Mid-Level Geotechnical Engineer

Sargent & Lundy is a consulting firm that supports utility-scale solar, wind, battery energy storage, thermal power, and other power and infrastructure projects. The Mid-Level Geotechnical Engineer will perform high quality design and consulting services as part of multidisciplined project teams for challenging domestic and international projects.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare geotechnical reports and calculations for conformity with project specifications
• Prepare specifications for subsurface investigations, deep foundations, ground improvement, earth retaining systems, monitoring wells, water production wells, and general earthwork
• Advise power project developers to support new utility-scale solar, wind, battery energy storage, thermal, and other projects
• Evaluate new power and infrastructure projects independently to support financing
• Develop technical reports for applicable audiences – including owners, developers, governmental agencies and committees, and financiers
• Conduct occasional on-site quality surveillance of subsurface exploration programs, pile installation and pile testing
• Occasional domestic and/or international travel

Requirements:

• This position requires a bachelor's degree in civil engineering with a geotechnical focus
• 5+ years of detailed geotechnical design, including soil remediation, deep foundations, driven, predrilled, and helical pile design
• Experience in working in design of power, transmission, or other heavy industry projects, including on-site quality surveillance of subsurface exploration programs, pile installation and pile testing
• Experience in writing and providing support documentation for Geotechnical Engineering specifications or calculations
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including technical evaluation report writing
• Professional Engineering (PE) license or the ability to earn one
• Experience specific to wind turbine generation and/or solar PV design
• Experience with unique subsurface conditions
• Technical evaluation report writing
• Ability and willingness to travel, both domestic and international
• Multi-discipline teamwork (i.e. design projects, co-ops)
• Data analysis and visualization
• Project finance or business acumen
• Conceptual project design
• Construction project management and/or scheduling software knowledge
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills
• Solid interpersonal skills and ability to work with and guide others
• Project planning, leadership, and organizational skills