Geotechnical Staff Engineer

Job Description

We're seeking an experienced Geotechnical Engineer with a minimum of 3 years experience to support our Bloomfield, NJ office.  If you are someone with diverse experience, including transportation projects, preferably for NJDOT, NJ Turnpike or county agencies.  You will work on multiple projects simultaneously, for one or more Dewberry offices, including highway, bridge, building, coastal resiliency and flood protection, rail, dam, 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.

Dewberry offers a comprehensive and very competitive package of insurance programs to regular full-time employees and their eligible dependents the first of the month following their date of hire. The insurance package includes medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life. Additional insurances, at no cost to the employee: life (employee only), accidental death and dismemberment, business travel and accident, and short- and long-term disability are also provided. Employees pay a share of Dewberry’s premium expenses (on a pre-tax basis) for medical and dental insurance plans.

Dewberry offers a wide range of other employee benefits, including: 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, 529 College Savings Plans, Travel Assistance, Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Spending Accounts and Supplemental Life Insurance for employee, spouse, and children.

Positions within our officer program are also eligible for an annual bonus and monthly stipend.  Both vary based on level within the program and bonuses are dependent upon company and individual performance. Certain positions are also eligible to receive overtime pay, whereas all non-exempt positions are eligible for overtime (subject to approval).

In addition, a host of discounted purchase programs are available to all employees

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 submittals
• 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

Required Skills & Required Experience

• BS in Civil Engineering (MS in Geotechnical Engineering preferred or in progress)
• Ideal experience would 3-5 years of diverse geotechnical experience, including transportation project experience, preferably for NJDOT, NJ Turnpike or county agencies. Rail and alternate project delivery experience a plus.
• Successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering exam is required (PE preferred)
• 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/GROUP, SLOPE/W, SEEP/W, SLIDE2, GRLWEAP, ct-Shoring, or similar
• Field experience must include boring/test pit inspection for highway/bridge and building projects, Burmister and Unified soil classification systems, permeability test inspection, pavement core inspection, and general contractor supervision. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
• A desire to work in a team environment 
• Prior experience with AASHTO, FHWA, NJDOT or NJ Turnpike Authority design manuals and guidelines are preferred
• Driving is a requirement of the position. A clean driving record is required

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for our employees. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

Notice to Third Party Recruiters:  Dewberry only compensates job placement recruiters that have a valid Dewberry-approved written agreement in place for recruiting services. Dewberry does not compensate third party recruiters for unsolicited job placement candidate information.

Salary Range

The projected range for this position is $88,200 to $113,400 annually. Depending upon other factors, i.e., skills, experience, location, market conditions, the range may vary slightly. These ranges are for Bloomfield, NJ only.