Geotechnical Staff Engineer - Hybrid

General Responsibilities

Ready to grow your career as part of a down-to-earth team with the freedom to explore and develop solutions on rewarding, large-scale projects? Want a flexible work environment and a culture where your ideas are valued and your safety is paramount? How about having access to a nationwide bench of expertise, and opportunities to learn and lead? This is life at Terracon, a 100% employee-owned company where we chart our course together and everyone benefits when our hard work creates success.

Essential Roles And Responsibilities

• Follow Terracon safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects.
• Be a leader in safety.
• Prepare proposals (scopes and cost estimates) for projects of varying size and complexity under the supervision of a licensed professional engineer (Authorized Project Reviewer).
• Services may be provided for existing or proposed projects in the public works, transportation, commercial, communications, energy, and/or industrial sectors.
• Participate in pre-task planning meetings with the drill crew(s) for each field exploration.
• Join the driller/drill crew to assist with the completion of field explorations as necessary.
• Field explorations may consist of soil borings, cone soundings, and/or instrumentation installation.
• Review field logs and field cone sounding data.
• Assign laboratory testing on each soil sample.
• Evaluate laboratory and/or field data to prepare typed logs for incorporation into deliverables.
• Perform geotechnical engineering calculations and evaluations.
• Apply sound engineering principles to prepare geotechnical reports/letters/addendums containing written geotechnical recommendations.
• Communicate complex engineering issues and concepts to technical and non-technical clients and project teams.
• Review plans and specifications prepared by the design team against prepared deliverables to confirm recommendations were implemented correctly.
• Observe shallow foundation or deep foundation installation on construction phase projects.
• Monitor various types of instrumentation (piezometers, settlement monuments, inclinometers, vibration monitors, etc.) installed to support construction and prepare periodic letters/reports.
• Research, observe, and resolve design and construction problems.
• Attend and actively participate in local professional organizations, such as NSPE, ACEC, ASCE, etc.
• Develop new relationships and maintain existing relationships with clients.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering.
• Experience: 0-5 years.
• Desired Licensure: Engineer-in-Training (EIT) / Engineering Intern (EI) or Professional Engineer (PE).
• Valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history.
• Out-of-town travel may be necessary.