Project Engineer / Staff Engineer / Geotechnical
Location: Santa Ana
Type: Direct Hire Opportunity
We are seeking a qualified Geotechnical Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing, managing, and directing geotechnical engineering
Responsibilities:
- Oversee, manage, and direct geotechnical engineering evaluations for projects with varying complexity.
- Coordinating geotechnical field investigations with staff/field personnel
- Planning and overseeing geotechnical field investigations, including permit applications
- Preparing technical memorandums and reports
- Provide review and oversight of geotechnical engineering practices.
- The candidate should be able to take on responsibilities and work independently with supervision. This is not a trainee position.
- Support business development efforts, including attending, attending meetings
Fieldwork:
- Field logging of borings and advancing CPTs. Also, preparing boring/CPT data in gINT
- Perform engineering analysis with the following topics: deep/shallow foundation design, liquefaction analysis and mitigation, slope stability, settlement evaluation, lateral earth pressure, retaining wall design, pavement design
Required Competencies:
- 3-5 years related of civil/geotechnical engineering experience.
- Proficiency in design aspects of geotechnical engineering.
- Experience in shallow and deep foundation design, including Caltrans design of bridge foundations, retaining walls, MSE walls, and pavements.
- Heavy public work projects, transportation heavy (ideally Caltrans project) Caltrans Guideline
- Familiarity with the design of mat-type foundations and development of mat foundation
- Proficiency in using Settle3D, Slide, AllPile, L-Pile, Shaft, CLiq, and LiquefyPro.
- Be proficient in communication with clients and team members
- Good writing skills
- Attention to detail
- Self-starter/learner
- Flexibility to work on projects throughout California
- Background in geotechnical engineering projects.
- California PE license or qualified to get one is a plus but NOT required.
- Work experience on infrastructure type of projects is a plus.
Benefits:
- Annual Performance Bonus
- Performance Bonus
- Pension
- 401(k) matching
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Paid time off