HDR is looking for an experienced
Senior Technical Advisor to join our highly collaborative team in East Lansing on a full-time basis. The primary duty of the Senior Technical Advisor is to assist project managers and lead designers in efforts related to developing design calculations and documents for infrastructure projects across the country. The Sr. Technical Advisor will have an emphasis on technical expertise, industry leadership, risk management, and the ability to advise project teams across planning, design, procurement, and construction phases. Projects may involve potable water, wastewater, storm water, dams/levees, water supply and pumped storage structures. Position will be based in Michigan, East Lansing office location.
Preferred Qualifications- Master's degree or Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Geological Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Mining Engineering, or a related field.
- 20+ years of experience in tunnel planning, design, construction, and rehabilitation for transportation, water, wastewater, hydropower, utility, or mining projects.
- Demonstrated expertise with conventional tunneling methods, including drill-and-blast, SEM/NATM, sequential excavation, and ground improvement techniques.
- Extensive experience with mechanized tunneling systems, including EPB, slurry, hard rock, and mixed-face tunnel boring machines (TBMs).
- Experience developing Geotechnical Baseline Reports (GBRs), Geotechnical Data Reports (GDRs), tunneling risk assessments, and differing site conditions evaluations.
- Ability to serve as a trusted advisor during project pursuits, proposal development, strategic planning, and technical quality reviews.
QualificationsRequired Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Engineering
- A minimum of 20 years of experience
- Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license.
- Extensive experience in project execution
- Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office as well as standard design software.
- Must be comfortable being viewed as a technical expert in engineering analysis and design and have proven background of technical leadership on these types of projects
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture
