Geotechnical / Dam Safety Senior Engineer

Southern Company•Atlanta, GA

17h•Hybrid

About The Position

Work daily with an established group of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineers to provide engineering solutions and subject matter expertise across a wide variety of applications within Southern Company, including geotechnical site investigations, geotechnical engineering, dam safety, geoenvironmental engineering, coal combustion residual (CCR) impoundments and landfills, and earthwork construction support. Work to include but limited to: * Perform geotechnical engineering calculations & analyses to support coal combustion residual (CCR) management projects, new retrofit or capital projects, transmission projects. * Provide geotechnical consulting to all branches of Southern Company including the fossil, hydro, nuclear, and renewables fleets as well as gas and power transmission. * Coordination of and/or participation in periodic dam safety and landfill inspections. * Monitoring performance data from site instrumentation. * Technical review and oversight of field drilling/testing. * Development and/or maintain emergency action plans for surface and CCR impoundment dams. * Review of studies and analyses performed by internal and external engineering groups/consultants.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering required (preferred in Geotechnical or Geological Engineering, or Civil with heavy geotechnical emphasis).
Professional Engineer (PE) license in Georgia or Alabama, and/or ability to obtain through comity within 6 months of employment is required.
Minimum of 7 years professional experience in geotechnical engineering with experience in the following areas:
Landfill/surface impoundment experience, particularly related to Federal and State (Georgia and Alabama) CCR related regulations
Dam safety oversight & inspections
Geotechnical Drilling & in-situ testing
Foundation capacity analysis, design and installation (shallow and deep)
Proficiency in computing and modeling for deep foundation design, slope stability and seepage analysis
Foundation construction/installation monitoring and inspections
Geotechnical and environmental software
Soil classification
Laboratory test assignment and interpretation
Sitework and fill placement
Project siting
Electric utility operations
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Excellent customer relations and conflict resolution skills
Knowledge of dam design principles
Solid waste/CCR management practices, including regulations and design
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
Extensive walking on both level and sloping ground is required
Safety First attitude
Ability to work with others at all levels in the organization in a variety of settings
Capable of sound decision-making in unstructured field situations
Teamwork

Nice To Haves

Advanced degrees, including M.S., PhD, and/or MBA are desirable, but not required.
PE license in other states within Southern Company territory preferred.
Georgia Safe Dams Program Engineer of Record certification desirable but not required.

Responsibilities

Perform geotechnical engineering calculations & analyses to support coal combustion residual (CCR) management projects, new retrofit or capital projects, transmission projects.
Provide geotechnical consulting to all branches of Southern Company including the fossil, hydro, nuclear, and renewables fleets as well as gas and power transmission.
Coordination of and/or participation in periodic dam safety and landfill inspections.
Monitoring performance data from site instrumentation.
Technical review and oversight of field drilling/testing.
Development and/or maintain emergency action plans for surface and CCR impoundment dams.
Review of studies and analyses performed by internal and external engineering groups/consultants.