Geotechnical Engineer

Onterris•Oakville, ON

53d•CA$130,000 - CA$160,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This position is hybrid and requires a minimum of 3 days a week in either our Oakville, ON or Guelph, ON office. The compensation range for this role is $130,000 - $160,000, commensurate with experience, skills, and geographic location. To thrive in this role, you’ll be comfortable taking ownership of the following responsibilities: Safety Champion and model a strong safety culture. Partner with H&S to ensure compliance with company safety standards and employee engagement. Technical Excellence & Key Responsibilities Lead and oversee geotechnical investigations for infrastructure projects, including planning subsurface exploration programs, directing field activities, and interpreting geological and geotechnical conditions. Develop investigation scopes, supervise drilling and in-situ testing programs, review laboratory testing results, and assess data quality. Perform detailed geotechnical assessments related to foundation design, earthworks, settlement, slope stability, retaining structures, embankments, excavations, ground improvement, and construction staging. Conduct advanced numerical analyses and modelling using industry-standard software (e.g., PLAXIS, GeoStudio, FLAC, Rocscience Suite, Settle3D, LPile, Group, or equivalent) to evaluate complex soil-structure interaction, groundwater, settlement, stability, and deformation behaviour. Interpret and integrate field, laboratory, geological, hydrogeological, and instrumentation data to develop practical engineering recommendations. Prepare, review, and sign-off on geotechnical investigation reports, interpretive reports, design basis reports, geotechnical data reports, and technical memoranda. Provide geotechnical design recommendations for shallow foundations, deep foundations, retaining structures, embankments, tunnels, utilities, bridges, and other critical infrastructure assets.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering; master’s degree specializing in Geotechnical Engineering preferred.
Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation in good standing.
Minimum 10 years of geotechnical consulting experience with a strong focus on infrastructure projects.
Demonstrated experience leading complex geotechnical investigations and preparing comprehensive interpretive reports for transportation, transit, municipal, water, energy, and heavy civil infrastructure projects.
Strong expertise in subsurface characterization, soil and rock mechanics, foundation engineering, earthworks, slope stability, groundwater assessment, and construction geotechnics.
Proven experience conducting advanced numerical modelling and interpretation of geotechnical behaviour using finite element and limit equilibrium software.
Strong technical writing skills with experience preparing clear, concise, and defensible geotechnical reports and design recommendations.
Excellent communication and client-facing skills, with the ability to explain complex technical issues to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

master’s degree specializing in Geotechnical Engineering

Responsibilities

Champion and model a strong safety culture.
Partner with H&S to ensure compliance with company safety standards and employee engagement.
Lead and oversee geotechnical investigations for infrastructure projects, including planning subsurface exploration programs, directing field activities, and interpreting geological and geotechnical conditions.
Develop investigation scopes, supervise drilling and in-situ testing programs, review laboratory testing results, and assess data quality.
Perform detailed geotechnical assessments related to foundation design, earthworks, settlement, slope stability, retaining structures, embankments, excavations, ground improvement, and construction staging.
Conduct advanced numerical analyses and modelling using industry-standard software (e.g., PLAXIS, GeoStudio, FLAC, Rocscience Suite, Settle3D, LPile, Group, or equivalent) to evaluate complex soil-structure interaction, groundwater, settlement, stability, and deformation behaviour.
Interpret and integrate field, laboratory, geological, hydrogeological, and instrumentation data to develop practical engineering recommendations.
Prepare, review, and sign-off on geotechnical investigation reports, interpretive reports, design basis reports, geotechnical data reports, and technical memoranda.
Provide geotechnical design recommendations for shallow foundations, deep foundations, retaining structures, embankments, tunnels, utilities, bridges, and other critical infrastructure assets.