multi-task effectively
• Possess a thirst to learn and achieve continuous improvement in a team environment

Following an offer, candidates will be required to satisfactorily complete employment reference checks, verification of professional licensure and/or educational credentials, a motor vehicle report (MVR), and a comprehensive background check.

Move Forward with Kleinfelder: Kleinfelder and its’ subsidiaries and affiliates, has been connecting great people to the best work since 1961. We are engineers, scientists, and construction professionals providing solutions that improve our clients’ transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure. As a responsive, cross-disciplinary team of bright, curious, and innovative problem-solvers, we are dedicated to doing the right thing, every day, on every project from over 110 offices in the US, Canada, and Australia. Connecting great people to the best work is our purpose – together, we deliver.

Progress with an Employer that Values You

Kleinfelder, and its’ subsidiaries and affiliates, is an inclusive organization free from discrimination. We are a stronger organization when we are a diverse workforce and believe that through diversity, equity, and inclusion comes creativity, innovation, and unity. We are proud to offer the following:

Benefits:

Kleinfelder, and its’ subsidiaries and affiliates, offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid holidays.

Career Development:

We are committed to investing in the professional development of our staff, offering each employee every opportunity to grow, develop, and take control of their career paths. We support these efforts through reimbursements for continuing education as well as many of the expenses associated with trainings and certifications, and opportunities for career development through our internal Mentoring Program.

Equal Opportunity:

Kleinfelder, and its’ subsidiaries and affiliates, is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules)