A Day in the LifeThis position is hybrid and requires a minimum of 3 days a week in either our Oakville, ON or Guelph, ON office. The compensation range for this role is $125,000 - $155,000, commensurate with experience, skills, and geographic location.
To thrive in this role, you'll be comfortable taking ownership of the following responsibilities:
Technical Excellence & Key Responsibilities- Lead and oversee geotechnical investigations for infrastructure projects, including planning subsurface exploration programs, directing field activities, and interpreting geological and geotechnical conditions
- Develop investigation scopes, supervise drilling and in-situ testing programs, review laboratory testing results, and assess data quality
- Perform detailed geotechnical assessments related to foundation design, earthworks, settlement, slope stability, retaining structures, embankments, excavations, ground improvement, and construction staging
- Conduct advanced numerical analyses and modelling using industry-standard software (e.g., PLAXIS, GeoStudio, FLAC, Rocscience Suite, Settle3D, LPile, Group, or equivalent) to evaluate complex soil-structure interaction, groundwater, settlement, stability, and deformation behaviour
- Interpret and integrate field, laboratory, geological, hydrogeological, and instrumentation data to develop practical engineering recommendations
- Prepare, review, and sign-off on geotechnical investigation reports, interpretive reports, design basis reports, geotechnical data reports, and technical memoranda
- Provide geotechnical design recommendations for shallow foundations, deep foundations, retaining structures, embankments, tunnels, utilities, bridges, and other critical infrastructure assets
Safety- Champion and model a strong safety culture
- Partner with H&S to ensure compliance with company safety standards and employee engagement
Your Expertise and SkillsThese requirements reflect the knowledge, skills and abilities that help you do your best work here.
- Bachelor's degree in civil engineering; master's degree specializing in Geotechnical Engineering preferred
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation in good standing
- Minimum 10 years of geotechnical consulting experience with a strong focus on infrastructure projects
- Demonstrated experience leading complex geotechnical investigations and preparing comprehensive interpretive reports for transportation, transit, municipal, water, energy, and heavy civil infrastructure projects
- Strong expertise in subsurface characterization, soil and rock mechanics, foundation engineering, earthworks, slope stability, groundwater assessment, and construction geotechnics
- Proven experience conducting advanced numerical modelling and interpretation of geotechnical behaviour using finite element and limit equilibrium software
- Strong technical writing skills with experience preparing clear, concise, and defensible geotechnical reports and design recommendations
- Excellent communication and client-facing skills, with the ability to explain complex technical issues to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- A valid class 5 or G driver's license with no restrictions
This posting reflects a current vacancy that the company is actively seeking to fill.
Please note, we are not accepting third party agency applicants at this time.
