Civil-Geotechnical Engineer

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Job Description

AECOM's Water Business Line is actively seeking a Geotechnical Engineer with prior relevant experience. The position is located in New Orleans, Louisiana. This position will be a key hire for upcoming coastal restoration and flood protection projects that AECOM will be involved in during the design and construction phases. 

This position is expected to begin immediately.

The Water team brings together the skills of project managers, civil engineers, H&H engineers, geotechnical engineers, structural engineers, and environmental and planning specialists to provide integrated, sustainable and cost-effective solutions. Projects include flood risk reduction systems, dams, levees, floodwalls and floodgates, water supply, tunnels/trenchless technology, roads, pumping stations, and drainage structures.

You will work alongside our project managers throughout the project design and delivery cycle, making technical decisions in various design stages of water resources projects to include supporting cost estimation proposals, feasibility studies, preliminary designs, final designs, and preparing reports and technical specifications.

This position is for a Geotechnical Engineer with prior relevant experience. We are looking for an engineer who takes a positive, professional, and client focused approach to project tasks, who demonstrates fundamental knowledge in soil mechanics, geotechnical engineering design, analyses, and engineering judgment for each project task. AECOM has the resources available to promote and grow your knowledge and skillsets to foster a long-term and rewarding career.

The Geotechnical Engineering Team in Louisiana is unique, as it works on a variety of large, high-profile projects for a variety of industries including Water, Transportation, Coastal, Environmental, and Construction. This involves:

• Performing site investigations, soil laboratory testing interpretations, all manner of geotechnical analyses and calculations, rehabilitation designs, alternatives analyses, etc.
• Receiving support from a group of geotechnical professionals, with 2 to 30+ years of experience, and who continuously coordinate, collaborate remotely, and foster training.
• Completing independent project related tasks and collaborating with multiple-discipline design and project teams.
• Offering strong communication skills and the ability to work with a team across the nation and, possibly, around the world.

You will be mentored by senior and mid-level geotechnical professionals, which is a key component of this position. Our approach intends to foster your professional growth and technical excellence by daily, in person, in office, collaboration sessions. Future benefits such as flexible hours and flexibility to work from home or remote from office may be available for this position. This role offers exciting opportunities to support the design and construction of mega, landmark projects that will be completed over the next 5 to 10+ years in Louisiana and Texas.

Candidate will, under supervision and mentorship:

• Participate in field assignments that will include soil and rock borings, test pits, CPT soundings, geophysical testing, geotechnical instrumentation design and construction, and inspection of the construction of geotechnical features like retaining walls, foundations, dams, levees, floodwalls, and tunnels.
• Have the opportunity to travel and work in locations within the state of Louisiana and Texas (potentially other states within the USA and around the world).
• Design shallow and deep foundations, earth retaining structures, ground improvement, flood risk reduction structures, embankments and cut slopes, and both soft and hard rock tunnels.
• Develop geotechnical design parameters based on field and laboratory data result