Geotechnical Project Engineer

 Position Summary: While working alongside peers and ENGEO’s technical leaders, you will gain experience working on a wide variety of challenging and world-renowned projects. You will be encouraged and supported to manage increasingly complex and geotechnically challenging projects. 

A Day in the Life: “Ever-changing! In a given week I could be working on several different projects in various stages of design or construction. I have a good mix of heads-down work, fieldwork, and project management work. My advice is to find what types of projects, types of analyses, or skills you are looking to develop. You will get the opportunity to work on them – all you need to do is ask.”  - Teresa Klotzback, P.E., Project Engineer 

Primary Responsibilities 

• Lead and manage projects 
• Analyze vertical and lateral capacity of both shallow and deep foundations, perform settlement analyses, liquefaction analyses, and seismic evaluation 
• Design earth-retaining structures, slope stabilization, corrective grading, and landslide mitigation  
• Create geotechnical recommendations for the design of private and public projects  
• Perform logging of borings and test pits, observation of pier and pile construction, and other construction observation, such as observation of grading operations  
• Perform other relevant duties as required 

A Few Notable Projects 

• Stockton Courthouse 
• Roseville City Hall Annex
• Yuba Goldfields Setback Levee 
• Sacramento International Airport New Dedicated Pedestrian Walkway
• Sacramento Commons
• SJRRC Del Paso Rail Project
• Mirasol Village Redevelopment Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, Los Angeles, CA 
• Multiple Technology Campuses for Google, YouTube, and Facebook, Bay Area, CA 
• Amoruso Ranch Specific Plan
• Mather South

Benefit Highlights 

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) 
• 401k and employer matching 
• 4 Medical plans to choose from 
• Dental 
• Vision 
• Vacation, Holiday and Personal PTO 
• Vehicle allowance 

 Our Ideal Candidate 

• A team player who enjoys exciting environments 
• Experience in both design and construction geotechnical services 
• Excited to take on new challenges, learn, and grow 
• Has an entrepreneurial spirit and a positive attitude 
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills 
• Driven to go above and beyond in client service 
• Thrives on creative problem solving  
• Proven track record in delegating tasks 
• Ability to generate new work from existing and new clients 
• Experience mentoring staff 

All Candidate Criteria 

• Three or more years of engineering project management experience 
• Licensed as California Professional Engineer or licensed in another state and can become licensed in California within 6 months 
• Education: M.S. in Civil with Geotechnical Engineering specialty (minimum required) 
• Experience with settlement, slope stability, seepage, and foundation design and construction; deep foundations, and shallow foundations 
• Seismic and GIS experience a plus
• Personal vehicle for driving onto jobsites 

Who We Are

ENGEO strives to create a positive, family-oriented, and innovative environment, where employees are engaged and excellence-driven. As an ENGEO team member, you will have access to mentorships, international opportunities, fun social events, and generous benefit packages. Here, you’ll receive exposure to a wide variety of projects, help to serve those around you and drive business success.

What We Do

Founded in 1971, ENGEO is an employee-owned firm of approximately 400+ geotechnical and civil engineers, geologists, hydrologists, water resources engineers, environmental scientists, and construction-phase field representatives. ENGEO serves a diverse range of clients and projects and has offices located throughout California, Nevada, Seattle, Guam, New Zealand, and Australia. We appreciate your interest in ENGEO.

NOTE TO EXTERNAL SEARCH FIRMS: ENGEO may not accept unsolicited resumes and will not be obligated to pay a placement fee for unsolicited resumes. Please do NOT send resumes to ENGEO employees. Please work through the Human Resources Department.