Geotechnical Engineer

City of New York • New York City, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Design and Construction, Division of Infrastructure is currently seeking a Geotechnical Engineer to join the Engineering Services – Specifications team. Under the supervision of the Director, the successful candidate will evaluate the appropriate and most cost-effective foundation support system, and the bearing capacity of shallow and deep foundations. Other key responsibilities include performing geotechnical studies/projects in subsurface investigations; soil/foundation engineering; pile analysis and design; retaining walls; bridge structures; settlement analysis; lateral earth pressures; and slope stability. Additionally, the Geotechnical Engineer will perform forensic engineering; site investigations; write reports; and provide geotechnical engineering support during construction.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, business administration, or public administration, and five years of full-time satisfactory experience in the planning, administering or expediting of engineering design, and/or construction, or coordinating a very large engineering project, two years of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity
• A four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and nine years of experience as described above, two years of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity
• Education and/or experience equivalent to the above
• All candidates must have the two years of the administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience
• Candidates must be permanent in the Administrative Project Manager title or reachable on the DDC promotional list (exam #5565) or the open-competitive list (exam #5164)
• Must include a copy of your Notice of Results or indicate if you are permanent in the title
• All candidates must be currently authorized to work full-time in the United States (U.S.)
• Must present original documents proving citizenship or the legal right to work in the U.S.
• Educational credentials must be from a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accredited institution. Credentials from foreign institutions require independent equivalency verification from an approved evaluation service.

Nice To Haves

• An accredited Master's degree in engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, business administration, or public administration
• A law degree
• A valid New York State license as a Professional Engineer or Registered Architect or Landscape Architect

Responsibilities

• Evaluate the appropriate and most cost-effective foundation support system
• Evaluate the bearing capacity of shallow and deep foundations
• Perform geotechnical studies/projects in subsurface investigations
• Perform soil/foundation engineering
• Perform pile analysis and design
• Perform retaining wall analysis and design
• Perform bridge structure analysis and design
• Perform settlement analysis
• Perform lateral earth pressure analysis
• Perform slope stability analysis
• Perform forensic engineering
• Conduct site investigations
• Write reports
• Provide geotechnical engineering support during construction

What This Job Offers

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