Job Description
CALGARY
The Opportunity:
WSP is currently seeking Senior Geotechnical Engineers to join our team in Calgary. The Alberta Geotechnical group is involved in a range of projects from conventional to leading-edge complex assignments in the area of foundations, infrastructure, and transportation; design of oil sands and tailings dams, pit walls, and waste dump structures in the mining industry; and slope assessment and stabilization work related to geohazards. The diversity in projects and complexity provides the opportunity for a rewarding career in one or more practice areas of choice, including:
- Tailings dams/mining,
- Foundations/infrastructure, and
- Geohazards/stabilization
To succeed in this role, you’ll have a strong understanding of geotechnical engineering and engineering geology, as well as proven project/client management, and communication skills. In return, you’ll play a key role in the organization to deliver and/or review high-quality engineering services and solutions to our clients. If you have a proven track record in the geotechnical/geological consulting environment, this opportunity will provide both professional and personal satisfaction and opportunities for growth.
WSP offers:
- Attractive pay
- Flexible work options
- A great corporate culture
- Comprehensive and focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform
- Great savings programs
- A clear vision for the future.
A day in the life:
- Use your technical skills to deliver high-quality engineering services with geotechnical investigations, conceptual and detailed engineering designs, technical specifications, drawings, and reporting.
- Use your skills in the area of dams and mining to lead the design, construction, monitoring, and/or safety review of dams/ tailings dykes, waste dumps and pit walls.
- Use your business sense to assist in maintaining and building strong client relationships and developing and growing the business for the long term.
- Use your leadership, project management, and interpersonal skills to manage projects and lead geotechnical and multidisciplinary project teams.
- Mentor, train, and develop junior to intermediate geotechnical engineering staff.
- Prepare and review technical proposals and reports.
- Collaborate with other WSP E&I offices, geotechnical engineering staff, and a range of internal multi-discipline groups on various projects in Northern Alberta, and occasionally in the USA and international locations.
- You will always ensure health and safety policies are followed at all sites and take WSP's Life Saving rules to heart;
What you'll bring to WSP ...
A university degree with a minimum of an undergraduate degree (preferably with a Masters or Ph.D. degree) in civil (geotechnical) or geological engineering from an accredited university.
- The ideal candidate will have a strong academic background, a minimum of 15 to 20+ years of relevant geotechnical design experience, and an ability to manage projects.
- A strong understanding of geotechnical engineering and engineering geology.
- Experience in geotechnical investigations, geohazard evaluations, air-photo/LiDAR interpretations, slope stability evaluation, instrumentation, and construction monitoring.
- Experience with the design, construction, instrumentation, operational reviews and/or reclamation of oil sands waste dumps, pit walls, and/or tailings dykes.
- Extensive experience with slope stability, seepage and deformation modeling.
- Specific knowledge and understanding of Northern Alberta geology would be an asset.
- Demonstrated leadership and mentoring abilities, and a motivated team player.
- Excellent client relations and communication skills and abilities to manage project deliverables on time and budget.
- Excellent written communication skills to prepare work scopes, reports, presentations, and publications.
- A strong commitment to safety and sustainability
- Registered or eligible for registration as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng) with the Association of Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)