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Job Description
As an Intermediate Civil or Geotechnical Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work on technically challenging world-class projects with an organization with a long and impressive history. KCB continues to be a leader in geoscience, engineering and environmental consulting and has an exciting future in several strategic markets with ongoing long-term projects within Alberta and abroad.
This role will give you the opportunity to:
- Work on highway geohazard projects involving geotechnical site investigations, ground hazard assessment and mitigation design, earth and rock slope designs; erosion control designs, and geotechnical instrumentation monitoring programs.
- Work on the design of hydropower, irrigation, and mining dams, undertaking dam safety reviews and inspections, and assisting Engineers of Record on assessing performance and mitigating risks.
- Work within a multidisciplinary team of engineers, geoscientists and environmental scientists to take projects from concept to operation.
- Travel throughout Alberta with opportunities for international assignments.
If you are registered as a Professional Engineer in Canada, have a Bachelor or Master's degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering and 4 to 8 years of related experience, we want to hear from you!
We value your:
- Experience working with highway and railway geohazards.
- Experience working with dam engineering and dam safety projects for hydropower, thermal; power, mining, and irrigation clients and familiarity with the Canadian Dam Association Dam Safety Guidelines, Global Industry Standard for Tailings Management, and Mining Association of Canada guidelines.
- Proven project management and design/analysis skills with experience in preparing drawings and specification for tendering and construction.
- Experience planning and implementing geotechnical investigation programs including reviewing and interpreting geotechnical instrumentation data.
- Strong initiative, innovation and commitment to technical excellence as well as your enthusiasm and drive toward long-term success.
- Demonstrated leadership, decision-making and coaching skills, especially your ability to train and mentor young professionals.
- Superior verbal and written communication skills including your experience in writing proposals, technical reports and general project correspondence.
- Exceptional team spirit, interpersonal skills, and ability to build long-term, successful relationships with our multidisciplinary teams and clients.
About Us:Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd. (KCB) is a multi-disciplinary consulting firm with five major business units providing engineering and environmental services in the mining, hydropower, transportation, ports, infrastructure, geotechnical, oil & gas, environmental, and water resources sectors. We offer a full range of services from our offices in North America, Australia, South America, and Europe.
From our offices in Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon and York (UK), our Alberta Group works on challenging projects in the Water, Power and Transportation, Oil Sands, Mining, and Oil and Gas market sectors.
KCB is a platinum member of Canada’s Best Managed companies. We are committed to employment equity and encourage applications from all qualified career seekers. We offer professional career development tracks and salaries commensurate with experience and an attractive benefits package.
Are you up to the challenge?
If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, simply apply on-line with your résumé and covering letter quoting the job reference number 216-A23.
We thank all candidates for applying, however only short-listed candidates will be contacted.