Location: Fort St. John, BC or Dawson Creek, BC

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Work Arrangement: On-site preferred; hybrid or remote considered for the right candidate

Industry: Engineering, Geotechnical Consulting, Land Surveying

Key Responsibilities

Geotechnical Engineering and Technical Delivery

- Plan and oversee subsurface investigations, including borehole drilling, test pits, in-situ testing, laboratory testing, and interpretation of geotechnical data.
- Develop foundation recommendations for buildings and industrial facilities, including shallow foundations, slab-on-grade systems, driven piles, helical piles, and bored cast-in-place piles.
- Provide recommendations for subgrade preparation, frost protection, settlement, and seasonal ground movement in challenging soil conditions.
- Conduct slope stability assessments for natural slopes, embankments, and river valley terrain.
- Design and assess retaining walls, mechanically stabilized earth walls, shoring systems, and riverbank protection measures.
- Prepare pavement designs for municipal roads, residential streets, parking areas, and heavy-haul industrial access roads.
- Develop earthworks, fill placement, compaction, and construction specifications.
- Review and seal geotechnical reports, engineering recommendations, letters of assurance, and field review documentation, as applicable.
- Coordinate with internal civil, structural, surveying, and materials testing teams to ensure integrated project delivery.

Technical Leadership and Mentorship

- Establish and maintain standards for geotechnical investigations, borehole logging, laboratory testing, engineering analysis, reporting, and quality assurance.
- Provide technical guidance,



independent reviews, and mentorship to intermediate engineers, engineers-in-training, and field technicians.
- Review engineering deliverables and resolve technical issues arising during design, investigation, and construction.
- Promote sound engineering judgment, consistent technical practices, and professional development across the team.

Project Management and Client Relations

- Develop investigation scopes, fee proposals, project schedules, and technical deliverables.
- Manage project budgets, timelines, resources, and quality requirements.
- Communicate directly with clients, contractors, designers, regulators, and other project stakeholders.
- Conduct site visits and construction reviews for foundations, earthworks, subgrades, and pile installations.
- Prepare field review reports and supporting technical documentation.
- Support business development, proposal preparation, and the continued growth of geotechnical services.

Required Qualifications

- Registration as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with Engineers and Geoscientists BC (EGBC), or immediate eligibility for registration through a Canadian reciprocal agreement.
- A bachelor's degree in civil engineering, geological engineering, or an equivalent accredited qualification with a geotechnical focus.




- At least eight years of geotechnical engineering experience in a consulting workplace, including a minimum of three years with independent authority to seal geotechnical engineering work.
- Demonstrated experience in subsurface investigations and foundation recommendations for buildings and industrial facilities.
- Experience with slope stability assessments and geotechnical engineering analysis.
- Working knowledge of the British Columbia Building Code, the National Building Code of Canada, seismic site classification, the Canadian Foundation Engineering Manual, and applicable EGBC practice guidelines.
- Proficiency with geotechnical analysis software for slope stability, settlement, and pile capacity, as well as borehole logging software and AutoCAD or Civil 3D.
- Experience preparing and sealing geotechnical reports and recommendations, issuing applicable letters of assurance, and conducting construction field reviews.
- Strong technical writing, analytical, communication, and project management skills.
- A valid Class 5 driver's licence and willingness to travel to project sites within the region.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience leading, mentoring, or developing a geotechnical engineering team.
- Experience working in northern or cold-climate environments with high-plasticity clays, frost-susceptible soils, organic terrain, and seasonal construction challenges.
- Industrial geotechnical experience involving wellsites, processing plants, industrial facilities, and heavy-haul access roads.
- Experience with landslide assessments, river valley slope stability, and riverbank p

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