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AECOM Senior Highway Engineer - Geotechnical in Kelowna, British Columbia
Company Description
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Job Description
Aecom Kelowna is hiring a Senior Highway Engineer - Geotechnical.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Provide and/or supervise the delivery of professional geotechnical services, technical specifications, reports including criteria, intent, constructability, and staging for highway projects.
Serve as a fully capable professional and engineer of record with advance knowledge in developing design procedures to facilitate high quality and cost-effective geotechnical design solutions.
Lead the analysis, development, and implementation of geotechnical designs for complex, multi-modal and major highway projects.
Provide professional engineering and advisory services to clients, project teams and other partners.
Provide specifications for subsurface investigations including ground conditions, soil behaviours and profile.
Complete or lead geotechnical design deliverables through internal and external sources including designs, cost estimates, calculations, sketches, diagrams, schematic and working drawings.
Review the deliverables for accuracy, completeness, functionality, and adherence to BC Provincial standards, procedures and requirements.
Supervise licensed professionals and technical staff including assignment of work, mentoring, performance plans and development in the field of geotechnical engineering per provincial standards and best practices.
Experience managing concurrent projects of substantial scopes and interpreting geotechnical specifications and standards and providing direction and leadership to project teams.
Lead proposals and teaming for design assignments through collaboration with other business lines within AECOM.
Project manage assignments from planning through design and construction including leading project meetings, developing scope, schedule & budget and collaborating with design team and client.
Prepare or lead the delivery of design and construction phases status reports for client and project teams.
Perform or lead field reviews and/or coordinate site construction activities ensuring compliance with construction contract documents and design intents.
Provide site assessments on a short notice with ability to travel province wide for emergency responses post mudslides, flooding, and extreme weather events.
Assist with the preparation of regulatory requirements, permits, environmental assessments and stakeholder consultation.
Propose opportunities and assist with business development and highway engineering team building in BC.
Implement corporate policies related to quality management and sustainable legacies while supporting AECOM’s vision, values, and key business development priorities.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
Degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering
8 years of progressive experience in geotechnical engineering on complex multidisciplinary projects.
Experienced with the applications of BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Provincial Standard Specifications and BC Supplement to the TAC Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads.
Experienced designing specifications for earthworks, pavements, geohazards, soil and rock slope stability, excavation for highway grading projects and foundations for bridges, sign structures and retaining walls.
Registered, or immediately eligible for registration with Engineers & Geoscientists BC.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experienced with the application of BC Bridge Standards and Procedures and Supplement to Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code (CHBDC).
Knowledge and experience in developing and interpreting highway engineering policies, practices, procedures, standards, and regulations in BC.
Ability to interpret application of the BC Motor Vehicle and BC Transportation Acts.
Familiarity with Master Municipal Construction Documents and BC Building Codes.
Specialized expertise in pile analysis, settlement analysis, ground improvements, seepage analysis, liquefaction assessment and seismic engineering.
Experienced or working knowledge of a variety of software programs used for soil performance analysis.
Ability to resolve claims with respect to Changed ground conditions.
Additional Information
- Sponsorship for Canadian employment authorization is not available for this position.
Offered compensation will be based on location and individual qualifications. The expected range is $150,000.00 - $175,000.00.
About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
ReqID: J10110754
Business Line: Transportation
Business Group: DCS
Strategic Business Unit: Canada
Career Area: Engineering
Work Location Model: Hybrid