At EXP, we’re driven to provide innovative solutions for the world’s built and natural environments. As a team of engineers, architects, designers, scientists, creators and a community of professionals, we bring diverse and talented people together to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Here, you join a team that leverages differences, harnesses their entrepreneurial spirit in an employee-owned company, that believes diversity is what gives us strength, seeks sustainable results and shares ambitions for each other, our clients and the communities we are part of and serve. To be a part of EXP means to have your own experience, while staying connected to a global network of professionals, who believe we are a part of something bigger. Together, we are EXP.
Are you ready to design your future?
Be our next Senior Geotechnical Engineer!
Your work environment at EXP
EXP is currently seeking a Senior Geotechnical Engineer with experience in highway, bridge and tunnel projects to join our engineering team in Atlanta, GA.
What a day at EXP has in store for you
Developing and maintaining business relationships with clients. Preparing proposals for projects for geotechnical services for transportation engineering projects that include cost estimates and timelines. Planning and carrying out assignments requiring familiarity with a broad range of geotechnical engineering with reciprocal knowledge of the work of other disciplines of technical work. Utilizing combinations of standard procedures, modifications of standard procedures and methods developed in other assignments when analyzing each unique project. Co-ordinating with clients, suppliers and third parties to accomplish the required project objectives. Managing projects to achieve the objectives, which are required by the client, including briefing and control of staff and sub-contractors allocated to the project, scheduling work, cost control (expenses and budget control as well as utilization) management. Directing field activities, including site investigations, drilling and data collection, design, construction phase monitoring and testing services on construction projects. Attending project meetings and carrying out site inspections when senior technical guidance and support is required. Reviewing and interpreting monitoring information from geotechnical instrumentation programs. Carrying out analysis of data, including computer analyses. Writing and reviewing technical reports. Working with senior staff when dealing with difficult, complex and unusual matters and decisions. Performing independent studies, analyses, interpretations and conclusions. Working independently with little supervision, depending on the complexity of the assignment. Liaising with clients, contractors, consultants, municipal staff, and other stakeholders. Continuing own technical skills development and propagation of those skills to others. Coaching, mentoring and developing junior and intermediate Geotechnical employees.
What your experience looks like
PE in Georgia required PE in other Southeastern US States a plus Bachelor’s Degree in Geotechnical, Civil or Geological Engineering with a post-graduate degree preferred. Advanced degree (MS or PhD) preferred. A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in Geotechnical engineering related to Transportation and Highway projects, preferably obtained in a consulting engineering environment with progressively responsible positions and responsibilities. Management of engineering teams consisting of intermediate and junior professionals and technicians. Development of comprehensive scopes of work to the client’s requirements. Use of high-level engineering principles. Ensuring that standards and criteria have been met. Maintaining budgetary control, including changes in the scope of work due to client requirements and physical/geotechnical conditions. Accurately and appropriately reporting project assignments on schedule. Management of multiple projects at one time. Proven business development skills to generate geotechnical services on projects and to take on new clients. Experience with complex geotechnical investigations and design work. Proven mentoring of junior engineering staff. Strong verbal and written communication. Ability to exercise diplomacy and tact when interacting with fellow staff, clients, consultants and contractors. Strong organizational and time management skills, including multi-tasking and prioritizing Strong problem-solving skills Familiarity and working knowledge of GDOT Standards, Design Procedure manual, Geotechnical Manuals and Directives, and procedures for unanticipated subsurface conditions Familiarity with standard construction procedures and methodologies in the transportation industry and GDOT, and southeastern states. Ability to work in a team environment. Advanced computer analysis experience, including software used regularly by GDOT Valid driver’s license and vehicle.