Lead Complex Instrumentation Solutions with Terracon. Terracon is seeking a Senior Geotechnical Instrumentation Engineer to provide technical leadership and advanced engineering expertise in the design, implementation, and interpretation of geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring programs.

In this role, you will lead engineering and consulting services for a broad array of projects and clients, with a focus on instrumentation-driven design support and performance monitoring. Responsibilities include development of monitoring strategies, advanced data evaluation, and delivery of clear, defensible engineering recommendations that inform design, construction, and risk management decisions.

You will work as part of highly collaborative, multidisciplinary teams on large and often complex projects across Terracon’s national footprint. This includes coordinating with engineers, geologists, construction professionals, and national technical resources to deliver integrated instrumentation solutions on major infrastructure, energy, and development projects.

What You’ll Lead & Deliver

• Lead the design and implementation of geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring programs (e.g., vibrating wire piezometers, inclinometers, extensometers, settlement systems, automated monitoring platforms).
• Develop project-specific monitoring strategies to address construction risks, performance verification, and long-term monitoring objectives.
• Perform advanced engineering analysis of instrumentation data, including trend evaluation, threshold development, and interpretation of complex behavior.
• Provide technical oversight for instrumentation installation, construction observation, and system performance verification.
• Prepare and review detailed technical reports summarizing findings, performance trends, and engineering recommendations.
• Serve as a technical expert supporting large-scale projects requiring instrumentation-driven decision-making.
• Collaborate across offices and disciplines to deliver consistent, high-quality instrumentation services on national projects.
• Support proposal development, including scopes of work, budgets, and technical approaches for complex instrumentation programs.

This role can be offered as remote, in-person, or hybrid

• Lead safety efforts and promote a strong safety culture across all projects; ensure adherence to safety standards and pre-task planning.
• Provide leadership for quality management, ensuring consistency and excellence in instrumentation program design, data interpretation, and reporting.
• Serve as a senior-level engineering professional responsible for complex and specialized project assignments.
• Plan, schedule, and direct engineering work involving instrumentation on projects of moderate to large scale and complexity.
• Provide technical direction and mentoring to junior engineers and project staff.
• Review and approve instrumentation-related analyses, reports, and recommendations.
• Evaluate complex field and instrumentation data for inclusion in engineering analyses and reports.
• Interact directly with clients and project teams to define scope, communicate project progress, and present findings.
• Support and lead multidisciplinary collaboration across multiple Terracon offices and project teams.
• Participate in marketing, business development, and client relationship management.
• Supervise junior engineering staff.
• Serve as (or work toward) a Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer (APR) and provide technical review consistent with APR standards.

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Geotechnical, Geological, or related Engineering field.
• Minimum 8–11+ years of experience in geotechnical engineering, including significant experience in instrumentation and monitoring.
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration required.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing instrumentation programs for construction and performance monitoring.
• Strong expertise in interpreting complex instrumentation datasets and translating findings into engineering recommendations.
• Proven ability to lead technical efforts on large or complex projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to communicate complex issues to diverse audiences.
• Valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Geotechnical Engineering or related field.
• Experience with automated data acquisition systems, remote monitoring platforms, and real-time dashboards.
• Experience supporting major infrastructure projects (e.g., deep excavations, embankments, dams, pipelines, solar developments).
• Progress toward or attainment of Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer (APR) status.