Geotechnical & Tunneling Senior Engineer

STV has immediate openings in any of our major US offices for a Geotechnical & Tunnel Engineer with tunneling/ underground structures experience for our Transportation and Infrastructure Division.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Performing design of tunnels, earth retention systems, rock and soil slopes and deep foundations.

• Design and rock and soil tunnel initial support using numerical and empirical methods.

• Preparing drawings and developing engineering reports.

• Developing and implementing geotechnical subsurface exploration plan.

• Preparing geotechnical data reports, geotechnical interpretive reports, geotechnical baseline reports, and geotechnical design reports.

• Participating in project decisions regarding technical approaches, cost and schedule performance.

• Interpreting geology, geotechnical and hydrologic conditions and understand their impact on design and construction.

• Assisting in preparation of proposals.

Required Experience:

• Project work will include heavy civil underground structures such as cut-and cover and mined tunnels, caverns, shafts, underground structures such substations and treatment facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

• Minimum of 11 years of experience in geotechnical engineering with emphasis underground structures.

• Professional Engineer (PE) or the ability to get one within a year.

• Proven record of the use and supervision of PLAXIS software in projects.

• Prior experience with PLAXIS 2D and 3D and ITASCA software (FLAC 2D and UDEC) is highly preferred but not required.

• Master’s degree in Geotechnical Engineering or related disciplines.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Experience in rock and soil logging, rock tunnel mapping, and subsurface investigations is preferred.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Previous experience in supervising junior staff.

Compensation Range:

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At STV, we are fully committed to expanding our culture of diversity and inclusion, one that will reflect the clients we serve and the communities we work in, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

STV offers the following benefits • Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable) • Disability insurance • Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment • 401(k) Plan • Retirement Counseling • Employee Assistance Program • Paid Time Off (16 days) • Paid Holidays (8 days) • Back-Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year) • Parental Leave (up to 80 hours) • Continuing Education Program • Professional Licensure and Society Memberships

STV is committed to paying all of its employees in a fair, equitable, and transparent manner. The listed pay range is STV’s good-faith salary estimate for this position. Please note that the final salary offered for this position may be outside of this published range based on many factors, including but not limited to geography, education, experience, and/or certifications.