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Principal Offshore Geotechnical Engineer

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Description

As a Principal Offshore Geotechnical Engineer at WSP, you will provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise across offshore geotechnical engineering projects within the Oil & Gas sector.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Leading the planning, specification, management and execution of offshore geotechnical site investigations
  • Directing the processing, interpretation and integration of geotechnical, geological and geophysical datasets
  • Leading geotechnical design and assessment of offshore foundations
  • Providing specialist geotechnical input for subsea pipelines, flowlines, umbilicals and cable developments
  • Acting as Project Manager and/or Technical Lead for major offshore projects
  • Preparing and reviewing high-quality technical reports, proposals, presentations and client deliverables
  • Building and maintaining strong client relationships
  • Mentoring and developing junior engineers
  • Promoting a strong culture of safety, quality and collaboration

To be successful in this role, you will need:

  • A Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering or a related discipline
  • Extensive experience in offshore geotechnical engineering
  • Demonstrated experience leading offshore geotechnical investigations and site characterisation programmes
  • Strong technical expertise in offshore foundation design, soil-structure interaction and subsea infrastructure assessments
  • Knowledge of relevant offshore industry standards and recommended practices
  • A proven track record delivering complex multidisciplinary projects on time and within budget
  • Excellent client engagement, stakeholder management and business development skills
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience mentoring engineers and leading high-performing project teams

WSP offers a range of benefits, including:

  • Opportunities to work on significant offshore Oil & Gas and energy projects
  • Collaboration with globally recognised technical experts
  • Innovative solutions that shape the future of offshore infrastructure development
  • A culture built on collaboration, inclusion, technical excellence and continuous learning
  • Career development opportunities, global mobility, health and wellbeing programs, and flexible working arrangements

Skills

Required

  • offshore geotechnical engineering
  • soil-structure interaction
  • subsea infrastructure assessments
  • geotechnical design
  • project management

Nice to have

  • API
  • ISO
  • DNV frameworks
  • multidisciplinary projects
  • client engagement

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://emit.fa.ca3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2001/job/90435

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