Geotech & Civil Site Engrg Mgr

American Electric Power•Tulsa, OK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for the effective planning, organization, and supervision of the geotechnical and civil site services group in support of Transmission projects and facilities. The position provides leadership and technical direction to staff to ensure sound decision-making and that all engineering is performed in accordance with good engineering judgment and local, state, and federal requirements. The role also ensures appropriate training occurs within staff and provides a continual resource of knowledge to the company within areas of responsibility. It establishes good communications and teamwork with key internal stakeholders, including Energy Delivery senior management, Station and Transmission Line Engineering, Transmission Field Services, and environmental services and projects.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering.
Minimum ten years of post-Bachelor's experience in civil engineering.
Professional experience must include at least nine years in geotechnical engineering associated with utility and industry infrastructure.
This experience must also include construction, permitting, inspection, and emergency action plan development.
Experience with geotechnical reports, shallow and deep foundation design, and civil/site engineering also required.
PE License required.

Nice To Haves

M.S.C.E. preferred.
Experience developing environmental permit applications and working with regulatory officials and regulators desired.

Responsibilities

Provide overall direction, management, and administration of the Civil/Geotechnical engineering staff, which includes geotechnical engineers and civil engineers, coordinators, and civil design staff.
Supervise performance, review, scheduling, cost control, QA/QC of group's work activities, and ensure staff is properly trained.
Ensure all work is completed in a safe, efficient, and economical manner.
Establish and maintain design basis for civil/geotechnical infrastructure and oversee the planning, design, engineering, review, and permitting of civil infrastructure shallow and deep foundations, earth retaining structures, geotechnical reports, storm water controls, and other heavy equipment foundations.
Oversee the solution development and design of unique, most challenging, and largest projects requiring specialized geotechnical and civil site services.
Develop standard processes and best practices for use by the Engineering production teams in routine site and geotechnical work.
Provide a system-wide basis for approach to Civil Site and Geotechnical activities.
Institute training, reviews, and methods for QA/QC for work performed by production teams.
Provide support to production teams for geotechnical implications affecting site selection and line routing.
Responsible for common contracting and engineering processes for outsourced Geotechnical and Site Civil activities.
Apply value-added considerations to internal versus externally executed work.
Provide knowledge and guidance regarding geotechnical implications of construction methods.
Support construction activities as needed.
Coordinate emergency response for any failures involving civil/geotechnical infrastructure, including from external causes such as slope stability failures.