• Job Description

  Req#: 70332

  This Opportunity

  Be involved in projects with our Geotechnical and Tunneling Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.

  At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future-focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to build communities and expand our skylines. Here at WSP, anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!

  WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Geotechnical/Tunnel Engineer for our New York, NY office to work on high profile tunnel projects.

  Your Impact

  • Manage geotechnical design for tunnels/underground structures, including bored cut-and-cover and mined tunnels
  • Lead temporary/initial support design for soil and rock tunnels using industry standards as well as numerical analyses
  • Execute geotechnical standard practice, develop geotechnical design and analysis strategy, including tunnel initial support design, support of excavation design, seismic design, instrumentation monitoring design, etc.
  • Interpret ground/geology conditions and develop design parameters
  • Development of geotechnical design reports/memos and Contract Documents including drawings and specifications
  • Coordinate with other disciplines and clients and attend design and progress meetings
  • Providing geotechnical support during construction
  • Supervise and provide guidance to junior engineers

  Who You Are

  Required Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree in Geotechnical/Tunneling Engineering
  • 5-7 years of relevant experience in geotechnical design with emphasis in tunnel and underground structure design
  • EIT or applicable license/certification.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Proven experience in tunnel and underground structure design
  • Proven experience in geotechnical project planning, design and preparation of reports, drawings and specifications

  Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master’s Degree in Geotechnical/Tunneling Engineering.
  • P.E. License
  • 10+ years of relevant experience in geotechnical design with emphasis in tunnel and underground structure design

  WSP Benefits:

  WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

  Compensation

  Expected Salary: $100,000 - $150,000

  WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

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• About the company

  WSP is one of the world’s leading engineering professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.

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