Senior Tunnel Engineer

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About the role

  • Senior Tunnel Engineer designing tunnels, shafts, and transit infrastructure for GHD’s Rail and Transportation business. Supporting analysis, reports, proposals, and client projects across Canada and internationally.

Responsibilities

  • Assist with project work within GHD’s Rail and Transportation business and support tunnelling projects across Canada or internationally
  • Assist with technical and administrative tasks associated with tunnel and station development
  • Analyze tunnel liners and shaft designs using PLAXIS, FLAC, Rocscience, and similar tools
  • Prepare tunnel reports and inputs for proposal tunnel components
  • Attend client meetings with a supervisor
  • Collect and analyze data using established tools, methods, and formats
  • Contribute geological/geophysical field-data analysis and interpretation to well proposals
  • Assist with reservoir characterization and simulation using engineering, flow-test, well-test, and historical production data
  • Contribute to engineering solution development and feasibility testing
  • Implement knowledge-management processes and participate in internal knowledge-sharing sessions
  • Support data-management systems through advice and assistance
  • Recommend technical developments to improve websites, portals, applications, and supporting infrastructure
  • Develop capabilities through training, coaching, conferences, ongoing education, and professional accreditation
  • Support technical troubleshooting and resolution of equipment and experiment issues
  • Conduct research activities
  • Work within established project-management plans to achieve goals
  • Design exploration programs, including risk assessment and budgeting
  • Help senior colleagues manage external client and customer relationships

Requirements

  • Capability in working within tunnel design or construction teams
  • Experience designing large diameter tunnels (6m+)
  • Ability to design deep shaft and shoring structures
  • Experience designing tunnels in soft ground and transit underground support structures
  • Confident with analytical and numerical analysis methods
  • Experience with PLAXIS, FLAC, Rocscience, and other industry-standard geotechnical software
  • Strong knowledge of tunnelling and shaft construction methods, logistics, equipment, and methodology selection
  • Experience calculating tunnel-induced settlement and analyzing damage to adjacent infrastructure
  • Familiarity with settlement instrumentation and monitoring
  • Tunnelling construction experience with TBMs and precast linings
  • Knowledge of soft-ground tunnelling ancillaries, including ground treatment and ground freezing
  • Familiarity with preparation of GBRs, review of GDRs, and geotechnical investigation planning
  • Ability to prepare PSOS specifications
  • Familiarity with cost estimating and scheduling for tunnel/shaft construction
  • Experience preparing detailed design reports and construction reporting
  • Excellent technical writing, presentation, and teamwork skills
  • Ability to assist with project pursuits and proposal writing
  • University graduate with a degree in geotechnical, geological, or civil engineering
  • Professional status essential, e.g. P.Eng., or working towards it
  • Proven experience in tunnel engineering, transportation, and rail projects
  • Minimum of 8 years working on tunnel and underground projects, postgraduate
  • Valid Ontario Driver’s License (G)

Benefits

  • Hybrid workplace model with in-office collaboration and flexibility
  • AI-supported recruiting process
  • Reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process
  • Diverse and inclusive workplace
  • Equal opportunity employer

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$91,400 - CA$141,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

HybridMarkhamCanada

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