Job Description

Dewberry is currently seeking a Pennsylvania Regional Geotechnical Engineering Market Sector Leader in our Pittsburgh, Mechanicsburg, or Philadelphia Pennsylvania Offices. The ideal candidate will have 15 – 25 years of geotechnical engineering experience on PennDOT, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC), and/or design-build projects. Applicants must have strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to work effectively and cooperatively in groups.

The successful candidate will be part of a team designing geotechnical solutions for a wide variety of transportation projects including bridges, culverts, retaining walls, soil/rock anchors and embankments. The candidate will lead a team of professionals performing geotechnical field reconnaissance, preparing and administering boring contracts, performing geotechnical calculations, and preparing Geotechnical and Foundation Recommendation Reports. The candidate will also be involved in the development of proposals, contract plans, the preparation of engineer's estimates and construction specifications, and performing construction support services.

Experience is required in project management and budgeting, preparing technical and cost proposals, and understanding QA/QC procedures. The ideal applicant will have the experience and/or desire to market geotechnical engineering services. Applicants must possess their PE in PA and have experience working on projects across the Commonwealth.

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Responsibilities

Direct staff in completing geotechnical engineering tasks for transportation projects, including slope stability analyses, Subsurface Exploration Planning Submissions, Foundation Recommendation Reports, Geotechnical Engineering Reports and Alternatives Analyses and other geotechnical related reports
Provide a team environment, mentorship, and training for junior level geotechnical staff.
Maintain team building and project communication with both internal and external clients
Assist in developing statements of interest
Determine scope of work and prepare man-hour estimates for geotechnical engineering tasks
Provide quality control oversight for all aspects of the geotechnical engineering tasks
Coordinate with bridge structural designers.
Communicate with clients, establish goals and objectives for project teams, and schedule and coordinate resources to deliver projects on time, within budget, and to the performance expectations of the client.
Involvement in professional societies is encouraged

Required Skills & Required Experience

BS in Civil Engineering (with an emphasis in geotechnical engineering), MS or PhD degree preferable
Minimum 15 years of experience with PennDOT and/or PA Turnpike Commission
Experience in the use of PennDOT design specifications and AASHTO
Professional Engineering License
Proficiency using CADD (Microstation preferred)
Proficiency in MS Office software
Proficient in the use of LPile, GRLweap, DRIVEN, SLIDE and gINT.
Experience with structure related foundation design for transportation projects including:

Bridges
Retaining Walls
Culverts
Reinforced Soil Slopes
Temporary Shoring
Sign Structures
Contract Plans
Engineer’s Estimates
Construction Specifications
Shop Drawing Review

Maintain positive employee relations and proactive project communication
Ability to monitor schedules and budgets
Strong technical writing skills required for reports
Excellent communication and organizational skills are required
Driving is a requirement of the position. A clean driving record will be required.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry, we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for our employees. So, if you’re excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t align with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.

Notice to Third Party Recruiters: Dewberry only compensates job placement recruiters that have a valid Dewberry-approved written agreement in place for recruiting services. Dewberry does not compensate third party recruiters for unsolicited job placement candidate information.

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Regional Geotechnical Engineering Market Sector Leader