Principal Geotechnical Engineer
Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Arcadis is seeking a Principal Geotechnical Engineer to join an established and growing multi-national mining engineering team. As the selected candidate, you will provide technical leadership for projects across the United States (US), Canada, Chile, and other locations. This position can report to any of our Mountain West US offices and offers flexibility through hybrid work arrangements. This position requires approximately 10% travel.
In this position, you will lead geotechnical engineering on surface mining projects, including tailings facilities and open pits. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams Arcadis teams in the U.S. and internationally to develop and deliver sustainable mining solutions that drive environmental and operational improvements. Diverse project opportunities include mine reclamation engineering and other environmental projects such as sediment remediation and water dam design and evaluation. Work will entail a mixture of geotechnical investigations, geotechnical evaluations, feasibility studies, design, and construction quality assurance.
Role accountabilities include:
- Providing leadership to our Geotechnical Engineering community and Mining Sector Team through an understanding of technical principals and current and future market conditions which support Arcadis positioning for growth
- Acting as or becoming an Engineer of Record (EoR) on appropriate projects or having served as a Deputy EoR on mine projects
- Supporting business development by identifying and pursuing growth opportunities with existing and new clients
- Using excellent communication skills to represent Arcadis to external teams and clients and to effectively engage Arcadis teams
- Providing leadership to engineering project teams by defining project goals, constraints, and managing external inputs and applying sound decision making to deliver informed technical solutions
- Performing geotechnical engineering reviews and providing key input on critical projects
- Applying engineering principles and an understanding of mine operations to develop effective solutions to our clients' biggest challenges
Preferred technical proficiencies include:
- Mine tailings and water dam siting, design and evaluations
- Mine high wall investigations and slope stability analysis
- Direct and support Dam Safety Reviews
- Geotechnical investigation, monitoring methods and techniques
- Soft-ground mechanics and stabilization techniques
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint
Qualifications & Experience:
- Required:
- B.S. degree in civil or geotechnical engineering or closely related field
- Professional Engineer (PE) license
- Minimum 15 years of experience
- Preferred:
- Post graduate degree in civil or geotechnical engineering or closely related field
- Direct experience with geotechnical modeling software such as GeoStudio, RocScience, FLAC, PLAXIS, etc.
- Working knowledge of Autodesk Civil 3D, Arc Map, or similar geospatial software
- Spanish language proficiency not a requirement but a plus to work with international teams
Why Arcadis?
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.
Together, we can create a lasting legacy.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $175,774 - $265,162. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.
