Geotechnical/Civil Engineer

Parsons•Norfolk, VA

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Geotechnical Engineer/Civil Engineer to join our team! In this role, you will work with a multidisciplinary team supporting major geotechnical, civil, geo-environmental, infrastructure, investigation, design, site assessment, and construction projects across the United States.

Requirements

Active Secret security clearance required
Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or a related field.
5+ years of related experience in geotechnical engineering, civil engineering, remediation, mining, infrastructure design, or construction.
Experience with geotechnical investigations, subsurface characterization, foundation or earthwork design, slope stability, settlement, or related analyses.
Experience preparing technical reports, design calculations, engineering drawings, specifications, and construction documentation.
Ability to coordinate field investigations, laboratory testing, site assessments, and technical evaluations.
Strong written, verbal, analytical, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to work collaboratively with engineers, environmental professionals, construction managers, contractors, government personnel, and other stakeholders.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and other engineering software applications.
Willingness and ability to travel for project work, including remote and geographically dispersed sites.
Ability to obtain required site-access credentials and comply with applicable security, safety, and information-safeguarding requirements.
Certain assignments may require access to secure Government facilities.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Geotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline.
Professional Engineer registration or Engineer-in-Training certification.
Experience with CAD and geotechnical software such as PLAXIS, Rocscience, and GeoStudio.
Experience with GIS, digital site reconnaissance, geospatial data, and preparation of site-specific maps.
Experience supporting federal facilities, military installations, major infrastructure, or design-build projects.
Familiarity with Unified Facilities Criteria, Unified Facilities Guide Specifications, applicable building codes, OSHA requirements, and EM 385-1-1.
Experience reviewing construction submittals, RFIs, schedules, quality-control documentation, and safety plans.
Experience with construction inspections, constructability reviews, differing site conditions, and technical resolution of field issues.
Experience developing Rough Order of Magnitude estimates and identifying cost and schedule risks during site assessment.
Experience with remediation, mining, landfills, environmental construction, contaminated sites, or geo-environmental projects.
OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER training or ability to obtain it.
Experience mentoring junior engineers and developing into a task, project, or technical lead.
Experience supporting projects across multiple locations and managing concurrent assignments.

Responsibilities

Perform and coordinate geotechnical and civil engineering tasks for remediation and infrastructure projects, including cutoff walls, mines, landfills, bridge foundations, roadways, retaining walls, excavations, and solidification.
Conduct site assessments to evaluate topography, soil conditions, existing geotechnical data, utility conditions, construction feasibility, operational constraints, and site-specific cost and schedule drivers.
Perform and coordinate field investigations, site visits, geotechnical evaluations, and construction field assignments.
Develop investigation programs, review boring logs, prepare subsurface soil profiles, and coordinate laboratory testing programs.
Analyze and interpret laboratory and field data, including soil, geotechnical, and related environmental information.
Perform engineering calculations and analyses, including slope stability, settlement, and finite element analysis.
Prepare design reports, technical memoranda, calculations, drawings, specifications, site assessment reports, maps, and other technical deliverables.
Assist with constructability reviews and confirm that designs, materials, and construction methods are consistent with contract documents, applicable criteria, and design intent.
Support construction management activities, including site inspections, quality assurance, safety reviews, verification of corrective actions, and evaluation of work for compliance with drawings, specifications, codes, and approved submittals.
Review technical submittals, shop drawings, material data, testing documentation, and contractor responses to Requests for Information.
Monitor construction progress and coordinate with project teams to evaluate schedule impacts, differing site conditions, and potential delays.
Support the preparation of technical recommendations related to cost, schedule, constructability, and proposed changes.
Coordinate with government personnel, contractors, designers, installation representatives, utility providers, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders.
Support GIS-based site evaluations, digital reconnaissance, site documentation, and preparation of detailed site maps.
Work effectively and collaboratively with multidisciplinary project teams and support multiple concurrent task orders.
Manage assigned tasks and develop the skills necessary to grow into a project manager or technical lead role.
Travel for project work, including to remote mine sites and geographically dispersed locations in the United States and Canada.
Implement behavior-based safety practices to support incident-free operations, including prevention of personal injuries, property damage, and environmental releases.