Tunnel Designer, for COWI in North America

COWI•McLean, VA

22h•Hybrid

About The Position

COWI is seeking a highly motivated Tunnel Designer to contribute to challenging and high-profile infrastructure projects across North America. You will work closely with your Technical Director and Project Managers alongside customers on significant projects. The role involves preparing technical reports and drawings for underground works, performing engineering and analysis for tunnels and shafts, and communicating design work through sketches. You will also use tunnel analysis and design software and work in multidisciplinary teams.

Requirements

Master of Science in Underground Construction/Tunnelling, Geotechnical, or Structural Engineering
A familiarity of typical structural and geotechnical software, BIM, and parametric design modelling (Dynamo, Grasshopper).
Exposure to work within the tunnel industry as it would advance structural and geotechnical analysis experience and familiarity with aspects related to seismic design and scripts for multi-objective design optimization
Good time-management skills, ability to multi-task, and ability to sustain focus on longer tasks
Ability to work across different geographical areas including distributed work centers
Ability and willingness to travel

Responsibilities

Prepare technical reports and drawings in the design of underground works, including tunnels, shafts, cut-and-cover structures, mined caverns
Perform engineering and analysis for the design of tunnels and shafts
Provide input in digital delivery and information management of various projects from conception through to completion
Communicate design work through preparation of drawing sketches indicating support types, geometry, construction sequencing, and instrumentation
Use tunnel analysis and design software such as FLAC/FLAC3D, Plaxis, Sofistik, AutoCAD, Revit, and/or others
Work in multidisciplinary teams for delivery of small, medium, and large-scale Projects