Staff Engineer Geotechnical

Description

Description Kickstart your career with Nobis Group as a Geotechnical Staff Engineer, where hands-on experience meets meaningful impact. As part of a 100% employee-owned firm, you’ll work alongside experienced professionals on diverse infrastructure projects—gaining real-world exposure in the field and office while building a strong technical foundation. From subsurface investigations to engineering analysis and design, you’ll play an active role in projects that shape communities, all within a supportive, mentorship-driven environment designed to help you grow.

Why Nobis Stands Out As An Employe-of-Choice

• Hybrid flexibility + generous PTO and floating holidays
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits (health, dental, vision, FSA/HRA, 401k, parental leave)
• Paid volunteer time and community-focused work
• Real career growth through mentorship and leadership pathways
• A supportive environment where your ideas matter
• A multiple-year winner of New Hampshire’s Best Places to Work, earning a distinguished place in the Hall of Fame.

What You'll Do

• Collect samples individually or as part of a field team; operate, calibrate, and maintain necessary field equipment and instruments
• Perform routine personnel and instrument decontamination; collect or oversee samples during drilling or for sampling; prepare package samples for shipping to an analytical laboratory; and ship samples to laboratory for analysis
• Complete accurate analysis and interpretation of reports; maps; drawings; specifications; local, state, and federal environmental and construction regulations; test results; and other data necessary for assigned task or project
• Review, evaluate, and or create accurate reports, maps, drawings, plans, specifications, and tables; understand Excel and geographic information systems (GIS), and computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) operations as well as the relationships between the raw data collected and that of the finished work product
• Identify and classify soils using appropriate standards for geologic or engineering assessment
• Observe and/or inspect projects sites prior to, during, or after construction to monitor and/or assess construction progress and ensure conformance with engineering plans, specifications, regulations, and accepted construction and safety standards, and prepare written construction inspection and observation summaries
• Assist project team to prepare, review, and modify technical reports, plans, specifications, and detailed engineering calculations
• Assume other responsibilities and perform other related duties as needed

What You'll Need

• A Bachelor of Science degree in engineering (civil, geological) with a strong concentration in geotechnical engineering from an accredited four-year college or university
• Zero to three years experience is required of related experience and/or training
• Valid driver's license is required

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Willingness to learn, grow, and develop your professional skills
• OSHA HAZWOPER 40-hour certification is beneficial to the position
• Engineer In Training (EIT) designation is preferred, or your desire to pursue