Geoscience / Geotechnical LeadLocation: North America-based (United States or Canada)
Preferred locations: Alaska; Houston, TX; Calgary, AB; Vancouver, BC
Purpose of the RoleAs a Senior Associate Technical Consultant - Geoscience / Geotechnical Lead, you will provide senior technical leadership and delivery coordination for complex geohazard and geotechnical scopes on large, schedule-sensitive infrastructure projects. The role involves leading multidisciplinary delivery teams, coordinating technical inputs across disciplines, and ensuring consistent, high-quality outcomes through investigation planning, interpretation, and field execution phases.
This position is suited to a senior practitioner with deep geoscience and geotechnical expertise who can balance hands-on technical leadership with delivery oversight, mentoring, and integration across projects.
This position will be based in a Worley office in Houston, TX; Calgary, AB; Vancouver, BC; or Alaska, with a hybrid work schedule. The role is not intended for offshore or remote-only delivery.
Key Responsibilities- Act as the delivery lead for geoscience and geotechnical scopes on major infrastructure projects
- Lead and manage multidisciplinary teams of geoscience and geotechnical professionals
- Coordinate technical inputs across engineering, project management, and construction teams
- Define investigation strategies, interpretation workflows, and technical execution plans
- Oversee field investigation programs, including coordination with subcontractors and laboratories
- Review and approve technical deliverables for quality, consistency, and defensibility
- Identify and manage technical, schedule, and delivery risks
- Mentor senior and intermediate staff and support capability development
- Support proposals, planning studies, and early-phase technical development as required
Required Qualifications- Degree in Geoscience, Geological Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or related discipline
- Typically 15+ years of relevant experience delivering geoscience and/or geotechnical scopes for infrastructure or resource projects
- Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams
- Strong grounding in geohazards and geotechnical investigation and interpretation
- Proven ability to deliver and review customer-ready technical deliverables
- Eligibility for professional registration in a North American jurisdiction (or ability to obtain)
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
Equivalent combinations of experience and demonstrated capability will be considered.
Travel / Field Expectations Moderate travel is expected, including periodic site visits and short-term field assignments during critical phases.
For applicants based in the province of British Columbia, the salary range is $183,221 to $269,443. Application of the pay band: Variation in salary is determined by factors such as the candidate's qualifications, relevant years of experience, geographic location, internal pay equity, and prevailing market conditions for the specific role.
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