Vice President, Geotechnical Engineer

Socket.dev; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Vice President, Geotechnical Engineer in Atlanta, GA to lead the CGEM team and grow our ground engineering practice. You will mentor staff, manage complex projects, and expand client relationships across power, commercial, transportation, and water markets.

You will apply advanced geotechnical knowledge to design, permitting, and construction activities while ensuring safety, QA/QC, and on‑time delivery. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in geotechnical or geotech-focused civil engineering.
• 12+ years of post-education geotechnical experience.
• Georgia PE license or ability to obtain within six months.
• Strong geotechnical principles, design and QA/QC knowledge.
• Proficient technical writing, analysis, and coordination with teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for a growing geotechnical practice and mentor staff.
• Develop client base and pursue ground engineering opportunities in the southeast.
• Lead projects with budgets, schedules, and technical quality control.
• Coordinate across lines of business for multi-discipline projects.
• Engage with clients, present proposals, and negotiate contracts.

Skills

Geotechnical Engineering

Civil Engineering

PE license

Project Leadership

Client Engagement

Mentoring

QA/QC

Technical Writing

Geotechnical Design Software

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Geotechnical or Civil Engineering

Master’s or Doctorate in Geotechnical Engineering

Tools

Geotechnical Design Software

Job description

This Opportunity

WSP is initiating a search for a Vice President, Geotechnical Engineer for our Civil, Geotechnical Engineering and Materials (CGEM) team based in Atlanta, GA. Be a part of our growing Earth and Environment business line organization that aspires to solve our client’s most complex ground engineering challenges.

In this role you will provide leadership and expertise for the CGEM team; building our business through client engagement and partnerships, developing our team through mentoring and project leadership, and managing and supporting projects in the power, commercial, transportation, and water markets with technical excellence.

Your Impact

• Provide leadership and expertise for a growing ground engineering practice.
• Develop and retain a client base for providing ground engineering services, including identifying additional business development opportunities, and cross-selling of other WSP capabilities. Responsible for the planning, pursuit, and development of business, and the successful execution of ground engineering work within the southeast. Develop and inform proposal and project scopes, timelines, pricing, and budgetary metrics.
• Collaborate across business lines to help develop and support opportunities and projects with ground engineering components. Support the overall long‑term strategy, growth, and pipeline development of WSP’s ground engineering work in assigned area of responsibility, across disciplines (planning, design, permitting, program/construction management, and strategic consulting).
• Remain current in the latest geotechnical engineering techniques and practices.
• Provide senior‑level review and apply advanced geotechnical engineering knowledge to projects involving site exploration, permit applications, instrumentation, foundation engineering, earthquake engineering, concept and feasibility studies, detailed engineering design, construction, and construction quality assurance.
• Lead geotechnical engineering projects, prepare and oversee project budgets and schedules, ensure satisfactory financial performance and technical quality, lead technical aspects of contract negotiation, presentations, and meetings, and supervise subcontractors. Perform periodic construction observation or site visits to ensure that projects comply with design requirements, applicable regulations, and sound engineering practice.
• Meet with client representatives to discuss issues relating to a variety of engineering and construction challenges and programs.
• Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development. Manage and provide performance guidance and leadership to assigned staff.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision‑making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering with a geotechnical focus, or closely related discipline.
• 12+ years of relevant post education experience.
• Professional engineering license in Georgia, or ability to become licensed in Georgia in six months.
• Advanced proficiency with geotechnical engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, standard of care, and the application to project work‑related issues.
• Proficiency with technical writing, office automation, discipline‑specific design software, technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.
• Strong working knowledge of relevant engineering and construction codes,laws, regulations, permitting, compliance practices, and record‑keeping requirements, and the business impact upon the organization.
• Works independently and provides guidance and leadership to mid‑level to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Experienced with providing critical review for documents and preparing technical deliverables and plans with a high degree of complexity. Well‑developed critical thinking and problem‑solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, computations, and statistical analysis, and arriving at effective, economical, and logical solutions.
• Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Strong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet business needs.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project requirements.
• Successfully complete and pass WSP’s Motor Vehicle screening.
• Master’s Degree or Doctorate in Geotechnical Engineering.
• Basic First Aid and Adult CPR training.

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About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.