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Senior Geostructural Engineer, Halifax, Canada (Pipeline)

Join a global professional services leader. We are committed to solving the world\xe2\x80\x99s biggest challenges in the areas of transportation, water, energy and resources, and environment.

GHD is one of the world\xe2\x80\x99s leading professional services companies operating in the global markets of transportation, water, energy and resources, environment, property and buildings. Committed to sustainable & balanced development, GHD improves the physical, natural and social environments of the many communities in which we operate.

Privately owned by our people, GHD provides engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services to private and public sector clients across five continents. Focused on creating lasting community benefit, our connected global network of 10,000+ people deliver projects with high standards of safety, quality and ethics.

We are growing and looking for a Senior Geostructural Engineer to join us in Halifax, NS with a strong background in solving geotechnical and geostructural problems, and who is a motivated team player and leader to join and support our geotechnical design team. You will play a key technical role in a wide variety of Transportation, Water and Energy infrastructures projects in Canada and across the globe via the One GHD unique approach for a broad diversity of clients from proposal to delivery stages.

The successful candidate will be expected to :

• Prove technical leadership, and carry out geotechnical and geostructural engineering analysis, design and reporting.
• Lead preparation and reviews of technical proposals, reports, drawings and specifications.
• Support business development and client maintenance through development of proposals and qualification packages.
• Be a collaborative project leader both in the pursuit and delivery phase of the projects.
• Lead and mentor junior and intermediate staff in the development of technical analysis and design, reports and all design and construction documentation.
• Provide expertise and support for geotechnical/geostructural engineering aspects of projects throughout the design, tendering, and construction stages including:

+ Static and dynamic soil-structure interaction analyses;
+ Stress-strain deformation and settlement analyses;
+ Geostructural design numerical analysis including complex soil and rock constitutive models and structural elements components.
+ Geotechnical and geostructural foundations design (shallow, raft and deep piles, drilled shaft, caissons,.etc..) for structures including buildings, bridges, embankments, transmission tower, wind tower, etc.
+ Soil improvement technics design such as CMC, micro-piles, dynamic-compaction, vibro methods, etc.
+ Support of excavation for temporary and permanent shafts
+ Tunnelling and trenchless geostructural analysis on underground projects, including cavern, hard rock, NATM/SEM, etc.
+ Engineered fills and MSE/SoilNail walls systems.
+ Construction groundwater control/dewatering requirements
+ Slope stability and embankment assessments

Skills, Competencies and Qualifications:

• Experience with Detailed Design, Design Build and Owner\xe2\x80\x99s Engineer is a strong asset;
• Geotechnical seismic design including site specific response analysis, liquefaction analysis, fully coupled dynamic soil-structure interaction analysis and geostructural foundation design is a strong asset;
• Advanced capability in numerical modelling using Flac, Plaxis, RS2/3, Group/LPile, DeepXcav, Leapfrog, and other advanced capable geotechnical and geostructural software suits is a strong asset.
• Proficiency with current geotechnical software applications including GeoStudio (Slope/W, Sigma/W, etc.) and Rocscience (Slide2/3, Settle3), gInt and CADD.
• Knowledge of working with relevant software such as gINT, CADD, MicroStation, MS Office and GeoStudio (Slope/W, etc)
• University degree in Geotechnical, Civil Engineering or Geological Engineering, preferably Masters degree in engineering;
• Minimum 10 years of experience in the field of geotechnical and geostrucutural engineering;
• Desire to provide excellent practical client service and a commitment to technical excellence
• Must be well organized, have the ability to work as a team, manage and prioritize several assignments at one time, deliver on time and on budget

Why GHD?:

Being the best we can be is in our culture.

We are a family of smart, innovative and creative problem solvers. In our employee-owned company, everything feels like it matters more. Challenge us and help us come up with new solutions to ensure transportation, water, energy and resources, and environment are made sustainable for generations to come.

Our commitment to you:

Commitment is a powerful word that defines how we do business, how we serve our clients and how we care for one another. We will support your needs by giving you the tools to do your best work and then recognize achievements. We will set your curiosity free to allow brilliant minds to do their best work. We will invest in new ideas, removing barriers where we can. Finally, we will encourage you to collaborate with thousands of diverse people across our global business.

Who we are:

We are committed to solving the world\'s biggest challenges in the areas of transportation, water, energy and resources, and environment. GHD is a global professional services company that is a leader in engineering, construction and architectural expertise. Established in 1928, we remain wholly owned by our people. We are 10,000+ diverse and skilled individuals, yet we are proudly \xe2\x80\x98One GHD\xe2\x80\x99 across more than 200 offices, spanning five continents \xe2\x80\x93 Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America, and the Pacific region. Delivering extraordinary social and economic outcomes, we are focused passionate about building lasting relationships with our partners and clients.

We offer a professional working environment and culture and believe that work / life balance is critical to the success and happiness of our people. We also offer competitive salary packages based on qualifications, skills and experience.

As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. Upon request, GHD will provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process.

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