Geotechnical Project Engineer - Transportation

About the role

Terracon has an opportunity to join our growing Geotechnical Transportation practice. This group works on transportation projects all across Northern and Central California. The position can be based out of our East Bay, Lodi, Concord, San Jose, or Sacramento locations.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering and consulting services for transportation projects and clients.
• Perform and/or lead field investigations, engineering analysis, calculations, and recommendations.
• Design and develop plans and specifications, observe and inspect, and write, prepare, and review related reports.
• Review drawings and construction to ensure compliance with plans and specifications.
• Prepare proposals and cost estimates, track and evaluate project progress, budgets, and recommend changes.
• Research and resolve design and construction problems.
• Assign, review, and evaluate laboratory or field data for inclusion in reports.
• Apply sound engineering principles and communicate complex engineering issues and concepts to technical and non-technical clients and project teams.
• Follow safety rules, guidelines, and standards for all projects.
• Participate in pre-task planning and report any safety issues or concerns to management.
• Provide and lead continuous quality monitoring and improvement on projects.
• Work closely with senior-level project managers to gain additional project management experience for more complex and larger projects.
• Make design, engineering, and construction recommendations, adaptations, and modifications.
• Prepare proposals and reports for small and large projects of varying complexity.
• Perform quality control review of proposals written by others.
• Evaluate complex laboratory and field data for inclusion in reports.
• Serve as a technical adviser to junior-level project team members.
• Interact directly with clients and project teams on developing scope of services, communicating project progress and findings and recommendations.
• Write and prepare routine and complex engineering reports detailing services provided, findings, and recommendations.
• Participate in marketing, sales, and business development.
• Supervise graduate, field, and project engineering staff.
• Work under the supervision of a Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer.
• Begin documented mentoring and application process for Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer certification.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• Minimum 5-8 years’ experience.
• Master’s degree in engineering preferred.
• Valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history.
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration.

Qualifications

• Ability to apply sound engineering principles and communicate complex engineering issues and concepts to technical and non-technical clients and project teams.
• Experience in providing engineering and consulting services for transportation projects.
• Experience in performing and/or leading field investigations, engineering analysis, calculations, and recommendations.
• Experience in designing and developing plans and specifications, observing, inspecting, and writing, preparing, and reviewing related reports.
• Experience in reviewing drawings and construction to ensure compliance with plans and specifications.
• Experience in preparing proposals and cost estimates, tracking, evaluating project progress, budgets, and recommending changes.
• Experience in researching and resolving design and construction problems.
• Experience in assigning, reviewing, and evaluating laboratory or field data for inclusion in reports.
• Experience in applying sound engineering principles and communicating complex engineering issues and concepts to technical and non-technical clients and project teams.
• Experience in following safety rules, guidelines, and standards for all projects.
• Experience in participating in pre-task planning and reporting any safety issues or concerns to management.
• Experience in providing and leading continuous quality monitoring and improvement on projects.
• Experience in working closely with senior-level project managers to gain additional project management experience for more complex and larger projects.
• Experience in making design, engineering, and construction recommendations, adaptations, and modifications.
• Experience in preparing proposals and reports for small and large projects of varying complexity.
• Experience in performing quality control review of proposals written by others.
• Experience in evaluating complex laboratory and field data for inclusion in reports.
• Experience in serving as a technical adviser to junior-level project team members.
• Experience in interacting directly with clients and project teams on developing scope of services, communicating project progress and findings and recommendations.
• Experience in writing and preparing routine and complex engineering reports detailing services provided, findings, and recommendations.
• Experience in participating in marketing, sales, and business development.
• Experience in supervising graduate, field, and project engineering staff.
• Experience in working under the supervision of a Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer.
• Experience in beginning documented mentoring and application process for Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer certification.

Skills

• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects.
• Knowledge of engineering principles and practices.
• Ability to follow safety rules and guidelines.
• Experience with project management tools and techniques.
• Ability to analyze and interpret complex data.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse groups of people.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range: $94,300 - $146,100.
• Health insurance coverage.
• Paid time off.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Flexible work schedule.

Pay

Maximum Salary: $146,100
Minimum Salary: $94,300

Schedule

Full-time position.