Associate Consultant, Geotechnical Engineering

This Opportunity

WSP is currently seeking a Geotechnical/Pavement Engineer to join our Morristown, NJ office. The position will provide geotechnical and pavement engineering support to technical staff, engineers, and project managers for design, and construction of infrastructure projects and systems in the public and private sector. Tasks may include basic assistance both in the office and field with the research, design, analysis, concept development, and construction of bridges, interchanges, pavements, roads, buildings, tunnels, dams, canals, levees, water supply systems, utilities, and stormwater management systems. Generates accurate and concise reports and documentation regarding assigned material, installations, and construction specifications. Ensures that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, and functionality.

Your Impact

• With minimal supervision, assist with collecting, compiling, and analyzing data from the physical work site, soil/water/sludge/rock samples, surveys, blueprints, GIS data, subsurface information, highway pavement type and condition data, maps, geotechnical data, and other matrices for project development, design, and construction. 
• Maintain quality control standards and procedures for accurate and precise measurements and statistical analysis of soil, pavement, rock data.
• Perform basic professional geotechnical and pavement engineering work relating to conducting research and inspections of proposed and existing site conditions, including subsurface investigations, soil foundation engineering, settlement analysis, pavement condition surveys, pavement testing and design, soil erosion, lateral earth pressures, geological hazards, underground water, and slope stability for commercial, industrial, building, infrastructure, and transportation projects.
• Assist with the development of technologies, instrumentation and monitoring devices, modeling techniques, design requirements, and operating strategies to account for the safety and functionality of end-users, transportation systems, structures, and the incorporation of future-ready solutions with geotechnical engineering design standards.
• Assist with verifying the characteristics of a site and providing technical assistance on various design, and construction issues involving rock and soil mechanics, rock slope stability, slope stability and investigating subsurface and geological conditions to design and build foundations, earth structures, and pavement subgrades.
• Write factual and interpretive technical reports summarizing research/ field and laboratory data with findings and conclusions, generating complete, accurate, and concise documentation using sketches, calculations, electronic systems, spreadsheets, and software.
• Assist technical staff and project managers with risk identification and assessment, offering input and analysis with design concepts, construction, mitigation and improvement activities, and remediation projects.
• Work with cross-functional teams in executing project work.
• Assist with work plan preparation and coordination of field/site work and laboratory testing.
• Complete training on assigned tasks.
• Work collaboratively with other engineers and planners on projects with infrastructure authorities, and development projects. 
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
 

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil/Geological or Geotechnical Engineering, or closely related discipline.
• 1 to 3 years of relevant post education experience.
• Knowledge of geotechnical/geological/pavement engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to project work-related issues. 
• Highly familiar with construction codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
• Ability to conduct boring/test pit inspection and logging, accurately describing soil/rock materials in accordance with USCS, Burmister, USDA systems
• Analytical mindset with an ability to exercise sound judgement in evaluating situations and making decisions. 
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering