Project Geotechnical Engineer II

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Job Description

The Water Business Unit of AECOM is actively seeking a proactive Project Geotechnical Engineer.  This position is located in our Virginia Beach, VA office. The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, those listed below:

• Performing and assisting with small to medium-sized geotechnical projects and working closely with other disciplines to meet the project needs under the supervision of senior engineers
• Planning and oversight of subsurface investigation programs.
• Adhere to AECOM safety culture and maintain a safe work environment
• Assigning, reviewing, and performing statistical analysis on the results of the geotechnical laboratory testing
• Performing and reviewing design calculations for pavements, shallow and deep foundations, tunnel components, retaining walls, temporary and permanent support of excavation
• Perform and peer review settlement analyses, ground improvement analyses, slope stability analyses, seepage analyses,
• Working with the geophysics group to manage combined subsurface exploration programs
• Working in multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists with effective collaboration.
• Performing construction oversight
• Reviewing design reports and calculations performed by other firms and providing detailed review comments.
• Reviewing construction submittals and providing detailed review comments.
• Finding opportunities to bring innovation to the operations using data science, data analytics, and artificial intelligence.
• Participating in local professional events to represent AECOM
• Travelling for projects domestically and internationally for one week to a month at a time.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• BA/BS Degree + 2 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Experience with earthquake engineering
• Experience with pavement design, shallow and deep foundations, slope stability
• Experience with AutoCAD, gINT, MathCAD, Geostudio, and other geotechnical analysis software
• A minimum of 2 years of demonstrated professional experience in the field and office.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally for 2 to 4 weeks at a time.
• EIT Certification
• Ability to work in inclement weather
• Ability to lift 50 lbs
• Due to the nature of work, US Citizenship is required
• Valid U.S. Driver's license and as a condition of employment, able to pass AECOM's Motor Vehicle Records Review.)

  Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Knowledge of geology within the tidewater area of Virginia
• Thorough understanding of the concepts of soil mechanics and foundation engineering
• Prior experience working on projects for the US Army Crops of Engineers, NAVFAC.
• Experience in monitoring general geotechnical construction
• Possess active or ability to obtain a security clearance
• P.E. certification
• Demonstrated hands-on experience in conducting large-scale subsurface investigations using various drilling methodologies.
• Experience with geotechnical laboratory testing.
• Experience with installation and monitoring of instrumentation 
• Experience with technical report writing
• Strong written and oral communication, quantitative and interpersonal skill

Additional Information

Additional Information

• Sponsorship is not available for this position.
• Relocation assistance is available for this role.
• This position requires travel
• Exempt Position: Offered rate of compensation (MD locations only) will be based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. The salary range for this position is $85,000 - $110,000.