Geotechnical Engineers (Evergreen Talent Pool)

Evergreen Talent Community | Canada

What You Can Expect

TRACTEBEL, ranked 1st in Hydropower design and 4th in Nuclear design by Engineering News-Record’s 2025 annual ranking, is a global engineering and consulting company dedicated to engineering a carbon-neutral future. Backed by more than 150 years of expertise, we deliver solutions across the Energy, Water, Infrastructure, and Nuclear sectors. With more than 6,000 professionals worldwide, we are part of the ENGIE Group, a global leader in low-carbon energy and services.

At TRACTEBEL, our priorities are people, ethics, safety, and sustainability. We believe diverse perspectives strengthen our teams, advance innovation, and help us develop better solutions for our clients and communities.

As our Canadian operations continue to grow, we are building a talent community of experienced Geotechnical Engineers interested in future opportunities across our Nuclear, Hydropower, Water Resources, Infrastructure, Industrial, and Energy projects.

This evergreen posting allows qualified professionals to express interest in opportunities expected to become available in 2026 and beyond. It is not associated with one current vacancy. Candidates who apply may be considered for future positions based on their experience, location, qualifications, and alignment with specific project requirements.

Future opportunities may be based in Toronto, Markham, Montréal, or other Canadian locations, depending on business and project needs. Hybrid work arrangements may be available for certain positions.

Senior Geotechnical Engineers joining our team may have opportunities to:

• Support the planning, design, and delivery of hydropower, waterpower, nuclear, industrial, and infrastructure projects.
• Perform and review geotechnical investigations, engineering analyses, calculations, designs, and technical evaluations.
• Support projects involving dams, spillways, intakes, hydraulic structures, penstocks, water-conveyance systems, and related civil works.
• Evaluate rock and soil foundations, slopes, tunnels, canals, excavations, retaining systems, and other geotechnical features.
• Perform or review soil mechanics, rock mechanics, hydrogeological, seepage, stability, and finite-element analyses.
• Plan and oversee geotechnical field investigations, inspections, condition assessments, and risk assessments.
• Prepare and review technical reports, design criteria, specifications, calculations, drawings, procurement documents, and construction deliverables.
• Provide technical leadership and serve as a geotechnical subject-matter resource for multidisciplinary project teams.
• Support complex proposals, project planning, client relationships, and business-development activities.
• Coordinate with engineers and technical specialists in Canada and international engineering offices.
• Mentor junior and intermediate professionals and support the development of geotechnical engineering teams.
• Participate in technical meetings and present recommendations to colleagues, clients, partners, contractors, and suppliers.
• Ensure that work complies with applicable codes, standards, regulations, contractual requirements, and company quality procedures.
• Contribute to the continued development of TRACTEBEL’s geotechnical engineering capability in Canada.

This is an opportunity to join a growing Canadian organization while collaborating with international experts on complex energy and infrastructure projects.

What You’ll Bring

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline, with an academic or professional focus in geotechnical engineering.
• At minimum five (5) years of relevant geotechnical engineering experience.
• Licensed and in good standing as a Professional Engineer in Ontario, or able to obtain the required provincial licensure within a timeframe appropriate for the specific position.
• Experience working in an engineering consultancy, EPC, utility, owner-operator, or comparable project-delivery environment.
• Demonstrated geotechnical experience related to energy, industrial, water, transportation, or infrastructure projects.
• Experience planning and conducting geotechnical studies, investigations, inspections, analyses, designs, and evaluations.
• Knowledge of soil mechanics, rock mechanics, foundation engineering, slope stability, hydrogeology, and geotechnical risk assessment.
• Working knowledge of relevant geotechnical codes, standards, industry practices, software, and modeling tools.
• Ability to independently assess technical challenges, develop recommendations, and communicate engineering decisions.
• Experience preparing and reviewing clear, accurate, and complete engineering deliverables.
• Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities in a multidisciplinary project environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to collaborate productively with colleagues, clients, contractors, and other project stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

The following qualifications may be considered assets depending on the specific opportunity:

• Experience with dams, water-retaining structures, tunnels, hydraulic structures, or water-conveyance systems.
• Experience supporting hydropower, nuclear generation, electricity transmission and distribution, or other highly regulated projects.
• Experience with geotechnical finite-element analysis and related engineering software.
• Experience supporting design, procurement, construction, commissioning, or field execution.
• Project management, work-planning, proposal-development, or client-relationship experience.
• Experience leading or coordinating multidisciplinary or geographically distributed engineering teams.
• Experience mentoring and developing junior and intermediate professionals.
• Experience working with or for Ontario Power Generation.
• Professional proficiency in French or another language relevant to our projects and clients.

Additional Details

• This is an evergreen talent-community posting and does not represent one immediate vacancy.
• Employment type, reporting relationship, work location, and project assignment will be confirmed in the requisition for each specific opportunity.
• Hybrid work arrangements may be available depending on the position, project, and business requirements.
• Occasional travel to client sites, project locations, TRACTEBEL offices, and industry events may be required.
• Some assignments may include site visits, outdoor work, and exposure to varying weather or construction-site conditions.
• Certain positions may require a valid driver’s license and satisfactory driving record.
• Work schedules may occasionally need to accommodate project milestones, site activities, client requirements, or collaboration across time zones.
• Candidates must be willing and able to comply with ENGIE and TRACTEBEL ethics, quality, compliance, and safety requirements.
• Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified individuals throughout the recruitment process and, where applicable, to support the essential responsibilities of the position.
• Work authorization, immigration support, and sponsorship eligibility will be identified in each specific requisition.

Compensation

Compensation will vary based on the specific position, work location, education, experience, and qualifications of the selected candidate.

Salary ranges are not published as part of this evergreen posting. Compensation details, including the applicable salary range and incentive eligibility, will be provided on individual requisitions for specific opportunities as they become available.

In addition to base compensation, eligible employees may participate in annual bonus or incentive programs and receive a comprehensive benefits package that may include:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Health spending accounts
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan with company match
• Paid time off, holidays, and wellbeing days
• Employee assistance and wellness programs

A Talent Acquisition Partner can provide additional information about compensation and benefits during the recruitment process for a specific opportunity.

Why ENGIE?

ENGIE North America is helping lead the transition to a carbon-neutral future. Together with TRACTEBEL, we develop engineering solutions that support clean energy, resilient infrastructure, and sustainable development.

At ENGIE and TRACTEBEL, every employee has an opportunity to contribute. Join a collaborative organization where you can work on challenging projects, expand your technical expertise, and build a career aligned with your professional goals.

Join Us and Be Part of the Adventure

ENGIE is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where employees are treated with dignity and respect and have equitable opportunities to contribute and develop.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruitment process, support is available through our accommodation process.

Safety is our highest priority. All employees have both the authority and responsibility to stop work when unsafe conditions or practices are observed.