Tunnel Engineer
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Your Opportunity
Stantec is looking for a Tunnel Engineer to join our Water Team and take on a dynamic role of designing technically challenging storm and sanitary conveyance trenchless and tunneling projects for clients. The role will involve working with multi-disciplinary teams across multiple offices and providing support to a team of professionals on larger projects. Our group is involved in a wide range of sewer and watermain projects of both large and small diameter systems including open cut construction, rehabilitation, relining, and trenchless and tunneling design.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to trenchless and tunneling designs based on understanding of tunnel and shaft related industry standards and manuals, as well as client and regulatory agencies standards and requirements.
- Interpret geotechnical reports such as Geotechnical Data Report, Geotechnical Investigation Reports, etc. and incorporate into designs
- Assist in feasibility assessments, preliminary and detailed design for tunnel and trenchless installation of linear water and wastewater infrastructure.
- Complete design and analysis for a variety of tunnel projects including tunnelling in soil and bedrock, smaller diameter and scale tunnelling (microtunneling, horizontal auger boring) and larger diameter and scale tunnelling (EPB TBM, Rock TBM).
- Assist in design and analysis of tunnel shafts excavation, and shaft’s temporary support of excavation.
- Complete engineering calculations, including geotechnical engineering calculations as required in support of tunnel and trenchless design, and impact assessment calculations (geostructural analysis) and structural design of tunnel liners/shaft support.
- Preparation of Technical Memorandums and Reports.
- Assist in preparation of tender documents, drawings and construction cost estimates.
- Coordinate with construction activities, providing guidance and clarification of the design during construction.
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and writing).
- Ability to participate and collaborate in a project team setting and to engage in creative and critical thought.
Education and Experience
- Minimum of 5 years of experience working in a consulting environment involved in the design of civil infrastructure projects including tunnel and trenchless design of sewers and watermains.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited University.
- Certified or working towards P.Eng License.
Typical office environment, working with computers and drawings for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to hazards including construction, weather, and industrial operations that may be experienced at water and/or wastewater related facilities.
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
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