Senior Tunnel & SEM Engineer - Lead Geotechnical Tunneling

Dr. Sauer & Partners Corporation; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health care

Group retirement plan

10 vacation days and 10 personal days

Professional development allowance

Annual performance bonus scheme

Job summary

Dr. Sauer & Partners is seeking a Senior Tunnel Engineer to lead SEM supervision on a major US project. You will manage a site team, implement RES processes, and coordinate with stakeholders to ensure quality, safety and progress.

The role requires a civil engineering degree, extensive tunnelling experience, and strong communication skills to deliver technical solutions and robust QA/QC across all excavation and support activities.

Qualifications

• Completed degree in Civil Engineering or a comparable field of study.
• Proven experience leading and managing high-profile tunnelling projects.
• Demonstrable experience in tunnel design and/or supervision across multiple projects, including urban environments and soft ground SEM/NATM tunnelling.
• Strong analytical and structural engineering background in heavy civil construction and tunnelling.
• Thorough understanding of tunnel structural design and the behaviour and theory of SEM tunnelling, supported by a sound knowledge of geotechnical engineering principles.

Responsibilities

• Timely production of monthly reports, RES Sheets and additional documentation.
• Managing and supervising a team of SEM Inspectors working in a 24/7 shift pattern.
• Providing construction support solutions to the contractor’s representatives in line with the design.
• Carrying out geological and geotechnical assessments of the encountered ground and water conditions.
• Assisting in the development of construction processes and logistics planning such as excavation sequences in line with design documents and / or design intent.
• Comply with DSP’s ISO 9001:2015 quality procedures and Quality Management Plan.
• Report construction activities and issues to the Dr. Sauer & Partners' Project Director (PE on record).

Skills

Tunnel design

SEM tunnelling

Geotechnical engineering

Leadership

Communication

QA/QC

Report writing

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Job description

Dr. Sauer & Partners is seeking a Senior Tunnel Engineer to lead SEM supervision on a major US project. You will manage a site team, implement RES processes, and coordinate with stakeholders to ensure quality, safety and progress.

The role requires a civil engineering degree, extensive tunnelling experience, and strong communication skills to deliver technical solutions and robust QA/QC across all excavation and support activities.