Senior Geotechnical Engineer - Phoenix, United States - AECOM

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**Company Description**

**How will you make your mark?**

At AECOM, our work in providing access to clean water enables communities to thrive and ecosystems to flourish, contributing to a resilient future. As a global leader in infrastructure consulting, we are at the forefront of significant water projects, with over 6,000 of the industrys best minds driving innovation and technical excellence. Together, we develop solutions that are not only best in the world, but best for the world.

With an acceleration in infrastructure investment, your bold ideas and global expertise have never been more crucial. Join our dynamic team, where innovation, career growth, and collaboration are celebrated. Enjoy the freedom to grow with customizable career paths, water-specific technical and professional development and the potential to contribute to transformational projects worldwide. Discover your #H2Opportunity

**Job Description**

AECOM is seeking a Senior Geotechnical Engineer to be located in Phoenix, AZ.

With a proud history spanning over 85 years and thousands of successful projects, our expertise in dam and reservoir engineering is unmatched. From feasibility studies to design, construction, and maintenance, we cover every aspect of the process, ensuring the longevity and safety of critical water infrastructure. As part of our team, you'll contribute to our legacy, bringing innovative solutions to life and making a meaningful impact on global water resources.

Responsibilities include:

+ Senior technical resource may serve as technical advisor for team. Analyzes complex technical issues and guides solutions to challenging issues within a team within their function, business unit or technical discipline, using standard operating procedures/methodologies as a basis and defining new procedures and methods as needed

+ Accountable for the results of the team or the process establishing goals and objectives and adherence to budget

+ Contributes by making day-to-day decisions for a departmental sub-function, small to mid-size client as:

+ Manager of the team managing all aspects of the work

+ As the in-house expert on specific complex technical solutions or processes

+ Leads proposal efforts for geotechnical engineering services including scope, schedule and budget.

+ Effective management approach to retain and motivate a team. Mentoring and technical development of Geotechnical staff. Provides specialized technical input to studies and design for staff's specific area of expertise.

+ Collaborates with others with the ability to make autonomous decisions guided by policies, procedures and business objectives

+ Mentoring and technical development of Project Engineers.

+ Demonstrates innovation to deliver technical and operational excellence

+ Performs quality control review of design reports, calculations, or drawings.

+ Uses expertise in all steps of completing discipline component of PS&E package.

+ Carries out complex or novel assignments requiring the development of new or improved techniques and procedures

+ Develops the Engineers cost estimates for projects.

+ Project Manager for Geotechnical projects or Geotechnical component of large projects in charge of scope, schedule and budget

+ Actively involved with clients and business development

**Qualifications**

Minimum Qualifications:

+ Bachelor's degree in Civil/Geotechnical/Geological Engineering + 6 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of education and/or experience.

+ PE license required.

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Master's degree in Geotechnical Engineering or Engineering Geology preferred.

+ 18 to 25 years of related experience in Geotechnical Engineering projects.

+ Solid understanding of performing and managing projects and people

+ Ability to manage projects within budget, scope & schedule as well as effectively managing engineering staff.

+ The ability to work well within a team

**Additional Information**

+ Relocation is available for this position.

+ Sponsorship is available for this position.

+ Minimal Project site travel required for this role as needed. (est. up to 10%)

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Offered compensation will be based on location and individual qualifications. The expected range is $130, $170,

**About AECOM**

AECOM is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absence, voluntary benefits, perks, U.S. and global well-being programs, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at and @AECOM.

**Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity**

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm, and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each persons potential, and well help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

**ReqID:** J

**Business Line:** Water

**Business Group:** DCS

**Strategic Business Unit:** West

**Career Area:** Engineering

**Work Location Model:** On-Site