Geotechnical Project Engineer

What We're Looking For

• Join our growing Maine team! At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.
• This opportunity is for a Geotechnical Engineer to join our growing Maine practice and support a strong and diverse program of highway, bridge, and other transportation infrastructure projects. The position will be based in Maine, with a primary focus on projects throughout the state as well as opportunities to support projects across New England. Our workload includes projects of varying size, complexity, and technical challenge, providing an engaging mix of assignments and opportunities to grow.

This role entails developing geotechnical analyses, design calculations, technical reports, plans, specifications, and recommendations in support of project delivery. Working closely with project managers and multidisciplinary design teams, you'll evaluate subsurface conditions, develop and assess design alternatives, address technical challenges, and help deliver practical solutions that meet project requirements and schedules.

Typical assignments may include planning, overseeing, and interpreting subsurface investigations; foundation design and analysis; settlement and bearing capacity evaluations; slope stability; retaining structures; embankments and earthwork; ground improvement; and other geotechnical elements associated with highway and bridge projects. The role also includes opportunities to collaborate directly with clients and other technical disciplines and to mentor junior engineers and review their work.

As a member of HNTB’s Maine team, you'll contribute to the successful delivery of an established and growing transportation practice.

What You'll Do:

• Responsible for the planning and distribution of discipline-specific work, and adherence to the schedule and budget on projects.
• Assists in marketing responsibilities, including proposal generation.
• Assists with the development of scope of work and level of effort for projects and/or assignments within discipline.
• Oversees completeness and accuracy of project team’s work within the technical discipline. Guides and mentors team to overall project objectives.
• Coordinates technical aspects of project with client counterpart and teaming partners at staff level for work within the discipline.
• Works closely with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 6 years of relevant experience, or
• Master’s degree in Engineering and 5 years of relevant experience, or
• PhD in Engineering and 4 years of relevant experience

What You'll Bring:

• Understands the impacts of decisions on technical design and work planning.
• Coordinates work planning and design effectively across multiple technical disciplines.
• Prepares high quality deliverables that are on time, and within budget and scope.

What We Prefer:

• Master’s degree in Engineering
• 8 years relevant experience
• Professional Engineer (PE) certification
• American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification (depending on discipline)
• Additional Information
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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Locations:

South Portland, ME (Portland) .

The approximate pay range for Maine is $95,991.51 - $150,140.56. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position based on all selected locations within the state at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state. .

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