Senior Geotechnical Engineer - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Job Description and Requirements About the Arab Center of Engineering Studies (ACES): ACES is a Leading Specialized Engineering Company in the Middle East. At ACES we offer a wide range of specialized engineering services including site and geotechnical investigation, materials technology and testing, quality control of projects, special studies, land and marine surveying, and chemical and environment testing With our wealth of experience, strong relationships, technical knowledge, and focus, we help our clients with fast, reliable, cost-effective, and quality engineering solutions that meet their expectations
What ACES is Looking For? ACES is looking for an experienced Senior Geotechnical Engineer to become part of our team in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Job Summary: Supports the Department/Section Manager in planning, controlling and organizing the department activities. Review of site investigation reports, personnel supervision, project acquisition, and technical support. Direct and conduct work survey to analyze the likely behavior of soil and rock, direct supervision of ongoing project, reporting, preparation and writing technical and financial offers, and lead the team under direct supervision and motivate them to maintain team efficiency
Duties and Responsibilities: Managerial Duties:

• Implement Department’s policies, goals, objectives, and procedures and support in their development as needed.
• Oversee the implementation of operations plans, policies, procedures, and transition/migration plans.
• Support Department Manager in management of resources, cost control and budgeting.

Technical Duties:

• Oversee and implement department policies, goals, objectives, and procedures and support in their development as needed.
• Ensure that the implementation of operations plans, policies, procedures and transition/migration plans.
• Monitor the progress of the project as per prescribed schedule and prepare contingency plan.
• Oversee the field and lab testing schedule as per project requirement in conjunction with client / consultant.
• Develop departmental business plans that are in line with ACES strategies and objectives
• Oversee all the worksheets of field and lab testing.
• Obtain approval for invoices prepared according to project invoicing milestones.
• Follow up the department invoices and help in the collection
• Analyze the field and lab data for preparing the geotechnical report as per client’s requirement.
• Prepare daily drilling work program and issue work orders to drillers in accordance with project specifications and contractual agreements.
• Ensure all customers’ requirements are carried out in accordance with contract specification, international and approved in house policies and procedures.
• Conduct off site inspection visits and prepare site inspection reports.
• Collect data by utilizing various types of field instrumentation such as inclinometers, piezometers and settlement monitoring devices.
• Conduct visual description of obtained soil and rock samples.
• Prepare laboratory testing program for geotechnical investigation.
• Prepare geotechnical reports in conformance with related standard test methods and customer requirements.
• Organize records and files for plans and ongoing projects, including incoming & out going correspondences, project specifications and drawings, lab tests forms and all related ISO forms.
• Prepare and write both technical and financial proposals.
• Perform laboratory analysis and field-testing results and finding using computer programs.
• Oversee the implementation of safety regulations and protection measures in the field.
• Oversee the implementation of field and laboratory plans and programs.
• Oversee the site investigation projects by carrying out site visits, attend meetings and review documentation
• Design & oversee and analyze various shallow and deep foundation systems for structures, including conducting calculations.
• Design and analyze various permanent and temporary earth retaining systems such as concrete gravity, soldier beam and lagging and sheet pile walls, along with associated slope stability analysis utilizing several computerized solution techniques.
• Oversee the Plan and program site investigation work taking into consideration any related obstacles such as accessibility and existing structure.
• Oversee project quality plan (PQP) for large scale projects and follow up on project expenses.
• Market the department in coordination with the marketing officer and the department manager.
• Take decision for type of foundation types, necessity for Soil improvement required or not, technical justifications for recommendations provided in the interpretative report.
• Perform any duties or responsibilities assigned by the management.

Reporting To: This position will directly report to the Geotechnical Department Manager
Job Requirements: Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.
• 6-10 years of experience in the field of Civil Engineering

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• On-Site Testing & Investigations: SPT, Coring, CPT, Soil Permeability, Packer Test, HPD Test, and other related tests.
• Soil & Rock Analysis: Soil analysis techniques, rock analysis, and ground investigations.
• Stress & Stability Assessment: Stress states in natural & man-made situations, soil-structure interaction problems.
• Geotechnical Engineering: Foundations, earth retaining structures, foundation engineering, retaining structures, slope and shoring design.
• Geotechnical Investigation & Testing: Subsurface exploration, laboratory testing, and field assessments.
• Environmental Engineering: Environmental site assessment and remediation.
• Geotechnical Software: Specialized tools for geotechnical analysis and design.
• Design & Drafting: AutoCAD.
• Project Management: Planning, execution, and monitoring of geotechnical and construction projects.
• Occupational Safety: Compliance with safety regulations and best practices in engineering environments.
• Mathematical & Statistical Analysis: Fundamentals of mathematics, calculations, statistics, and data analysis.
• Engineering Geological Models: Creating simple geological models in plan and cross-section.
• Technical Writing: Documentation, reporting, and research in geotechnical and environmental engineering.
• General Applications: Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Microsoft Project.

Why work for ACES? At ACES, we believe in potential. We strive to create a work environment that is professionally stimulating, intellectually challenging, and personally rewarding ACES is committed to recruiting and retaining qualified, motivated staff who can support our clients effectively on projects throughout the Middle East. We are involved in a wide array of projects, large and small, in various markets. Our extensive portfolio provides numerous opportunities for our staff to improve their skills and to meet new challenges ACES has a diverse employee base, made up of individuals with widely varying backgrounds who are at different stages of their professional careers. They share a common goal: serving our clients according to the highest standards of excellence
Our Commitment to Sustainability At ACES, sustainability is integrated into our daily operations and strategic direction, guided by the ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standard. We maintain a fully digitized, paperless environment to reduce our ecological footprint, while our Board and executive management have embedded environmental sustainability into our governance framework. We actively seek environmentally conscious talent and provide ongoing training and awareness programs to empower employees, along with opportunities to contribute to sustainability initiatives and projects

Company: Arab Center for Engineering Studies (ACES)

Industry: Consultancy

Job Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Career Level: Intermediate (Experienced non manager)

Date Posted: 24-11-2025

Ref. Number: 165915