# Senior Geotechnical Engineer

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Birmingham, AL
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP is currently seeking a Senior Geotechnical Engineer for our Birmingham, Alabama office. This role involves supporting a growing portfolio of projects throughout the Southeastern United States, delivering geotechnical engineering services for transportation infrastructure, power and energy facilities, and industrial/commercial developments.

The successful candidate will lead and perform geotechnical engineering analyses and design for various projects, including:

- Transportation projects (roadways, bridges, embankments, slopes)

- Power and energy facilities (generation, substations, transmission corridors)

- Industrial and commercial site developments

Key responsibilities include:

- Planning, coordinating, and managing subsurface exploration programs

- Preparing and overseeing geotechnical engineering deliverables

- Performing analyses and design for shallow and deep foundations, slope stability, and retaining structures

- Providing construction-phase support, including field observations and inspections

- Leading and mentoring junior engineers and technical staff

- Collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams

- Supporting business development activities

The ideal candidate will have:

- A Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering with a geotechnical focus (Master's preferred)

- 5 to 7+ years of experience in geotechnical engineering

- A Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Alabama or the ability to obtain within 6 months

- Demonstrated experience in supporting transportation infrastructure projects, power/energy or utility projects, and industrial and commercial development projects

- Experience with subsurface investigation planning and execution, geotechnical analysis and design, and preparation of technical reports and contract documents

Preferred qualifications include:

- Experience delivering projects in the Southeastern United States, particularly in Alabama

- Project management skills with experience leading teams on complex or multi-project programs

- Client focus with experience in client management and effective project/program delivery skills

## Skills

### Required
- geotechnical engineering
- civil engineering
- subsurface investigation
- geotechnical analysis
- design
- technical reports
- project management
- client management

### Nice to have
- project management skills
- client focus
- experience with geotechnical software (e.g., SLIDE, LPILE, OpenGround/gINT)
- familiarity with state DOT requirements (e.g., ALDOT, TDOT, GDOT)
- experience supporting power and utility clients or heavy industrial facilities

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