# Assistant Vice President, Geotechnical Engineer

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

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## Description

WSP is seeking an Assistant Vice President, Geotechnical Engineer in Louisville, Kentucky.

As a global leader in environmental consulting, WSP has world-class expertise in environmental, social and governance (ESG), climate resiliency & sustainability (CRS), and earth sciences. With over 20,000 multidisciplinary professionals worldwide, the company collaborates daily to protect and conserve natural landscapes, create firm foundations for communities, and champion sustainable development to combat climate change.

The successful candidate will provide subject matter technical support and leadership for multi-site/phase due diligence, investigation, remediation, impact assessment, permitting, improvement, and construction of infrastructure projects and systems in the public and private sector.

Key Responsibilities:

- Provide oversight with collecting, compiling, and analyzing data from physical work sites, soil/water/sludge/rock samples, surveys, blueprints, GIS data, subsurface utility information, maps, hydrologic analysis, geotechnical data, and other matrices for project development, design, and construction.

- Apply high-level geotechnical engineering techniques and processes to identify improvements for various infrastructure project phases.

- Perform professional geotechnical engineering work and conduct comprehensive investigations and inspections of proposed and existing site conditions.

- Develop construction plans, specifications, and cost estimates, and prepare construction safety and phasing plans.

- Oversee the development and implementation of advanced technologies, monitoring devices, building materials, and modeling techniques.

- Lead larger-scale geotechnical engineering projects, ensuring contributors know their tasks and deadlines, and monitor project budgets and external events.

- Assist with engineering review of permit applications, design plans, and specifications to ensure compliance with regulations and sound engineering practice.

- Meet with public or private entities to discuss engineering/construction challenges and programs.

- Ensure technical reports and presentations explain research, findings, and recommendations.

- Develop a client base for providing high-level geotechnical engineering services.

- Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development.

Requirements:

- Bachelor's Degree in Geotechnical Engineering or a closely related discipline.

- 10+ years of relevant post-education experience in engineering and geotechnical design.

- Engineer license required (multi-state preferred).

- Highly proficient with geotechnical engineering principles, practices, and design/build.

- Experience with infrastructure planning, design, and program/construction management.

- Strong knowledge of relevant construction laws, codes, regulations, and permitting.

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

- Ability to work independently and provide guidance and leadership to team members.

- Proficiency with technical writing, office automation, and discipline-specific design software.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Master's Degree in Engineering.

- 40-Hour OSHA Health & Safety Training (HAZWOPER).

- Basic First Aid and Adult CPR training.

## Skills

### Required
- geotechnical engineering
- infrastructure design
- construction management
- engineering design
- project management

### Nice to have
- Master's Degree in Engineering
- OSHA Health & Safety Training
- Basic First Aid and Adult CPR training

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