Geotechnical Engineer - Advanced Numerical Modelling and Earthquake

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Your Challenge

EXP’s Burnaby office is currently seeking a  Geotechnical Engineer specializing in advanced numerical modelling and earthquake geotechnical engineering to join their team.  Reporting to the Geotechnical Discipline Manager, the successful candidate will be joining a well-established and diverse engineering group in Western Canada poised for growth and challenging opportunities well into the future.

Your Responsibilities

• Support our geotechnical team in advanced numerical modelling with FLAC2D, 3D and PLAXIS
• Participate in scoping new work, proposals and report writing
• Support project teams on diverse design needs for transportation and civil infrastructure projects
• Writing and reviewing technical reports;
• Continuing your own technical skills development and propagation of those skills to others.
• Demonstrable on-site experience with Seismic Engineering related to civil projects.
• The ability to establish and maintain solid client relationships.
• Utilizing combinations of standard procedures, modifications of standard procedures and methods developed in other assignments when analyzing each unique project;
• Reviewing and interpreting monitoring information from geotechnical instrumentation programs;
• Working with senior staff when dealing with difficult, complex and unusual matters and decisions;
• Performing independent studies, analyses, interpretations and conclusions;
• Work independently with little supervision, depending on the complexity of the assignment;

The Skills, Knowledge, and Ability We Seek

• Bachelor’s degree in civil or geological/geotechnical engineering with a focus on geotechnical numerical modelling
• Master’s OR Ph.D. degree in geotechnical engineering, an asset
• 5 years of pertinent experience
• Registered or eligible for registration as a P.Eng. in BC
• Experience in Numerical Modelling with finite element or finite difference codes, including earthquake dynamic analysis of soil structures and soil-structure interaction (FLAC 2D, 3D, and PLAXIS experience is preferred)
• Familiarity with some user-defined constitutive models such as PM4Sand / PM4Silt, NorSand or UBCSAND
• Ability to evaluate Experience with field investigation techniques such as CPT, SPT, BPT and  their utilization in the static and seismic design
• seismic slope stability and lateral spreading displacement, and liquefaction induced settlement
• A strong theoretical understanding of soil mechanics (e.g. critical state soil mechanics) and geotechnical earthquake engineering
• Interest in field investigation and advanced geotechnical instrumentation design
• Experience with static and seismic liquefaction triggering assessment is an asset
• Experience with the selection and scaling of earthquake time histories for numerical analysis is an asset
• The ability to interpret seismic hazard reports and their application to seismic design is an asset
• Experience with laboratory testing including cyclic triaxial and cyclic simple shear is an asset
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Team player with proven ability to work independently or as a member of project teams
• The ability to coordinate, mentor, and assign work to junior staff
• Ability to interface and communicate with our clients
• Excellent organizing, interpersonal written, and verbal communication skills
• Strong computer skills using word processing, spreadsheet, and graphics applications such as MS Word, Excel, and AutoCAD
• Proficient problem-solving skills
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and a reliable vehicle to travel to job site