What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior GT Engineer position at DYWIDAG?
DYWIDAG stands as a global leader in construction and infrastructure technology that works with government authorities, asset owners, construction companies, and design offices to support their infrastructure projects. We have expanded into over 50 countries worldwide and continue to keep infrastructure safe and secure every single day.
The Senior Geotechnical Engineer is responsible to ensure product quality and compliance with specifications. Prepare engineering submittals for projects. Ensure continuous improvements on products offered to the foundation construction, geotechnical anchoring, and slope stabilization industry.
Essential Functions
What else do I need to know?
Safer, stronger, smarter. These values guide everything we do at DYWIDAG. We’ve been supporting infrastructure since 1865, and safety always comes first. Our strength is rooted in our engineering legacy, and smart, digital technologies are our future. We’re looking for passionate teammates with the mindset to succeed in the world of construction whatever role they fill, who can embody these values.
We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment, and job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of gender, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, color, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
If this opportunity sounds like the right fit for you, please apply today.
The Senior Geotechnical Engineer is responsible to ensure product quality and compliance with specifications. Prepare engineering submittals for projects. Ensure continuous improvements on products offered to the foundation construction, geotechnical anchoring, and slope stabilization industry.
Essential Functions
- Provide technical guidance and review of cost estimates to engineering and sales team. Work closely with Sales to help identify customer needs and product requirements.
- Oversee preparation of product drawings and project submittals, ensuring compliance with contract documents and basic engineering principles.
- Plan, organize, communicate, and execute product approval submittals to public and private agencies.
- Design new products, develop modifications of existing products, and develop test procedure
- Provide internal and external technical support of product applications and resolution of technical problems. Provide technical training to Sales Team.
- Assist the Marketing and Sales Departments in developing and coordinating marketing plans, new product launches and a consistent external corporate identity.
- Develop value engineered solutions and prepare preliminary concepts and designs for proposals. Evaluate and approve design changes.
- This role will be performed fully on-site in the Bolingbrook, IL or Long Beach, CA Office.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
- Deals with others in a straightforward and honest manner, is accountable for actions, maintains confidentiality and supports company values.
- Communicates a compelling and inspired vision or sense of core purpose; makes the vision sharable by everyone; can inspire and motivate entire units or organizations.
- Knowledgeable about how organizations work; gets things done both through formal and informal channels; effectively maneuvers through complex political situations.
- Meets all team deadlines and responsibilities, listens to others and values opinions and helps team leader to meet goals.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering with Geotechnical Engineering concentration required. Master’s or Ph.D. degree preferred with 6-8 years of Engineering within the Construction Industry.
- Knowledge of both structural and geotechnical engineering principals.
- Knowledge of ASCE, ASME, ASTM, AISC, ACI and PTI codes and experience in their applications.
- In depth knowledge of Anchored Earth Retention, Foundation Design and Construction or Post-Tensioning.
- Must be self-motivated, disciplined, and professional. Analytical and skilled in troubleshooting, identification of customer needs and challenges, market knowledge.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite and AutoCAD or similar software.
- PE license in any state.
- Occasional travel throughout North America is required.
- Prolonged periods of sitting, lifting, standing, laptop use, etc.
- Must be able to lift up to 15lbs.
What else do I need to know?
Safer, stronger, smarter. These values guide everything we do at DYWIDAG. We’ve been supporting infrastructure since 1865, and safety always comes first. Our strength is rooted in our engineering legacy, and smart, digital technologies are our future. We’re looking for passionate teammates with the mindset to succeed in the world of construction whatever role they fill, who can embody these values.
We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment, and job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of gender, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, color, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
If this opportunity sounds like the right fit for you, please apply today.
