Geotechnical Engineer Jobs

The Broadway Subway Project Corporation (BSPC) is an Acciona-Ghella general partnership to deliver a 5.7 km extension of the Millennium Line, from VCC-Clark Station to Broadway and Arbutus. Once complete, it will provide fast, frequent and convenient service to B.C.’s second largest jobs center, world-class health services, an emerging innovation and research hub, and growing residential communities.

The Geotechnical Engineer is responsible for managing geotechnical consultants during both design and construction phases, managing geotechnical instrumentation installation/monitoring, preparing/updating construction risk impact assessment reports, and providing ground-face mapping for an excavation and tunnel construction project. Working with the Design Team, the Geotechnical Engineer will provide review and inputs to design as related to the geotechnical engineering discipline.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the work of several geotechnical consultants.
• Review instrumentation data and provide advice to Senior Project Management regarding mitigation measures and risk management.
• Preparing and reporting/presenting technical reports for Senior Project Management.
• Coordinate the preparation of construction risk impact assessment reports and updates to these reports as required throughout the course of construction.
• Prepare scopes of work and coordinate geotechnical field campaigns for site investigation programs and installation of geotechnical instrumentation.
• Provide geotechnical field reviews and recommendations in support of construction activities. This includes ground-face mapping of soil and rock faces during station excavation and tunnel mining activities.
• Review various project designs and provide comments from the geotechnical perspective.
• Review construction Work Method Statements and Inspection and Testing Plans for consistency with geotechnical Engineer of Record requirements.

Experience/Qualifications:

• Problem solving and decision-making skills
• Good people skills / ability to work as a team.
• P. Eng. in BC in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering preferred. Professional Geologists will also be given consideration.
• Attention to detail with high degree of accuracy
• Experience with geotechnical design and instrumentation.
• Experienced in writing technical reports.
• Minimum 4 years’ experience in heavy construction projects, preferably with experience in slope/excavation stability and tunneling.
• Demonstrated experience leading a technical team.
• Proficient with all types of office computer
• Ethical standards and professionalism
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skill
• Valid class 5 Driver’s License.