Geotechnical Engineering
US$136,500 – US$204,500 / yr base salary
Posted 8 Oct 2026
Advertised as “Geotechnical Engineering Lead (Transportation)”
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- Expected experience
- 15+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
| Base salary | US$136,500 – US$204,500 / yr |
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CertificationsProfessional Engineer, Professional Geologist (PG)
Field of studyCivil Engineering, Geological Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
Field of studyCivil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering (or related)
Study levelMaster's
Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role Description
Arcadis is seeking an experienced Geotechnical Engineering Lead to join our Transportation team in Atlanta, GA. This role will support a variety of transportation infrastructure projects, including bridges, retaining walls, embankments, pavement design, foundations, and related heavy civil and earthen structures.
The ideal candidate will bring progressive geotechnical engineering experience, strong technical judgment, and the ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary transportation design teams. Experience with bridge foundation design, retaining wall design, pavement design, slope stability, seepage, foundation analyses, settlement, liquefaction, seismic evaluations, and DOT transportation projects is highly valued.
Role Accountabilities
In this role, you will apply technical expertise to lead and support geotechnical projects related to transportation infrastructure design and construction. Responsibilities include:
- Plan, manage, and coordinate geotechnical field investigations and laboratory testing programs.
- Review boring logs, laboratory data, subsurface conditions, soil mechanics, rock properties, and groundwater impacts.
- Perform geotechnical analyses for bridges, retaining walls, MSE walls, embankments, approach fills, pavements, deep foundations, drilled shafts, driven piles, spread footings, and other transportation structures.
- Develop geotechnical recommendations to support designs, drawings, specifications, reports, design memoranda, bid packages, permitting, and construction documents.
- Perform engineering analyses including settlement, bearing capacity, slope stability, seepage, lateral earth pressures, liquefaction, seismic evaluations, deformation analysis, and foundation analysis.
- Support preliminary and final design phases by coordinating with civil, structural, bridge, and geotechnical engineering teams.
- Oversee geotechnical work delivered by sub-contractors and vendors
- Provide construction-phase services, including field observations, foundation installation reviews, pile driving support, embankment construction monitoring, subgrade stabilization, construction administration, and inspection coordination.