Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Atlas is a nationwide leader in civil engineering materials testing and geotechnical consulting services for environmental industrial and infrastructure construction projects. Headquartered in Denver CO Atlas currently has over 3500 employees with offices throughout the US including Alaska & Hawaii. Its no accident that Atlas creates a better experience for infrastructure and environmental projects. Its how we are built with the best people in the industry with the reach and expertise to help at any and every step of the project and with a heart-led approach that puts quality and safety at the center of everything we do. Were just built to be better. We are a great company.

We are seeking a Senior Geotechnical Engineer (GEO Geotechnical Engineer 3) to join our Louisville KY team! The successful candidate will be a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Kentucky or Indiana. Come join us!

Location:
This role offers flexibility and can be based out of any of our office locations including Louisville KY Indianapolis IN or Cincinnati OH.

Job responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Effectively manage projects resources and staff while providing expert technical guidance in geotechnical engineering across diverse projects in both public and private sectors and ensure strict adherence to applicable guidelines.
Perform geotechnical design investigation and analysis for buildings and infrastructure projects including residential/commercial buildings bridges highways railways airports pipelines and levees/basins.
Direct and supervise subsurface explorations laboratory testing and geotechnical data interpretation to ensure a high-quality timely and within-budget delivery of the projects.
Perform geotechnical design and analysis for shallow and deep foundations earthworks recommendations slope stability and seepage analyses lateral earth pressure calculations and other pertinent analyses in support of a wide range of projects in public and private sectors.
Supervise and lead geotechnical support during construction of geotechnical elements including shallow and deep foundations grading utility trenching and other earthwork operations.
Coordinate with clients stakeholders and governmental personnel ensuring that all geotechnical concerns are addressed comprehensively.
Mentor and train junior geotechnical engineers and foster their professional development.
Play an active role in professional associations.

Minimum requirements:

A bachelors degree in civil engineering suffices; a masters degree in geotechnical engineering is preferred
10 years of experience in geotechnical engineering practice with an emphasis on geotechnical design and analysis geotechnical field investigation and construction supervision.
The successful candidate should be a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Kentucky or Indiana
Local experience and familiarity with the local engineering practice.

Technical requirements:

Strong interpersonal and communication skills essential for team-based working.
Geotechnical background including fundamental knowledge of principles of geotechnical engineering soil and rock mechanics pavement engineering and groundwater hydrology.
Experience in construction oversight for foundation and pavement construction and earthwork observation.
Experience with geotechnical engineering software; SlopeW GeoStudio.
Familiarity with AASHTO standards guidelines and deliverables.
Demonstrated ability to lead small to medium-scale geotechnical projects and manage field geologists and engineers.

Other miscellaneous qualities:

Must have a valid drivers license and a good driving record.
Must be able to pass a background check for clearance to work on various private and government facilities.

Benefits:

Atlas offers a comprehensive benefit program to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status Atlas benefits include health dental vision life AD&D voluntary life / AD&D disability benefits leaves of absence 401k paid time off paid holidays employee assistance program educational assistance program.

Who We Are:

We strive to be the most sought-after infrastructure and environmental solutions company known for our unique values-driven approach and brought to life by the industrys most exceptional people.

Atlas provides professional testing inspection engineering environmental and consulting services from more than 100 locations nationwide. We deliver solutions to both public and private sector clients in the transportation commercial water government education and industrial markets.

With a legacy of providing consistent quality and results Atlas creates a better experience at every stage of an infrastructure project. We connect the best experts in the industry to deliver value from concept to completion and beyond. This means doing everything our clients expect and then raising the expectations in a way that only our people can.

Our Values:

Life: We enhance quality of life. We value people and safety above all else.
Heart: As our hallmarks we act with compassion empathy and respect.
Trust: We work together as partners doing what we say with full accountability.
Mastery: Always striving for the highest quality we ensure greatness inspires all our work.

Atlas EEOC Statement

Atlas is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race color sex religion sexual orientation national origin disability genetic information pregnancy or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal state or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization including hiring recruiting promotion termination layoff recall leave of absence compensation benefits training and apprenticeship. Atlas makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications merit and business needs at the time. For more information read through our EEO Policy