Job Description:
Job Description
Help us build the future and we'll help you build a rewarding and purposeful career.
Our global network is made up of architects, designers, planners, engineers, and environmental scientists all working towards the same goal.
Join a team that brings inspirational architecture, landscapes, townscapes and places to our world, and we'll provide you unlimited space to grow.
Who are we looking for?
Effectively investigating, assessing, evaluating, and monitoring the suitability, risks and properties of site ground conditions is a crucial part of successful project delivery. Our team in Hilton Head, South Carolina is looking for a Senior Geotechnical Engineer to provide Geotechnical and Civil Engineering services for our Residential, Commercial, Municipal, Federal, Maritime, and Transportation clients in the region.
In an ever-changing world, it requires creativity and innovation to stay ahead.
We're seeking the curious, those who are stimulated by fresh thinking and a desire to shape our communities in new, positive ways.
As part of a truly global team, working on complex and rewarding projects, you'll be at the forefront of driving change.
See what the power of commitment can do for you.
Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:
- Manage all aspects of geotechnical project coordination and client coordination
- Conduct geotechnical engineering evaluations and calculations including, but not limited to, design for retaining walls, shallow and deep foundations, ground improvement alternatives, slope stability, pavement sections, and slabs-on-grade
- Prepare routine correspondence, data and evaluation reports, standardized documents and work plans for internal and client review
- Prepare signed and sealed final geotechnical submittals as Engineer of Record
- Act as geotechnical engineering lead on multi-discipline design projects (complexity commensurate with experience) for private, municipal and Federal (USACE, NAVFAC, etc.) clients
- Provide field observations and construction monitoring support for engineered fill mass grading, drilled shaft installation, driven pile installation, stone column installation, flexible and rigid pavement, and other earth works
- Provide oversight of subcontractors in the field, as needed
- Review and provide quality control of geotechnical lab testing data, including grain size analysis/hydrometer, Atterberg limits, moisture content, maximum dry density, permeability, and LBR
- Review and provide quality control of construction materials testing reports as Engineer of Record
- Provide technical and field support for threshold inspections, as needed
- Provide technical and field support for construction vibration monitoring services, as needed
- Attend engineering society, industry workshops, and client meetings as part of ongoing winning work (business development) program
- Prepare proposals for local geotechnical engineering studies
- Assist proposal teams on broader-scope and multi-disciplinary private, municipal and Federal pursuits
What you will bring to the team:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Geotechnical Engineering or Civil Engineering
- Professional Engineer (PE) license in South Carolina and Georgia is required, and ability and willingness to obtain additional state licensure by comity is a plus
- Minimum 10 years of geotechnical engineering experience
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work both within a team and independently
- Proven technical delivery as Engineer of Record
- Proven project management experience
- Proven client management and retention experience
- Geotechnical lab experience (Atterberg Limits, proctors, grain size analysis, hydrometer, moisture content)
- Deep foundation inspection experience required
- Proven experience with Standard Penetration Test (SPT) and Cone Penetrometer Test (CPT) procedures and analyses based on results is required
- QA/QC construction oversight experience is required
- Willing to travel up to 15% of the time both locally and regionally with some overnight travel
As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status or veteran status.
About Us
Take on some of the world's toughest challenges - with GHD supporting you every step of the way.
We'll give you control over your career, empower you to find innovative solutions and help you create a lasting impact.
See where your commitment could take you with GHD.
Our Pledge to You
At GHD, we don't just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.
That's why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.
See where your commitment could take you.
That's the #PowerOfCommitment
Who we are
GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.
The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It's what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity's most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.
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