
Engineer IV Tunnels
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The Engineer IV Tunnels will perform as a Lead Engineer, developing numerical models and geotechnical interpretations for complex underground works. The role includes designing new underground projects and rehabilitating existing facilities, preparing technical deliverables, supporting project pursuits, and mentoring engineering staff. The position reports to the New York City office, allows telecommuting from a home office, and requires less than 10% travel.
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Perform the role of Lead Engineer to develop advanced numerical models to evaluate complex underground works, including tunnels in soft ground and rock, large caverns, and deep excavations. Develop geotechnical interpretations to support underground engineering analysis and design, including assessing field investigation data and laboratory test results for soil and rock materials. Formulate appropriate nonlinear soil and rock constitutive relationships and parameters for use in numerical analyses of underground excavations. Develop design solutions, technical reports, specifications, and construction drawings for a wide range of underground projects, including new underground construction as well as the rehabilitation of existing underground facilities. Support senior technical leaders in developing project pursuits, including providing technical input and bidstage solutions for the preparation of technical proposals. Mentor and supervise other engineering staff to ensure bestpractice methodologies are applied and client objectives are met with highquality, technically sound solutions. Position reports into New York City, NY office; however, telecommuting from a home office is allowed. Less than 10% travel required for site investigation, inspection, and data collection.Requirements: Requires a Master's degree in Civil, Structural, or Geotechnical Engineering plus six (6) years of tunnel engineering experience. Experience may be gained concurrently and must include:Six (6) years of experience in the following: * Analysis and design of underground structures including soft ground and rock tunnels using both tunnel boring machines, or conventional methods of construction.Three (3) years of experience in each of the following: * Performing numerical analysis and design of underground structures using typical industry standard numerical software including Plaxis 2D, Plaxis 3D, FLAC 2D, FLAC 3D, or similar numerical or soil-structure interaction analysis software * Working with advanced soil and rock mechanics, ground investigation, and ground modeling * Developing geological models, including interpretation and development of soil and rock parameters for application in numerical modeling and design calculation * Utilizing industry standard commercial software including gINT, LeapFrog, or RockSciences suite of analytical models * Performing geotechnical analysis and design, and production of construction drawings and specifications for underground constructions in both soft ground and rock conditions, including transportation tunnels, water and wastewater tunnels, or deep shafts, as well as structural rehabilitation.Alternatively, will accept a Bachelor's degree and eight (8) years of above described experience.Salary: $142,750/year. Benefits: 401k, medical, dental, and vision insurance, STD/LTD disability, holiday, personal time off (PTO), parental leave, and company-paid life insurance. Apply via https://apply.mottmac.com using Job Ref: 17306Bring your expertise, curiosity, and drive to make a difference. If you are ready to join a collaborative consultancy where your perspective is valued, your growth is supported, and you are empowered to lead with integrity, we would love to hear from you.Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the US, as Mott MacDonald is unable to provide sponsorship at this time.Benefits & RewardsIndividual pay is determined based on several factors such as work location, education, experience, and unique skills.In addition to base salary, Mott MacDonald offers performance-based bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package, giving employees a direct connection to our success.Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to support the health, wellbeing, financial security, and professional growth of our employees. Eligible employees have access to medical, dental, and vision coverage, FSA and HSA accounts, company-paid life insurance, short-term an
How this job compares
Set against the 821 open Geotechnical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$143K/yr
- New York median$91–140K/yr28 salary ranges
- US median$91–160K/yr539 salary ranges
This rate, $143K, is 18% above the New York median midpoint ($121K) — in the top quarter of Geotechnical Engineer salary ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 56 open Geotechnical Engineer jobs in New York and 821 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, LLC13 open
- CDM Smith8 open
- Mott MacDonald (this employer)7 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Geotechnical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (704 postings).
- Education
- 719 of the 821 open Geotechnical Engineer jobs (88%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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