Senior Geotechnical Engineer

GHD•Tampa, FL

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

Help us build the future and we’ll help you build a rewarding and purposeful career. Our global network is made up of architects, designers, planners, engineers, and environmental scientists all working towards the same goal. Join a team that brings inspirational architecture, landscapes, townscapes and places to our world, and we’ll provide you unlimited space to grow. Effectively investigating, assessing, and monitoring site ground conditions is essential to delivering successful projects—and we’re looking for a passionate professional to lead the way. Our Geotechnical Engineering team in Tampa, FL is seeking a licensed Geotechnical Engineer (PE) to provide expert Geotechnical and Civil Engineering services across a diverse portfolio of Residential, Commercial, Municipal, Federal, Maritime, and Transportation clients. In this role, you’ll manage all aspects of geotechnical project coordination and client engagement, while conducting engineering evaluations and calculations for shallow and deep foundations, ground improvement alternatives, retaining walls, slope stability (embankments and levees), pavement sections, and slabs-on-grade. You’ll prepare signed and sealed final geotechnical submittals as Engineer of Record and have the opportunity to serve as the geotechnical lead on multi-discipline design projects, including those for USACE, NAVFAC and other federal stakeholders. Beyond design, you’ll play a critical role in field operations—providing oversight of construction monitoring for earthworks such as mass grading, drilled shafts, driven piles, stone columns, subsurface pressure grouting, pavement systems, and vibration monitoring. You’ll oversee subcontractors and interpret specialty laboratory testing data when the need arises. As a key contributor to our business development efforts, you’ll attend industry workshops, client meetings, prepare proposals for local private entity pursuits, and support proposal teams on larger federal pursuits. If you’re ready to bring technical excellence, leadership, and a collaborative spirit to a team that values innovation and impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Requirements

Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Geotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering or relevant field of study
Professional Engineer (PE) license in Florida is required
10+ years of geotechnical engineering experience including deep foundation inspections
Proven technical delivery as Engineer of Record
Proven project management experience
Proven client portfolio development, management and retention experience
Geotechnical laboratory testing data interpretation experience (consolidation, triaxial, etc.)
Willing to travel up to 25% of the time both locally and regionally with some overnight travel

Nice To Haves

Ability and willingness to obtain additional state licensure is a plus
QA/QC construction oversight experience is a plus

Responsibilities

Manage all aspects of geotechnical project coordination and client engagement.
Conduct engineering evaluations and calculations for shallow and deep foundations, ground improvement alternatives, retaining walls, slope stability (embankments and levees), pavement sections, and slabs-on-grade.
Prepare signed and sealed final geotechnical submittals as Engineer of Record.
Serve as the geotechnical lead on multi-discipline design projects, including those for USACE, NAVFAC and other federal stakeholders.
Provide oversight of construction monitoring for earthworks such as mass grading, drilled shafts, driven piles, stone columns, subsurface pressure grouting, pavement systems, and vibration monitoring.
Oversee subcontractors and interpret specialty laboratory testing data.
Attend industry workshops and client meetings.
Prepare proposals for local private entity pursuits and support proposal teams on larger federal pursuits.
Conduct research using primary data sources, and select information needed for the analysis of key themes and trends.
Create proposals for the selection of exploration-well locations by overseeing all aspects of geological/geophysical modeling and leading the data interpretation process.
Analyze and integrate reservoir engineering data, including results of flow tests and well tests and historical production performance.
Prepare and arrange the project database for reservoir engineering characterization and simulation.
Contribute to the design of engineering solutions; design the feasibility testing approach and supervise its implementation to support the development and validation of engineering solutions.
Implement policies and processes, collect best practices, write case studies, and deliver internal knowledge-sharing sessions to capture and share knowledge among colleagues on project/program outcomes and innovative practices and to support the practice.
Manage basic aspects of the data management system with guidance from senior colleagues.
Discuss and recommend more complex or innovative technical developments to improve the quality of the website/portal/application software and supporting infrastructure to better meet users’ needs.
Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential.
Maintain an in-depth understanding of technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
Manage technical troubleshooting projects, ensuring effective diagnosis of technical issues with equipment and experiments and the development of effective solutions.
Achieve specific goals for a designated part of a research program. Involves working within established research systems.
Deliver small- or medium-scale projects while working within an established program management plan.
Design and implementing complex exploration plans.
Manage relationships with small clients while also helping senior colleagues manage relationships with larger key clients and customers.