Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Tutor Perini • New Rochelle, NY

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Tutor Perini Corporation is seeking an experienced Senior Geotechnical Engineer for its corporate office in New Rochelle, New York. The role provides technical leadership for geotechnical engineering activities supporting heavy civil infrastructure projects. The engineer works with estimating, preconstruction, engineering, project management, and field operations to develop practical, cost-effective foundation and earthwork solutions for transportation, bridge, marine, utility, tunneling, and other civil infrastructure projects.

The position plans and interprets subsurface investigations, laboratory testing, and geotechnical field explorations; develops reports, engineering analyses, and design recommendations; and supports estimating, project pursuits, proposals, value engineering, construction, and field troubleshooting. It also coordinates with other engineering disciplines, manages external geotechnical resources, and mentors junior engineers. The role is expected to ensure compliance with applicable safety regulations, specifications, quality standards, and codes.

Tutor Perini describes itself as a civil construction company that builds and rehabilitates highways, bridges, tunnels, mass-transit systems, and water management and wastewater treatment facilities. Its stated mission is to build critical infrastructure that creates a better world.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or a related field from an accredited institution.
• 10 or more years of geotechnical engineering experience supporting heavy civil or infrastructure projects.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required; New York and New Jersey.
• Demonstrated expertise in foundation engineering, earthwork and embankment design, retaining structures, temporary works, excavation support, ground improvement, and geotechnical risk assessment.
• Strong understanding of AASHTO, FHWA, DOT, OSHA, NYCBC, and applicable geotechnical design standards.
• Experience with large transportation, bridge, marine, rail, airport, tunnel, dam, or utility infrastructure projects.
• Experience with instrumentation and performance monitoring.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams and external consultants.
• Proficiency with geotechnical engineering software such as GEO5, gINT/OpenGround, PLAXIS, GeoStudio, LPILE, SHAFT, or equivalent.
• Strong technical writing, presentation, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
• Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree.
• Experience working for a general contractor or construction engineering organization.
• Experience supporting design-build projects.
• Familiarity with BIM and digital engineering workflows.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, and interpret subsurface investigations, laboratory testing programs, and geotechnical field explorations.
• Develop geotechnical reports, engineering analyses, and design recommendations for foundations, earth retaining structures, ground improvement, embankments and fills, excavation support systems, slope stability, pavement subgrades, and settlement.
• Perform engineering analyses using industry-standard software and analytical methods.
• Review contract documents, geotechnical baseline reports, and geotechnical data reports during estimating and project pursuit phases.
• Identify geotechnical risks and develop mitigation strategies to improve constructability and reduce project uncertainty.
• Provide technical input during proposal development, value engineering, and alternative technical concepts.
• Support construction teams with foundation installation, earthwork operations, dewatering, instrumentation, and monitoring.
• Review contractor submittals, temporary works designs, and specialty engineering calculations.
• Coordinate with structural, civil, transportation, environmental, and construction engineering disciplines.
• Manage geotechnical consultants, drilling contractors, testing laboratories, and specialty subcontractors.
• Participate in project planning meetings and provide engineering recommendations to field personnel.
• Conduct site visits to evaluate field conditions and troubleshoot geotechnical issues during construction.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations, project specifications, quality standards, and applicable building and transportation codes.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical development within the engineering team.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior