Geotechnical Engineering Lead (Transportation)

Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

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Role Description

Arcadis is seeking an experienced Geotechnical Engineering Lead to join our Transportation team in Atlanta GA. This role will support a variety of transportation infrastructure projects including bridges retaining walls embankments pavement design foundations and related heavy civil and earthen structures.

The ideal candidate will bring progressive geotechnical engineering experience strong technical judgment and the ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary transportation design teams. Experience with bridge foundation design retaining wall design pavement design slope stability seepage foundation analyses settlement liquefaction seismic evaluations and DOT transportation projects is highly valued.

Role Accountabilities

In this role you will apply technical expertise to lead and support geotechnical projects related to transportation infrastructure design and construction. Responsibilities include:

• Plan manage and coordinate geotechnical field investigations and laboratory testing programs.
• Review boring logs laboratory data subsurface conditions soil mechanics rock properties and groundwater impacts.
• Perform geotechnical analyses for bridges retaining walls MSE walls embankments approach fills pavements deep foundations drilled shafts driven piles spread footings and other transportation structures.
• Develop geotechnical recommendations to support designs drawings specifications reports design memoranda bid packages permitting and construction documents.
• Perform engineering analyses including settlement bearing capacity slope stability seepage lateral earth pressures liquefaction seismic evaluations deformation analysis and foundation analysis.
• Support preliminary and final design phases by coordinating with civil structural bridge and geotechnical engineering teams.
• Oversee geotechnical work delivered by sub-contractors and vendors
• Provide construction-phase services including field observations foundation installation reviews pile driving support embankment construction monitoring subgrade stabilization construction administration and inspection coordination.
• Coordinate with DOT clients contractors multidisciplinary project teams and local agencies while maintaining strong written and verbal communication.
• Ensure work complies with applicable DOT AASHTO FHWA safety quality and local agency requirements.
• Travel to project sites client meetings safety audits and construction oversight activities as required.

Required Qualification

• Bachelors degree in Geotechnical Engineering Civil Engineering Geological Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum of 15 years of progressive geotechnical engineering experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) or Professional Geologist (PG) certification.
• Experience supporting bridge transportation or heavy civil infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of soil mechanics foundation engineering geotechnical field investigations laboratory testing programs and geotechnical design software.
• Strong technical writing communication and coordination skills.

Preferred Qualification

• Masters degree in Civil Engineering Geotechnical Engineering or a related discipline.
• 20 years of geotechnical engineering experience preferably with transportation infrastructure projects.
• Experience managing project teams and collaborating across technical disciplines.
• Experience with GDOT and other State DOTs
• Experience with design-build delivery
• Familiarity with AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications and applicable DOT/FHWA requirements.
• Proficiency with geotechnical software such as gINT OpenGround GeoStudio SEEP/W SLOPE/W CWALSHT PYWall LPILE GROUP SHAFT PLAXIS or similar tools.

Why Arcadis

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its why we are pioneering a skills-based approach where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career your colleagues your clients your life and the world around you.

Together we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality Diversity Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race creed color religion national origin sex age disability marital status sexual orientation gender identity citizenship status disability veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical dental and vision EAP 401K STD LTD AD&D life insurance paid parental leave reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per salary range for this position is $136400 - $204600. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors such as experience education budget internal equity project and location.