Senior Geotechnical Engineer

BBA, Inc.

$110K — $130K *
Energy & Utilities
15+ years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or master's degree in civil engineering focused on geotechnical engineering
  • Over 20 years of experience in geotechnical projects
  • High proficiency with 2D and 3D geotechnical design software
  • In-depth knowledge of geotechnical engineering and Alberta regulatory standards
  • Professional Engineer designation with APEGA or equivalent
  • Strong technical writing skills for high-quality engineering documentation
  • Experience in generating new business and expanding client accounts

Responsibilities

  • Engage with clients to address complex geotechnical challenges
  • Lead technical reviews and mentor junior engineers
  • Drive business development and grow client relationships
  • Develop tools and processes to enhance service offerings
  • Prepare and manage site investigation plans and reports
  • Conduct geotechnical investigations and evaluations
  • Travel to domestic and international project sites as needed

Benefits

  • Annual premium program for regular employees
  • Onsite mobility premium
  • Time bank for flexible work arrangements
  • Cellphone fee reimbursements
  • Group insurance with disability and telemedicine coverage from day one
  • Retirement savings plan to support your future
  • Generous annual vacation and sick leave policy
  • Referral bonus for bringing in new talent
Full Job Description
Type of position: Régulier

Your future role on our team

This opportunity is for a motivated geotechnicalengineer who is team-oriented and has outstanding experience assessing, analyzing,designing and demonstrating leadership across the mining, oil sands,hydroelectric and heavy civil infrastructure sectors. Your primary role will beto engage with our clients to solve their most complex challenges. You'll workclosely with our senior, intermediate and junior geotechnical and civilengineers to deliver these projects, while also driving the businessdevelopment and strategic growth of BBA's geotechnical services in Alberta.

Alberta faces some of Canada's most complex geotechnicalchallenges, from oil sands tailings dams and mine waste facilities tohydroelectric and decarbonization projects. To meet this demand, BBA has builta team of more than 100 specialists in Calgary and Edmonton and is looking fora Senior Geotechnical Engineer. This role is ideal for a doer-seller who servesas a trusted advisor to clients, builds strong client relationships, wins newwork and leads technical reviews while remaining hands-on to stamp drawings,defend designs, mentor teams and deliver high-quality projects.

Half your time may be spent infront of clients and industry peers building BBA's reputation and pipelinewhile the other half may be spent leading the technical work that earns thenext contract. If you thrive on both winning the work and doing the work, thisis your seat.

With us, you'll get the opportunity to...
  • Serve as a technical leader or reviewer for geotechnical projects across Alberta's mining, oil sands and energy sectors
  • Provide early-stage technical guidance in support of our technical risk management and assessments
  • Develop tools, systems, processes, blog articles, conference papers and training to build our service offerings
  • Lead the production of geotechnical reports, specifications and drawings
  • Prepare and manage site investigation plans
  • Lead geotechnical investigations, geohazard evaluations, air-photo or LiDAR interpretations, slope stability evaluation, instrumentation and construction monitoring
  • Mentor, coach and train less experienced professionals, as required
  • Own and grow strategic client relationships across Alberta's energy, mining and infrastructure markets
  • Lead business development pursuits, from identifying opportunities and shaping win strategies to writing proposals and closing new work
  • Serve as BBA's doer-seller in the region: stay hands-on with technical delivery while personally opening doors, building client trust and converting relationships into repeat business
  • Travel to project sites mainly in Alberta, but also across Canada and internationally, as required


Do your qualities and values match ourcorporate culture?

  • Entrepreneurial spirit
  • Results-driven
  • Willingness to work together while having fun
  • Constantly seeking sustainable and agile solutions
  • Ability to look beyond established standards
  • Rigorous and ethical

Summary of certifications and jobrequirements

  • Bachelor's or master's degree in civil engineering, with an emphasis on geotechnical engineering
  • More than 20 years of experience in geotechnical projects
  • High proficiency with advanced 2D and 3D static and dynamic soil-structure interaction and geostructural design software, such as Rocscience (RS2/RS3, RSpile, Slide2/3), GeoStudio (Slope/W, Sigma/W, Seep/W) and Plaxis
  • Deep knowledge of geotechnical engineering, soil mechanics, rock mechanics and applicable Alberta codes, standards and regulatory requirements (e.g., APEGA, Alberta Dam and Canal Safety Directive)
  • Professional Engineer designation with the APEGA, or equivalent
  • Excellent technical writing skills, with proven experience preparing high-quality engineering reports, memoranda and design documentation
  • Asset: a track record of personally generating new business and expanding client accounts; true doer-seller experience

An overview of BBA's total rewards

  • Annual premium program for regular employees
  • Onsite mobility premium
  • Time bank
  • Cellphone fee reimbursements
  • Group insurance plan from the first day of employment, including disability insurance and a telemedicine program
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Annual vacation and sick leave
  • Premium for employee referrals


BBA considersmany factors when determining the annual base salary, including location, market,education, relevant and demonstrated work experience, technical assessment,qualifications, certifications and other relevant skills.

At BBA, you get many benefits

  • Long-term hiring prospects (not just project-based)
  • Interesting growth opportunities to match your ambitions
  • Wide playing field, based on your interests, from technical and team management to project management
  • Participation in innovation projects
  • A collaborative team that shares its ideas and knowledge
  • Custom training and development plans


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