Geotechnical Engineer

Dewberry • Mechanicsburg, PA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

We're seeking a Geotechnical Engineer with a minimum of 3 years experience to support our Mechanicsburg, PA office. You will work on multiple projects simultaneously, including highway, bridge, and pavement design projects. Excellent opportunity for career advancement into Project Engineer role, depending on candidate’s ability. Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors is our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Requirements

• BS in Civil Engineering (with an emphasis in geotechnical engineering), MS or PhD degree preferred
• Ideal experience would be 3-5 years of diverse geotechnical experience, including transportation project experience, preferably for PennDOT, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC), and/or design-build.
• EIT is required.
• Experience in building and bridge foundations, pavement design, slope stability/stabilization, and ground improvement/modification design and construction.
• Familiarity with geotechnical design software including gINT/OpenGround, Ensoft LPILE/APILE/GROUP, SLOPE/W, SEEP/W, SLIDE2, GRLWEAP, ct-Shoring, or similar
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• A desire to work in a team environment
• A clean driving record is required

Responsibilities

• Provide field oversight of subsurface investigation programs, including soil borings, field classification of soils and rock, in-situ testing, geologic mapping, and geophysical testing
• Interprets laboratory test results to determine design parameters
• Develop and provide oversight of geotechnical instrumentation programs and data collection including conventional piezometers, inclinometers, extensometers, and tiltmeters.
• Evaluates, selects and determines appropriate foundation solutions for complex sites
• Performs geotechnical and foundation related designs calculations for transportation projects including slope stability, settlement, deep and shallow foundations, retaining walls, and support of excavation systems.
• Prepares Subsurface Exploration and Soils Laboratory Testing Program submissions, Foundation Design Recommendations and other geotechnical related reports.
• Review Contractor design and construction submittits
• Attend on site observations of construction activities, including pile driving, subgrade preparation, installation of monitoring instrumentation
• Collaborates with both junior and senior level staff to accomplish goals

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level