Early-Career Geotechnical-Civil Engineer
About The Position
Geosyntec is hiring an Early-Career Geotechnical-Civil Engineer for its St. Louis, Missouri office. The role provides opportunities to apply academic knowledge to real-world consulting projects and to develop the business skills needed for a successful consulting career. Projects may involve site characterization; landfill design and construction; earth-retaining structures; deep and soft or weak foundations; dams and water-containment structures; forensic investigations and litigation support; geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring; numerical analysis of stability and deformation; and geohazard, earthquake characterization, and mitigation. The engineer will perform field investigations and monitoring, engineering calculations and analyses, design and permitting work, and preparation and review of technical documents. Regular fieldwork and overnight travel are required. The position also requires health and safety training, medical monitoring, and client-driven drug and background testing, as well as a valid U.S. driver's license and satisfactory driving record for business travel.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in civil, geological, or environmental engineering, or a similar degree.
- Regular fieldwork and overnight travel.
- Health and safety training, medical monitoring, and client-driven drug and background testing.
- Valid U.S. driver's license and satisfactory driving record for business travel.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree in a related field.
- Prior internship or work experience in engineering consulting.
- Prior research experience in contaminated media or remediation technology.
- Prior internship experience in environmental consulting.
- Experience with ArcView, Microsoft Access, Modflow, and/or EVS.
- Experience with geotechnical and engineering software such as AutoCAD, Slope/W, and PLAXIS.
Responsibilities
- Conduct geotechnical field investigations and explorations.
- Monitor heavy civil construction projects.
- Perform fieldwork, including soil, surface water, and groundwater sampling; drilling and contractor oversight; and operation and maintenance of remediation treatment systems.
- Perform and review engineering calculations.
- Perform earthquake engineering work.
- Support landfill design and permitting.
- Evaluate dams and levees.
- Develop construction documents.
- Write and review engineering reports.
- Install and monitor geotechnical instrumentation.
- Perform well installation, aquifer testing, and groundwater monitoring.
- Evaluate groundwater and soil remedies; perform cost estimation and design calculations; and support implementation.
- Provide regulatory compliance services and permitting support.
- Analyze data and prepare maps, tables, and figures.
- Prepare technical reports, letters, memoranda, plans, specifications, and proposals.
- Drive personal, company, and rental vehicles to client or company project or office sites and other business locations as needed.
Benefits
- Competitive pay and benefits.
- Well-being programs to support employees and their families.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
