Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Sargent & Lundy•Chicago, IL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position is based on a hybrid work schedule, requiring in-office work 3 days per week. SLC supports clients on utility-scale solar, wind, battery energy storage, thermal power, and other power and infrastructure projects. The role involves evaluating and optimizing technical, commercial, environmental, social responsibility, and financial aspects of projects for various clients. You will perform high-quality design and consulting services as part of multidisciplinary project teams for challenging domestic and international power and industrial projects. These engineering services encompass earth retention systems, deep and shallow foundation design, dam stability analyses and inspections, in-situ instrumentation and monitoring programs, subsurface exploration, seismic stability and liquefaction analyses, ground improvement, groundwater supply wells, and field oversight of exploration and construction activities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with a geotechnical focus
6+ years of detailed geotechnical design, including soil remediation, deep foundations, driven, predrilled, and helical pile design
Experience in working in design of power, transmission, or other heavy industry projects, including on-site quality surveillance of subsurface exploration programs, pile installation and pile testing
Experience in writing and providing support documentation for Geotechnical Engineering specifications or calculations
Ability to work in a team environment
Ability to prioritize multiple parallel, fast-paced tasks within schedule and assigned budget
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including technical evaluation report writing

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree with a strong background and coursework in geotechnical engineering discipline
Professional Engineering (PE) license
Experience specific to wind turbine generation and/or solar PV design
Experience with unique subsurface conditions
Technical evaluation report writing
Ability and willingness to travel, both domestic and international
Multi-discipline teamwork (i.e. design projects, co-ops)
Data analysis and visualization
Project finance or business acumen
Conceptual project design
Construction project management and/or scheduling software knowledge
Excellent verbal/written communication skills
Solid interpersonal skills and ability to work with and guide others
Project planning, leadership, and organizational skills
Overseeing engineers who program or script (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate engineering tasks, with review of automated outputs
Additional learning, such as a minor, certificate, or other experience in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields that enables effective oversight of automation and agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows

Responsibilities

Support preparation and review of geotechnical reports and calculations for conformity with project specifications
Prepare and review specifications for subsurface investigations, deep foundations, ground improvement, earth retaining systems, monitoring wells, water production wells, and general earthwork
Advise power project developers to support new utility-scale solar, wind, battery energy storage, thermal, and other projects
Evaluate new power and infrastructure projects independently to support financing
Develop technical reports for applicable audiences – including owners, developers, governmental agencies and committees, and financiers
Conduct occasional on-site quality surveillance of subsurface exploration programs, pile installation and pile testing
Occasional domestic and/or international travel