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Assistant Lead Foundations Engineer

Hamilton, ON, ca💼 Full-time🗓 2026-03-24 → 2026-09-25

Core

Senior geotechnical engineer providing technical leadership and project management for rail transit infrastructure projects, including design analysis, field investigations, and reporting.

Role type

Senior IC geotechnical engineer (rail infrastructure)

Builds

Rail transit foundations and geotechnical designs

Domain

Civil engineering / Geotechnical / Rail transit

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure

Required skills

Geotechnical design, project management, site review, regulatory compliance (CFEM, CHBDC, OPSS, OBC), multi-disciplinary team leadership, construction inspection, technical reporting, stakeholder liaison, mentoring

Preferred skills

Graduate degree (Master's/PhD) in Geotechnical or Geological Engineering, experience with Plaxis/GeoStudio, GTHA municipality experience

Technologies

Plaxis, GeoStudio

Responsibilities

Lead technical aspects of major rail projects, conduct design analysis and field investigation planning, manage project scope/schedule/quality/safety/cost, liaise with clients/government/contractors, perform site reviews, mentor junior engineers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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