Sr. Geotechnical Engineer

Calgary, AB
Hybrid
Posted Aug 20, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Lead · 10+ years
Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week

Job summary

You will manage and execute geotechnical projects including site investigations, foundation design, and construction management for infrastructure and water resource facilities. Additionally, you will lead multidisciplinary teams, develop client relationships, and contribute to business development through proposal preparation.

Job details

As a Sr. Geotechnical Engineer, you will have an exciting opportunity to work on large-scale, world-class projects covering geotechnical aspects of design, construction and operations applied in our three markets of infrastructure, mining, and oil sands. You will be working on water resources projects including storm ponds and water dams, tailings containment dams, roads, railways, and heavy civil infrastructure. This role will provide you with excellent technical challenges and an opportunity to grow your career as well as contribute to the growth of our Infrastructure team in Calgary. Klohn Crippen Berger (KCB) continues to expand and has an exciting future in several strategic markets in Canada and internationally. Our “One Team Culture” values a winning attitude, continual learning and innovation, adaptability and flexibility, engagement, and having fun. This role can give you the opportunity to (please feel free to apply even if you do not meet all requirements): Manage and work on projects involving terrain analysis, site investigations, instrumentation installation and monitoring, geohazard risk assessment and control, geo-structure and foundation (deep and shallow) design for facilities, retaining structures and bridges, construction management, and review, design, construction and remediation of water retention facilities. Build and develop client relationships. Develop your project management skills as you lead design and construction projects. Undertake business development and preparation of proposals to contribute to the growth of the Infrastructure Team. Problem solve and find innovative solutions to technical issues. Work with multidisciplinary project teams. Get exposure to world-class technical challenges and have opportunities to learn from the best in the business. Help you grow your career in a company committed to high quality engineering, employee and public safety, and environmental excellence. Travel to project locations, typically in Alberta, but also to other Canadian provinces and international locations. We want to hear from you, if you: Are registered or eligible to register as a Professional Engineer in Canada. Have a Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering. Have a minimum of 10 years of related experience in municipal, water resources, mining, or transportation market sectors. We value your: Strong initiative, innovation and commitment to technical excellence as well as your enthusiasm and drive toward long-term success. Demonstrated interpersonal, decision-making and technical skills. Strong verbal and written communication skills including your experience in writing proposals, technical reports and general project correspondence. Time management and organizational skills and ability to lead others to deliver high quality project deliverables on time and within budget. Exceptional team spirit and your ability to build long-term, successful relationships with our clients and our project teams. 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, York (UK), Naas (Ireland), Sweden and Dominican Republic, our EMIE 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 you are interested in applying for this position, simply apply on-line with your résumé. We thank all candidates for applying; however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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Requirements

Candidates must be registered or eligible for registration as a Professional Engineer in Canada with a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering. A minimum of 10 years of related experience in municipal, water resources, mining, or transportation sectors is required.