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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 of excavations, cutoff wall construction, embankment operations, and groundwater conditions throughout construction.
• 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
• Performing pre-construction and weekly site visits throughout construction to assess site conditions.
• Recommend updates to the excavation, work platform, cutoff wall, and embankment operation plans as construction progress to reflect changing conditions.
• 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
• Responsible for signing and sealing all related submittals as well as being available to meet with the Resident Engineer.
• Preparing technical reports and documentation detailing analysis, findings, and recommendations
• Fostering positive relationships with clients and stakeholders to enhance satisfaction and promote future collaborations
• On a montly basis write and submit reports informing the Resident Engineer of the status of the plan and accounting contractors adherence to the plan addressing any present or potential problems.
• 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 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 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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