Geotechnical Engineer

Nv5

The Role

Overview

Geotechnical Engineer for NYC projects, handling design, analysis, and staff oversight.

Key Responsibilities

  • analysis review
  • report preparation
  • staff oversight
  • special inspection
  • deep foundations
  • scope development

Tasks

-Reviewing engineering analyses performed by junior staff, including analyses for slope stability, settlement and consolidation, deep foundation design, support of excavation design, and soil liquefaction; -Preparing engineering reports, including the evaluation of collected field and laboratory results, in accordance with the NYC Building Code and other IBC-based codes; -Perform oversight and Manage junior staff who perform oversight during subsurface explorations; -Reviewing engineering design analyses related to allowable bearing pressures, settlement analysis, deep foundation, liquefaction and site-specific seismic designs, slope stability, seepage analysis, and support of excavations. -Providing Special Inspection oversight for deep foundation testing and installation, subgrade inspection, controlled filling and in-place density testing, and installation of underpinning and support of excavation (SOE) systems. -Developing scopes of work for use in proposals.

Requirements

  • autocad
  • geotech software
  • civil engineering
  • pe license
  • analytical thinking
  • osha

What You Bring

-Candidates shall have good writing skills and analytical thinking -Knowledge and experience using geotechnical analysis programs, such as Slide, APile, LPile, All-Pile, WEAP, CivilTech Shoring Suite, Deep EX, PLAXIS, Shake 2000, and other advanced modelling programs a plus. -Experience with AutoCAD is required. -A Baccalaureate degree in civil engineering (post-graduate education with a concentration in Geotechnical Engineering is a plus) -A current NYS Professional Engineering license (or ability to obtain reciprocity within 6 months of hire) -Candidates having OSHA 10-hour, 30-hour, or 40-hour training a plus.

The Company

About Nv5

-offers a broad spectrum of engineering, consulting, and technical services -focuses on infrastructure, energy, and industrial sectors, operating on large-scale projects across the globe -expertise spans civil engineering, building systems, water resources, and environmental services -helps clients with everything from large infrastructure development to specialized environmental solutions -notable projects include transportation networks, utilities, water treatment facilities, and urban developments -continues to expand through strategic acquisitions, bringing more expertise into the fold -known for leveraging advanced technologies and innovative solutions to deliver high-quality results

Sector Specialisms

Infrastructure

Buildings

Utilities

Government

Construction

Environmental

Energy

Water Resources

Heavy Civil

Transport

Marine