# Assistant Vice President, Geotechnical Engineering

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Saint Louis, MO
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP is currently seeking an Assistant Vice President, Geotechnical Engineer for our Creve Couer/St. Louis, Missouri office.

As an Assistant VP, Geotechnical Engineer, you will provide subject matter technical support and leadership for multi-site/phase due diligence, investigation, remediation, impact assessment, permitting, improvement, and construction of projects in the public and private sectors.

Responsibilities include:

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

- Applying high-level geotechnical/geological engineering techniques and processes to identify improvements for various project phases involving complex infrastructure and engineering work.

- Performing professional geotechnical/geological engineering work and conducting comprehensive investigations and inspections of proposed and existing site conditions.

- Developing construction plans, specifications, and cost estimates, and preparing construction safety and phasing plans.

- Overseeing the development and implementation of advanced technologies, monitoring devices, building materials, modeling techniques, design requirements, and operating strategies.

- Leading larger-scale geotechnical/geological engineering projects, ensuring contributors know their responsibilities and deadlines, and monitoring project budgets and external events.

- Assisting with engineering review of permit applications, engineering design plans and specifications, and construction contracts.

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

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

- Mentoring staff to support their growth and professional development.

- Remaining current in the latest geotechnical engineering techniques and practices.

Requirements:

- Bachelor's Degree in Geotechnical Engineering, Geological 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, processes, design/build, and application to permitting and project work-related issues.

- Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills.

- Strong self-leadership and interpersonal communication skills.

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

- Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

- Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and directing subcontractors and others.

- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Master's Degree in Engineering.

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

- MSHA Part 48A Underground Coal and Metal/Non-metal Training.

- Basic First Aid and Adult CPR training.

- Familiarity with environmental investigation and remediation.

## Skills

### Required
- geotechnical engineering
- geological engineering
- engineering design
- construction management
- project management
- technical writing
- AutoCAD
- Civil 3D
- ArcGIS
- HEC-RAS
- RocScience

### Nice to have
- Master's Degree in Engineering
- OSHA Health & Safety Training
- MSHA Part 48A Underground Coal and Metal/Non-metal Training
- Basic First Aid and Adult CPR training
- environmental investigation and remediation

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