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Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc.

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Location
Hilliard, OH
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Job overview

The Senior Geotechnical Engineer supports business development, promotes SME services, prepares geotechnical designs and reports, and mentors team members. The role includes identifying client and project opportunities, preparing proposals, negotiating fees and contracts, and building professional relationships. It also involves design calculations and analytical modeling for geotechnical projects, along with leading team members in completing assigned responsibilities.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Business DevelopmentCross-SellingProject PreparationReport PreparationTeam LeadershipComputer Operating SystemsMicrosoft OfficeVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationOrganizationPrioritizationWorkload ManagementRecord KeepingInterpersonal SkillsAdaptabilityConstruction CompetenciesMap InterpretationConstruction Stake InterpretationUtility Marking InterpretationProblem SolvingCritical ThinkingLogical Reasoning

Full job description

Description The Opportunity: A Senior Geotechnical Engineer is responsible for business development, cross-selling SME services, and preparing projects and reports, as well as mentoring and leading team members to successfully complete assigned responsibilities. Responsibilities: - Identifying and securing clients and business/project opportunities both independently and in support of other local, regional and corporate business development activities. Preparing successful proposals, negotiating professional service fees and contracts. Identifying and participating in professional and business organizations and other networking activities that will foster relationships with current clients and potential clients. - Learning about other SME services to assist in promoting and expanding geotechnical and other SME services to new and existing clients - Preparing design calculations, drawings and specifications for earth retention, grouting, deep foundation, and reinforced earth systems projects. Completing analytical modeling for geotechnical evaluations. Preparing geotechnical evaluation reports. - Mentoring and leading project Team Members to successfully complete assigned responsibilities. Requirements: Has competency using computer operating systems and MS Office Suite programs (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint). Excellent verbal and written communications skills to effectively interact with clients, team members, and supervisors, conveying technical information clearly. Strong organizational skills, ability to prioritize, manage workloads, maintain accurate and detailed record-keeping skills, documenting field observations, safety concerns, and problem resolutions. Effective interpersonal skills to build rapport with clients and team members, fostering positive working relationships, customer-centric approach to provide excellent service to clients, ensuring their needs and concerns are addressed promptly and professionally. Must be able to understand and adapt to change and react productively to frequent interruptions and changing conditions. Basic construction competencies including ability to determine location from surface features and landmarks by interpretation from surveys, road maps, aerial photos, topographic maps, and geologic maps; understanding construction stakes set by others, and color markings of utility companies. Has a general aptitude for identifying and resolving complex technical problems in the field, utilizing critical thinking and logical reasoning. [Demonstrates ethical conduct, maintaining confidentiality and ensurin ]{segoe="" ui",="" tahoma,="" sans-serif"=""}

How this job compares

Set against the 817 open Geotechnical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$91–160K/yr536 salary ranges
  • US median$19–31/hr28 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 38 open Geotechnical Engineer jobs in Ohio and 817 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Experience
Geotechnical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 7 years (701 postings).
Education
714 of the 817 open Geotechnical Engineer jobs (87%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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