Geotechnical Field Engineer
Terracon
About the Role
Provide geotechnical engineering and consulting services for a broad array of projects and clients.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform and/or lead field investigations, engineering analysis, calculations, and recommendations.
- Design and develop plans and specifications.
- Conduct observation and inspection.
- Write, prepare, and review related reports.
- Review drawings and construction to assure compliance with plans and specifications.
- Prepare proposals and cost estimates.
- Track and evaluate project progress and budgets, and recommend changes.
- Research and resolve design and construction problems.
- Assign, review, and evaluate laboratory or field data for inclusion in reports.
- Apply sound geotechnical engineering principles.
- Communicate complex engineering issues and concepts to technical and non-technical clients and project teams.
- Follow safety rules, guidelines, and standards for all projects.
- Participate in pre-task planning.
- Report any safety issues or concerns to management.
- Understand and practice quality acumen.
- Support consistent quality standards on proposal and project delivery.
- Assist in research, data collection, field observation, inspection, and field and laboratory testing.
- Prepare associated reports or sections of larger reports.
- Evaluate mostly routine laboratory and field data for inclusion in reports.
- Consult with other technical people and supervisor on routine and less complex projects.
- May perform basic calculations and engineering analysis.
- Draft routine proposals and assist in the preparation of more complex proposals.
- Perform plan drafting using CAD software.
- May work with engineering technician crews in testing, observations, and data gathering activities on project sites and prepare daily reports documenting activities and findings.
- Work under the supervision of a Professional Engineer.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
- A valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history may be required.
Qualifications
- Engineering Intern (Engineer in Training) (Or ability to obtain).