Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Parsons International

Saudi Arabia

Ref: HP094-624

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

POSITION OVERVIEW:
Supporting and advising engineering team on optimal founding and site grading solutions. Work in design and construction supervision teams bring specific expertise to overall solutions and products

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Analyze data and soil samples through field and laboratory analysis to determine type, classification, characteristics, and stability of soil.
• Coordinate for testing samples for the geotechnical Division and the schedule of such testing.
Prepare project schedule and ensure that schedule is timely met
Coordinate with Drilling Department or External Drilling Subcontractors cost, logistics, sequence.
• Determine if fault or fractures in soils would be detrimental to construction plans.
• Compute bearing weights and prepares maps, charts, and reports of test results.
• Make recommendations regarding foundation design, slope angles, grading, or building heights or any other geotechnical related matter.
• Supervise, train and evaluate assigned staff in the Geotechnical Division.
• Control testing activities during construction projects; spot check data for errors.
• Meet with inspectors, engineers, contractors, and/or developers to determine corrective action required when there are discrepancies between work done and the approved plans, specifications and standards

Requirements

PREFERRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
• First degree in Civil Engineering or similar related Engineering qualification, MSc in Geotechnical Engineering, Engineering Geology or similar subjects with 8-12 years of related work experience, as well as some experience in a leadership capacity.

SKILLS/COMPETENCIES:
• A positive problem solver with strong foundation, basement, earthworks and ground treatment design skills.
• A good understanding of ground investigation techniques and its importance to deriving appropriate design parameters.
• Good Interpretative Report writing skills

About the Company

Parsons is a leader in many diverse markets such as infrastructure, transportation, water, telecommunications, aviation, commercial, environmental, planning, industrial manufacturing, education, healthcare, life sciences and homeland security.

Parsons provides technical and management solutions to federal, regional and local government agencies as well as private industries worldwide.

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