Geotechnical Engineer

HDR, Inc.
United States, New York, New York
Feb 10, 2025
Duties: HDR's Geotechnical Engineer in the New York office will: Perform fieldwork including: Meeting with clients on site and performing field reconnaissance; Conducting geotechnical soil borings, rock coring, cone penetration tests and test pit investigations; and Construction Monitoring; Prepare geotechnical design of foundation elements for bridge structures, buildings, retaining walls, fill and cut embankments, and fender system, including: Interpreting supplemental and historical soil boring logs and determining soil strata; Evaluation of soil engineering parameters; Soil stress analysis; Seismic Evaluation; Design of Shallow Foundation Elements; Design of Deep Foundation Elements; Slope Stability Analysis; Providing guidelines for ground improvement; Providing guidelines for construction considerations; Pre and post Construction condition survey; Providing guidelines for construction instrumentation and monitoring requirements; Drafting Boring Location Plan and General Subsurface Profile; Design services during construction including generating engineering responses for RFIs and reviewing submittals; and Conduct Quality Control including review of geotechnical reports and fieldwork performed by others. Requirements: Master's Degree in Civil Engineering and 2 years' experience in geotechnical engineering or a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering and 5 years' experience in geotechnical engineering. Required experience must include experience in: Geotechnical design; Geotechnical fieldwork; Local construction codes including New York City Building Code; Local Geology. AutoCAD; and MicroStation. Accepting licensed and unlicensed candidates. Professional Engineering licensure is not a prerequisite for this position. NOTE: All HDR positions in the US may be subject to background checks and/or pre-employment drug testing. Rate of Pay: $88,150 minimum per year. Place of Employment: 500 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10018. Resumes may be directed to Allison Geiser, Mobility & Immigration Manager, HDR, 1917 South 67^th Street., Omaha, NE 68106, with reference to job code 163695.