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Professional Engineer – Geotechnical Engineering
| Company | Simpson Gumpertz & Heger |
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| Location | Waltham, MA, USA |
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| Salary | $88920 – $123760 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Master’s, PhD |
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| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
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Requirements
- 4-8 years of relevant engineering experience or equivalent experience in a related field.
- Professional licensure required.
- MS or PhD with a concentration in Geotechnical or GeoStructural Engineering from an ABET-accredited university.
- Affiliation within academia or an industry organization such as AASHTO, ASCE GeoInstitute, Deep Foundations Institute, or other active geotechnical organization, including working on committees, making presentations, authoring articles, or other active participation.
- Demonstrated advanced technical knowledge within your area of technical expertise.
- Ability to integrate the work of several technical experts into an effective solution.
- Prior exposure to similar project types and awareness of related outside technical resources.
- Skill in personal time management and project scope management.
- Ability to identify and manage changes in scope.
- Experience with computer analysis software (e.g., GEOSLOPE Suite, Slide, Plaxis, LPILEplus, CIVILTech Shoring, DeepEX, Settle3D, etc.).
- Willingness to travel to out-of-state project sites on occasion and ability to travel to remote job sites not accessible by public transportation.
- Valid driver’s license and an acceptable Motor Vehicle Report.
Responsibilities
- Defining technical tasks with well-reasoned solutions, with support from supervisor.
- Conducting work on routine problems, with assistance on complicated and unusual problems, for review by supervisor.
- Delegating and supervising technical work by peers, technicians, graphics, operations staff, and others assisting project team.
- Managing direct client contact within existing work while building and nurturing relationships with external project team members.
- Drafting letters, formal reports, letter reports, specifications, and proposals of moderate complexity with guidance from a supervisor.
- Presenting specific aspects of technical or project work with clients and external project teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Affiliation within academia or an industry organization such as AASHTO, ASCE GeoInstitute, Deep Foundations Institute, or other active geotechnical organization, including working on committees, making presentations, authoring articles, or other active participation.
