Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Job Description

At Mott MacDonald, we trust our brilliant people to do brilliant things in engineering, management, and development services, supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. As one of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves on our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through our network of 20,000+ talented consultants. With sustainability and innovation at the heart of all our sectors in North America, including, Buildings, Energy, Transportation, and Water.

We believe in empowering our people to excel, learn, and grow, offering diverse opportunities to contribute to career-defining work. Join us and be part of a collaborative environment where your ambitions are united with ours, and you can truly shape your story.

We are looking for a talented, motivated, and experienced Senior Geotechnical Engineer to support our Canadian Geotechnical Group in Toronto.

In this position you will lead and supervise geotechnical engineers on multidisciplinary project teams to design, build and maintain largescale infrastructure across North America. Your expertise in soil-structure interaction, foundation engineering, ground improvement, and geotechnical risk assessment will support the delivery of major transportation, bridge, and heavy civil engineering projects.

As a Senior Geotechnical Engineer, your responsibilities would include:

• Leading the design and delivery of a wide range of geotechnical projects from early planning through design and construction.

• Leading the design, implementation, coordination and oversight of medium to large exploration programs.

• Performing technical analysis, calculation and design for shallow and deep foundations, retaining walls, slope stability, seismic and seepage studies.

• Working with other professionals, clients, and third parties.

• Authoring technical memos and reports and specifications to communicate your work.

• Supervising, coordinating and reviewing the work of other geotechnical engineers including technical reports, engineering drawings, cost estimates, specifications, contract documents, and technical support during construction.

• Overseeing the planning and management of projects to ensure that work is fit for purpose, completed on schedule and within budget.

• Providing project management and technical oversight including mentoring team members and setting high standards for professionalism and quality.

• Working with new and existing clients to identify opportunities and develop new business as part of our ongoing growth strategy.

• Leading the preparation of proposals overseeing technical alignment to project scope and ensuring client requirements have been met.

• Lead design teams, plan and manage resources to deliver assignments within the required schedules and assigned budgets.

• Demonstrating a commitment to quality, safety, and continuous learning in a collaborative team environment.

The right candidate is a versatile and creative thinker who can lead teams of engineers to provide practical solutions to complex problems.

The candidate must possess the following experience:

• 10-15 years of geotechnical engineering and project management experience, with an emphasis on transportation, infrastructure, heavy civil and energy engineering structures. Experience working on Toronto infrastructure projects is preferred.

• Bachelor’s level degree in Geotechnical Engineering (a master’s degree would be considered an asset).

• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation in the province of Ontario.

• A thorough understanding of Infrastructure project delivery within the GTA.

• Strong background providing geotechnical support for design of complex structures, as well as experience with the Canadian Foundation Engineering Manual, CSA Codes, National Building Code and Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code.

• Experience with design-bid-build and alternative procurement models (e.g. P3, Design-Build) would be considered an asset.

• A team player who is self-motivated and able to manage multiple responsibilities in a dynamic, interdisciplinary environment.

• Strong understanding of relevant technologies including finite element analysis, such as Plaxis or finite difference such as FLAC, GeoStudio, Leapfrog, LPile.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Our teams are comprised of bright and enthusiastic people who wish to make a difference to the world that we live in. If you share that vision and don’t have all the experience outlined in this posting, we still want to hear from you!

Let’s discuss how we can help you take the next step in your career and how you can participate in an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA). Mott MacDonald Canada Limited will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.

We seek to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

Hybrid working policy

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.