Senior Staff Engineer

Schnabel Engineering is an employee-owned, professional consulting firm that focuses on solving problems related to the earth and environment through specialization in dam safety, geotechnical, and tunnel engineering.  Schnabel’s high standards for technical quality and business ethics are vital to who we are and what we offer to the communities we serve.  Through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), the firm is 100% employee owned, and Schnabel employees collectively share the rewards of our success through the ESOP and Bonus Program.

Founded in 1956, Schnabel has experienced tremendous success and growth through our dedication to excellence in client service and value-added solutions.  Schnabel is an ENR Top 500 Design Firm and a Top 10 Dams and Reservoirs Design Firm with over 650 employees in 30 offices throughout the United States.

Recognized by CE News as one of the Best Engineering Firms to Work For, Schnabel provides employees with a competitive benefits package including health, dental, life and disability.  

Benefit options include:

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Bonus program
• 401(k) and profit-sharing plan
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 9 paid holidays
• Wellness program, offering incentives for a healthy lifestyle
• Professional development and tuition reimbursement
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee life & ADD insurance (100% company-paid)
• Short-term disability (100% company-paid)
• Long-term disability
• Supplemental life insurance

Job Description

Our Albany-area office is seeking an experienced civil engineer to support our growing practice in New York and the Northeast region.  Candidates with a specialization in water resources, geotechnical or structural engineering are encouraged to apply.  Experience in dam safety engineering is a plus. 

In this position you can expect to gain practical knowledge and experience while solving real-world engineering problems under the supervision and mentoring of senior engineering personnel.  We approach problems with creativity and innovation, and our multi-discipline team is critical to our success.  Our ideal candidate is motivated by a passion to develop as a professional and a desire to be part of a strong team. 

Please provide a cover letter with your application to be considered.

Job Responsibilities:

• Perform engineering activities for all phases of a project lifecycle, including field inspections, evaluation, analysis, design, and engineering services during construction.
• Apply engineering principles to develop innovative solutions.
• Water Resource examples include peak flow analyses for watersheds, dam breach modeling and inundation mapping, and design of hydraulic structures.
• Geotechnical examples include subsurface investigations, evaluating instrumentation and monitoring data, soil and rock mechanics, foundation design, embankment dam design, seepage evaluations, slope stability analyses, and seismic analyses.
• Structural and geostructural examples include design of hydraulic structures such as spillways and outlet works, dam stability and rehabilitation, retaining walls, cofferdams and support of excavation, and deep foundations.
• Prepare design calculations, engineering reports, construction drawings and technical specifications.
• Field work, including assignments that may require travel away from the office.  Field work might include:
• Inspection of dams, levees, and other hydraulic structures.
• Collection of data and measurements in the field.
• Observation and logging of geotechnical test borings.
• Observation of construction activities, and testing materials such as soil, concrete, asphalt, masonry and reinforcing steel.
• Communication with contractors, surveyors, engineers, and project managers.

Required Skills/Experience:

• 3+ years of professional experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in Civil Engineering or related field from an ABET-accredited program, with excellent academic achievement in relevant courses.
• Successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam and Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification, and future ability to become a Licensed Professional Engineer.
• Academic and/or professional experience in water resource, geotechnical or structural engineering.
• Demonstrated expertise in engineering software related to one’s field of specialization. 
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.  Candidate should be prepared to provide examples of their technical writing.
• Time man