Staff Engineer
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Job ID 35699BR
- United States
General Responsibilities:
Ready to grow your career as part of a down-to-earth team with the freedom to explore and develop solutions on rewarding, large-scale projects? Want a flexible work environment and a culture where your ideas are valued and your safety is paramount? How about having access to a nationwide bench of expertise, and opportunities to learn and lead? This is life at Terracon, a 100% employee-owned company where we chart our course together and everyone benefits when our hard work creates success. Essential Roles and Responsibilities:
- Follow Terracon safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects. Be a leader in safety.
- Prepare proposals (scopes and cost estimates) for projects of varying size and complexity under the supervision of a licensed professional engineer (Authorized Project Reviewer). Services may be provided for existing or proposed projects in the public works, transportation, commercial, communications, energy, and/or industrial sectors.
- Participate in pre-task planning meetings with the drill crew(s) for each field exploration. Join the driller/drill crew to assist with the completion of field explorations as necessary. Field explorations may consist of soil borings, cone soundings, and/or instrumentation installation.
- Review field logs and field cone sounding data.
- Assign laboratory testing on each soil sample. Evaluate laboratory and/or field data to prepare typed logs for incorporation into deliverables.
- Perform geotechnical engineering calculations and evaluations. Software programs may be used to support the evaluations, including but not limited to GeoStudio, LPILE, etc.
- Apply sound engineering principles to prepare geotechnical reports/letters/addendums containing written geotechnical recommendations.
- Communicate complex engineering issues and concepts to technical and non-technical clients and project teams.
- Review plans and specifications prepared by the design team against prepared deliverables to confirm recommendations were implemented correctly.
- Observe shallow foundation or deep foundation installation on construction phase projects.
- Monitor various types of instrumentation (piezometers, settlement monuments, inclinometers, vibration monitors, etc.) installed to support construction and prepare periodic letters/reports.
- Research, observe, and resolve design and construction problems.
- Attend and actively participate in local professional organizations, such as NSPE, ACEC, ASCE, etc.
- Develop new relationships and maintain existing relationships with clients.
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering.
- Experience: 0-5 years
- Desired Licensure: Engineer-in-Training (EIT) / Engineering Intern (EI) or Professional Engineer (PE)
- Valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history.
- Out-of-town travel may be necessary.
Location: The location for this position can be based out of any of the following Terracon offices: Omaha, NE and Lincoln, NE
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About the Team
Innovation and hands-on practice come together in our geotechnical consulting services. We provide geotechnical services nationwide for a wide range of projects, drawing on six decades of historical geotechnical data, a fleet of more than 200 drill rigs, 140 accredited laboratories, and thousands of employees to quickly organize or capture site data wherever projects are located. From AI-supported solutions and predictive technologies to geophysics and traditional exploration, we deliver precision, value-added subsurface information and engineering and scientific expertise to solving our clients’ challenges and achieve their goals for project sustainability, quality, and efficiency.
EEO Statement
Terracon is an EEO employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran and disabled candidates to apply and be considered for open positions. We do not discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, disability, age, or military status.