Sr. Geotechnical Engineer - 17146

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Geotechnical Engineer for our Seattle, WA office.  Be involved in projects with our Geotechnical & Tunneling National Business Line Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges. 

At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future-focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to build communities and expand our skylines. Here at WSP, anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!

Your Impact

• Developing and supervising geotechnical investigations and laboratory testing programs for highway and transit projects
• Performing geotechnical analyses and design of shallow and deep foundations, embankments/cuts, and earth retaining systems for transportation/water/energy projects
• Performing numerical analysis for complex underground projects
• Preparing geotechnical memoranda and reports
• Developing geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring plan
• Providing design services during construction

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering
• 5 to 7 years of relevant post education experience in engineering and prior geotechnical design experience
• Professional Engineer Registration in Washington or Oregon
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in geotechnical engineering
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability and willingness to travel for field work

Preferred Qualifications 

• MS in Civil Engineering with Geotechnical emphasis
• Familiar with seismic design specifications and requirements in Pacific Northwest
• Proven Experience using engineering software from commercially available developers (i.e. Ensoft, Itasca, Rocscience, Bentley)
• Experience with MicroStation and GIS systems

WSP Benefits: 

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings. 

Compensation:

Expected Salary : $95,000 - $110,000

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

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