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Summary
The Senior Project Engineer is a key role, responsible for planning, designing, and overseeing geotechnical engineering projects. The role will work on site investigations, analyze soil, and rock properties and provide recommendations of construction projects based on their findings.
• Conducting geotechnical site investigations including soil and rock sampling, borehole logging and field testing and present their findings to interdisciplinary teams
• Evaluating and analyzing geological and geotechnical conditions to assess risks and opportunities for construction projects
• Managing geotechnical aspects of projects, such as project execution, timelines, and milestones including budgeting, scheduling, and resource allocation
• Coordinating with clients, contractors and regulatory agencies to ensure project requirements, objectives, and constraints are met
• Communicating project status, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders effectively
• Conducting feasibility studies, risk assessments and implement quality assurance processes to identify potential challenges, develop mitigation strategies and ensuring deliverables meet quality standards and client expectations
• Coordinating with subcontractors, vendors, and suppliers to procure materials and services
• Preparing technical reports and documentation detailing analysis, findings, and recommendations
• Fostering positive relationships with clients and stakeholders to enhance satisfaction and promote future collaborations
• Ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations and standards
• Staying updated on industry trends, technologies, and innovations to enhance project delivery and efficiency
• Coordinating and cooperate with lab and field departments
• Preparing cost estimates, proposals, and invoices
• Performing any other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
• Previous experience working on a minimum of two embankment dam construction projects within the last 10 -15 years.
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license
• Valid Florida Driver’s License with acceptable driving record (in accordance with our Driver’s License and Motor Vehicle Record Check Criteria)
• Ability to pass a background check screening in accordance with Florida’s Jessica Lunsford Act (or equivalent state classification).
• Ability to read & write, including interpreting documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals, as well as the ability to write routine reports and correspondence, and speak effectively with colleagues, supervisors, and customers/clients.
• Computer skills sufficient to operate a laptop, including sending and receiving emails, and the ability to learn Field Data Collection (FDC)/Inspector Gadget to input data and prepare reports.
• Mathematical skills sufficient to add, subtract, multiply, divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Reasoning ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, and diagram form.
Preferred Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering or related field
• Strong knowledge of geotechnical engineering principles, soil mechanics and foundation design
• Experience with geotechnical fieldwork, including soil testing, drilling and instrumentation
• Excellent project management, communication and problem solving skills.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Familiarity with local, state, and federal regulations, as well as industry standards and best practices
• Required to drive, stand, walk, use hands to type, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance, talk, and hear. Body motions and movements include: bending, twisting, reaching, stooping, pulling, kneeling, lifting, carrying, and pushing.
• Lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• This job is in Florida, with exposure to intense sun, intense heat, humidity, rain, thunderstorms, and other adverse weather conditions.
• Job site conditions may or may not be accessible by vehicle and can include wetlands, swamps, grasslands, and fields with uneven surfaces, sand, brush, and other natural and man-made obstacles.
• This job is primarily and regularly exposed to outside weather conditions and construction sites where the noise level is usually moderate to loud.
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