AECOM Enterprise Capabilities are currently recruiting for a Principal Engineer - Ground Engineering to join our busy and expanding experienced team. The team provides assessment, concept, feasibility, preliminary and detailed designs on a wide range of Projects, either as standalone commissions or as part of multidisciplinary major projects. You may have the opportunity to work on some of the most iconic Transportation, Water and Electrical projects, being part of a diverse and multicultural team. It can be a great opportunity for a senior profile that wants to boost his/her professional technical career on the ground engineering.
The responsibilities of this role include:
- Performs specific and moderate portions of a broader assignment of an experienced engineer in diverse geotechnical projects
- Gathers and correlates basic engineering data using established and well-defined procedures in geotechnical engineering with emphasis on soil and rock data
- Performance at this level requires developmental experience in a professional position in relation to geotechnical projects
- Provides specialized technical input to studies and designs for staff in geotechnical engineering
- Prepare and manage technical specification sections related to designs, ensuring they meet project requirements and industry standards and regulations.
- Works on detailed or routine engineering assignments involving calculations and tests for geotechnical projects
- Independently perform all the tasks necessary to complete design elements for geotechnical engineering works
- Serve as technical advisor for the ground engineering team
- Proposes approach to solve new problems encountered using modifications of standard procedures or methods developed in previous assignments in relation to tunneling projects
- Provides guidance to entry level engineers in geotechnical engineering with emphasis on soil and rock mechanics
- Develops study and design procedures to facilitate high-quality cost-effective work by others
- Works as part of a ground and tunnelling engineering team with other engineers at the same functional level that can be from different EC offices (Poland, Spain, India, etc)
- Works within interdisciplinary teams in infrastructure projects design
- Participates in interdisciplinary review of project deliverables
- Identifies discrepancies in results in calculations and reports for geotechnical projects
- Performs quality control review of design calculations and drawings for geotechnical projects
- Performs work in accordance with agreed upon budget and schedule with little supervision with emphasis on tunneling projects
- Provides input to the development of engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements