# Senior Geotechnical Engineer

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Nanaimo, BC
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $104,100 – $138,000
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

Join a high-performing Ground Engineering and Materials team on Vancouver Island, driving impactful infrastructure and community projects across BC and the Yukon. As a Senior Geotechnical Engineer based in Nanaimo, you'll leverage national expertise and local insight to deliver critical geotechnical solutions while collaborating with government, First Nations partners, and resource sectors.

**Your Impact**

- Lead and deliver geotechnical engineering projects from investigation through to design and construction support

- Prepare technical studies and reports with clear, actionable recommendations

- Collaborate across disciplines to support infrastructure projects including highways, bridges, dams, and buildings

- Share expertise across regions to strengthen technical excellence and innovation

- Manage geotechnical investigation programs, including subcontractor coordination and tendering support

- Evaluate complex geotechnical challenges such as settlement, slope stability, liquefaction, and frost effects

- Oversee field programs including drilling, in-situ testing, and construction monitoring

- Contribute to successful project delivery aligned with quality, schedule, and budget targets

**The Skills That Set You Apart**

- Degree in Civil or Geological Engineering with a geotechnical focus

- Registered or eligible for registration as a P.Eng. with EGBC

- Minimum 10 years of relevant geotechnical engineering experience

- Strong proficiency with geotechnical software (e.g., GeoStudio, Rocscience)

- Proven experience managing investigation programs and multidisciplinary projects

- Demonstrated ability to interpret complex subsurface conditions and risks

- Strong understanding of field practices and construction methods

- Track record of delivering projects on time and within budget

**Why Choose WSP?**

- Proudly Canadian – we are a Top 100 Employer in Canada for 2026

- A global community of brilliant minds – your next idea, mentor, or opportunity is always within reach

- Limitless opportunities start here. Whether it’s across the country or around the globe, we help you tailor your role to match your ambition , because your growth drives ours

- Flexible work, real balance – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours

**Compensation**

- AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $104,100 – $138,000

- MB & ON: $95,000 – $130,800

- NB, NL, NS, PEI & QC: $94,100 – $124,900

## Skills

### Required
- Civil Engineering
- Geological Engineering
- geotechnical engineering
- GeoStudio
- Rocscience
- P.Eng.

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