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Geotechnical Engineer

Systra


Job Location:

Toronto - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 29 September 2026 (4 days ago)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

SYSTRA Canada is part of the SYSTRA group an international consulting and engineering group a world leader in the design of transport infrastructures. SYSTRA Canada is an engineering and consulting firm whose primary focus is to offer transportation solutions whether for passengers or goods: feasibility studies of building a new railway line increasing the capacity of the existing infrastructure privatization of a railway.

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Context

As a Geotechnical Engineer you will play a key supporting role in the investigation design and delivery of geotechnical solutions for foundation and pavement engineering projects within the transportation infrastructure and major projects sectors.

Missions/Main Duties
  • Support the planning design and delivery of geotechnical investigations for foundation and pavement engineering projects across transportation infrastructure and major developments.
  • Provide technical support design input and undertake reporting tasks
  • Perform seismic hazard assessments liquefaction evaluations and numerical modelling to support project design.
  • Develop geotechnical design recommendations for foundation systems and related infrastructure.
  • Provide technical input on foundation design ground response analyses seismic site characterization and seismic design considerations.
  • Coordinate with structural and other design disciplines to ensure geotechnical recommendations are effectively integrated into the overall design.
  • Contribute to the design and assessment of foundations roads and pavements retaining structures slope stability and ground improvement solutions.
  • Participate in field activities including site supervision drilling operations construction monitoring and laboratory testing support.
  • Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to help deliver project objectives on time and within budget.
  • Ensure work is carried out in accordance with relevant industry standards codes and health and safety regulations.
  • Review and approve the development and delivery of factual geotechnical data reports summarizing field investigations results sampling and laboratory testing documentation.
Profile/Skills
  • Bachelors degree in Geotechnical Civil or Geological Engineering from an accredited institution.
  • . designation required.
  • Minimum of12 years of geotechnical engineering experiencerelated to foundation design.
  • Demonstrated expertise inseismic hazard assessmentliquifaction evaluation andseismic designfor rail and transportation infrastructure projects.
  • Strong experience inseismic and liquifaction analysesnumerical modelling and the development ofgeotechnical design criteria.

SYSTRA Canada is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values applications from all and offers employment equity based on the merits and abilities of candidates and personnel.

Note: In this description the masculine gender is used for easy reading purposes and includes the feminine.

We use AI-enabled tools in our recruitment platform (iCIMS) for tasks like resume parsing and candidate matching. These tools do not make hiring decisions; all applications are reviewed by a human recruiter and final decisions are made by our hiring team.

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Workplace Type
Hybrid

Required Experience:

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