An established engineering firm is seeking a Geotechnical Engineer with 4 to 8 years of experience to join its team in New York City. This role offers the chance to work on a wide range of public and private sector projects while gaining hands-on experience in geotechnical design, field oversight, and special inspections. Ideal for an engineer who thrives in a collaborative environment and has a passion for both technical analysis and project execution.
Key Responsibilities:
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Develop scopes of work and contribute to proposal writing for geotechnical services.
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Perform and review geotechnical analyses including settlement, bearing capacity, slope stability, seismic site classification, deep foundations, and support of excavation.
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Oversee and manage junior staff during subsurface investigations and field inspections.
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Review technical work completed by junior engineers, providing mentorship and quality assurance.
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Prepare geotechnical reports aligned with NYC Building Code and other IBC-based regulations.
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Provide Special Inspection oversight for foundation testing, subgrade evaluation, in-place density testing, underpinning, and SOE system installation.
Qualifications:
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Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering; Master’s with a geotechnical focus is a plus.
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NYS Professional Engineering (PE) license or ability to obtain via reciprocity within 6 months.
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Strong analytical skills, technical writing ability, and collaborative mindset.
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Experience using AutoCAD.
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Familiarity with geotechnical software tools such as Slide, LPile, APile, WEAP, DeepEX, CivilTech Shoring Suite, PLAXIS, SHAKE, etc. is highly desirable.
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OSHA 10-, 30-, or 40-hour safety training is a plus.