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Director – Rice - Technical, Geostructure

Geotechnical EngineeringPosted on Nov 9
Full-timeMontreal, QC, CanadaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A university degree in civil engineering, geological engineering, or a related discipline is required; a second-cycle degree in geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, soil-structure interaction, or numerical modeling is an important asset.
  • Be a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec or be eligible for membership.
  • Have at least 10 years of relevant experience designing geotechnical and geostructural structures.
  • Have in-depth experience in one or more of the following areas: deep foundations, retaining walls, excavation support systems, ground improvement, rock mechanics, seismic geotechnics, soil-structure interaction, slope stabilization, marine structures, tunnels, dikes, or dams.
  • Have demonstrated experience technically leading complex assignments and reviewing engineering deliverables.
  • Have experience monitoring construction work and a good understanding of construction methods and sequences.
  • Have mastery of geotechnical calculation and design methods, applicable codes and standards, risk management approaches, and constructability.
  • Have good knowledge of numerical modeling and design tools such as PLAXIS, FLAC, GeoStudio, Rocscience Suite, DeepEX, Ensoft Suite (LPILE, GROUP, PY Wall), or equivalent tools, and mastery of at least one of them.
  • Be able to guide and develop engineers and have a strong interest in knowledge transfer.
  • Have experience with client relationships and preparing service proposals.
  • Have strong communication and technical writing abilities, including the ability to explain complex issues clearly, and problem-solving ability.
  • Be able to work in French and English, both spoken and written, to support clients, projects, and teams across different regions.

Responsibilities

  • Act as technical director, reviewer, or advisor on complex geostructural and geotechnical design assignments.
  • Define design investigation needs with geotechnical teams, then validate geotechnical models and parameters and critically integrate them into analyses and structure design.
  • Define project-specific approaches, design criteria, analysis assumptions, and risk-management strategies.
  • Lead and review geostructural structure design within the relevant expertise and engage specialists in other areas, including deep foundations, retaining walls, excavation support systems, ground improvement, slope stabilization, marine structures, tunnels, dikes, and dams.
  • Lead geotechnical and geostructural analyses using analytical methods, limit equilibrium, and 2D and 3D numerical models.
  • Guide seismic geotechnical and soil-structure interaction analyses, including static, pseudo-static, and dynamic analyses, and evaluation of liquefaction and its consequences.
  • Participate in design reviews, constructability analyses, and resolution of technical issues during execution.
  • Define and oversee structure instrumentation and monitoring programs, including setting alert and intervention thresholds and interpreting data.
  • Oversee technical monitoring of construction work to ensure structure compliance, risk management, and effective communication with clients and site teams.
  • Take professional responsibility for deliverables, including signing and sealing them, and ensure their quality, rigor, and compliance with applicable codes and standards for reports, calculation notes, plans, specifications, technical opinions, and recommendations.
  • Contribute to developing and continuously improving geostructural practice technical standards, including design methods, templates, validated calculation tools, and verification and peer-review processes.
  • Guide and mentor engineers by progressively delegating technical responsibilities and reviewing their work.
  • Transfer knowledge through internal training, technical presentations, and project lessons learned.
  • Contribute to development plans, succession identification, and planning future skills needs.
  • Participate in recruiting, onboarding, and retaining geostructure talent.
  • Promote collaboration, accountability, and knowledge sharing across offices, disciplines, and regions.
  • Integrate safety into design by identifying and reducing risks related to construction, operation, and maintenance of structures.
  • Promote a health and safety culture within the team, including during interventions and site visits.
  • Ensure application of GHD's quality management system and the technical integrity of deliverables.
  • Establish and maintain trusted relationships with clients and project partners, understand their needs, and ensure their satisfaction.
  • Identify new business opportunities and contribute to growth of the geostructure practice.
  • Participate in preparing service proposals, including defining technical strategies, estimating fees, and presenting to clients.
  • Collaborate with other disciplines and GHD's global network to mobilize required expertise.
  • Represent GHD at technical meetings, conferences, professional committees, and outreach activities.
  • Lead research and innovation initiatives that advance the team's expertise and strengthen GHD's position in geostructure.
  • Manage important external client relationships with guidance from senior colleagues, or oversee relationships with a group of transactional clients and customers.
  • Participate in and contribute to a community of practice in a defined area of expertise or consulting to build capability and develop innovative practices among colleagues.
  • Analyze data from a wide range of sources to identify key themes and possible business impacts.
  • Design engineering solutions and associated validation processes that meet design briefs and organizational or regulatory standards.
  • Guide wide-ranging exploration planning across multiple highly complex projects.
  • Create proposals for exploration-well locations by overseeing geological and geophysical modeling and leading data interpretation.
  • Monitor health, safety, and environment performance against key performance indicators and behavioral patterns; take action to improve performance and resolve noncompliance with organizational policies, procedures, and mandatory instructions.
  • Develop knowledge-management policies and processes, create best practices and case studies, and deliver internal knowledge-sharing sessions on project and program outcomes and innovative practices.
  • Use the organization's formal development framework to identify team members' development needs and plan actions, including continuing professional development required by professional or regulatory institutions; provide informal training or coaching to help colleagues improve performance and fulfill their potential.
  • Manage a portfolio of projects while reporting to senior colleagues.
  • Gather information and resources, draft and complete proposals, and fulfill process requirements for complex bids, requests for proposals, and requests for tenders.
  • Develop or deliver a plan for significant aspects of a research program with guidance from senior colleagues.
  • Plan, propose, and manage reservoir characterization, modeling, simulation, and asset-evaluation programs, including reservoir and individual-well performance review, model initialization, history matching, future performance prediction, and reserves evaluation.
  • Discuss and recommend complex or innovative technical developments to improve technology quality, including systems, processes, infrastructure, installations, and machines.
  • Manage complex technical troubleshooting projects, ensuring effective diagnosis of technical issues with equipment and experiments and development of effective solutions.

Desired Qualifications

  • A second-cycle degree in geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, soil-structure interaction, or numerical modeling is an important asset.

About the Company

GHD

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Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Grant
Total funding
$300K
Headquarters
Warrington, United Kingdom
Founded
1927

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