watt
Practice Lead, Geotechnical Engineering
Calgary, Alberta · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 7 days ago
RESTBusiness DevelopmentLeadershipMentoringGeotechnical Engineering
About the role
- WATT is a multidisciplinary consulting firm with established capabilities in civil, geotechnical, and transportation engineering, as well as geomatics - and is backed by a platform focused on growing AEC firms across Western Canada.
- This role has a clear path to expand in scope as that growth materializes.
- This role is well suited to someone who enjoys technical leadership, client relationships, team development, and the opportunity to shape a growing practice within an established consulting business.
Responsibilities
- Lead the continued development of WATT's geotechnical practice - services, staffing, technical standards, and growth priorities
- Build client relationships and support business development, proposal strategy, and market positioning
- Partner with the team on business planning and staffing strategy for the practice
- Provide senior technical oversight for investigations, analysis, design, and construction monitoring
- Support multidisciplinary teams with geotechnical input from early planning through construction
- Manage geotechnical projects end-to-end: scope, schedule, budget, quality, and financial performance
Requirements
- Ideally 10+ years of progressive geotechnical consulting experience
- Demonstrated experience leading geotechnical work within multidisciplinary teams, including client development and proposal work
- Experience managing teams, projects, budgets, schedules, and quality assurance
- Strong understanding of Alberta and Western Canadian geotechnical conditions and consulting markets is an asset
- The Ideal Candidate
- Professional Engineer registered with APEGA, or eligible for registration in Alberta
- Ideally 10+ years of progressive geotechnical consulting experience; strong candidates with less experience and clear leadership capability may also be considered
- Broad technical experience across investigations, foundations, slopes, retaining structures, excavation support, pavements, groundwater, and infrastructure
- WATT values Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork - and is looking for someone who brings strong professional judgment, care for people, and pride in high-quality work to a practice they'll help define.
Compensation
- Develop annual business plans, growth targets, and resource requirements for the practice
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