Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald is an employee-owned global consultancy working across engineering, management, and development. Its teams help plan, design, deliver, and maintain infrastructure in areas such as transport, energy, water, buildings, construction, and healthcare. The company brings together technical and advisory expertise to develop practical responses to complex challenges, with a focus on sustainable infrastructure, innovation, climate change, and positive social impact for communities worldwide.

Engineer IV, Tunnels – Mott MacDonald (New York Hybrid)

Lead tunnel engineering for Mott MacDonald’s underground infrastructure projects, including numerical modeling and design. Contribute to bids, technical documentation, construction deliverables, and team mentorship.

Description

  • Serve as Lead Engineer.
  • Create advanced numerical models for complex underground works, including soft-ground and rock tunnels, large caverns, and deep excavations.
  • Interpret geotechnical conditions using field investigation and laboratory testing data.
  • Define nonlinear soil and rock constitutive models and parameters for numerical analysis.
  • Prepare underground project designs, technical reports, specifications, and construction drawings.
  • Support new underground construction and the rehabilitation of existing facilities.
  • Assist senior technical leaders with pursuits, technical contributions, and bid-stage solutions.
  • Mentor and oversee engineering staff.
  • Apply best-practice methods and deliver technically robust solutions.
  • Travel less than 10% for site investigations, inspections, and data collection.

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in civil, structural, or geotechnical engineering with six years of tunnel engineering experience.
  • Alternatively, a bachelor’s degree with eight years of relevant experience.
  • Six years of experience analyzing and designing underground structures, including soft-ground and rock tunnels built with tunnel boring machines or conventional methods.
  • Three years of experience conducting numerical analysis and design with Plaxis 2D, Plaxis 3D, FLAC 2D, FLAC 3D, or comparable software.
  • Three years of experience in advanced soil and rock mechanics, ground investigation, and ground modeling.
  • Three years of experience developing geological models and soil and rock parameters for numerical modeling and design calculations.
  • Three years of experience using gINT, LeapFrog, or the RockSciences analytical software suite.
  • Three years of experience in geotechnical analysis and design, including construction drawings and specifications for underground construction and structural rehabilitation.
  • Must be authorized to work for any US employer; sponsorship is not available.

Benefits

  • 401(k) plan with company matching.
  • Medical insurance.
  • Dental insurance.
  • Vision insurance.
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
  • Short- and long-term disability coverage.
  • Company-paid life insurance.
  • Paid time off.
  • Paid holidays.
  • Parental leave.
  • Caregiver leave.
  • Performance-based bonuses.
  • Employee referral bonuses.
  • Reimbursement for professional registrations and memberships.
  • Tuition assistance.
  • Home-office telecommuting is permitted.

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