Senior Geotechnical Project Engineer

Weston Solutions, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 81,549 - 107,791; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

401K with employer contributions

Paid time off

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Weston Solutions, Inc. seeks a Geotechnical Project Engineer to execute engineering design while collaborating with peers. This hybrid position, based in Texas, allows for remote work and requires applying geotechnical design principles to various challenges.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's in Engineering, a preferred P.E. license, and experience in project management and subsurface investigations. Benefits include medical, dental, 401K, and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• 5 to 8 years of engineering experience preferred.
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license preferred or ability to achieve it within 90 days.
• Excellent communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Manage subsurface investigations and prepare field/lab data deliverables.
• Lead engineering design and coordinate project delivery.
• Provide field engineering services during construction.

Skills

Geotechnical design

Engineering leadership

Communication skills

Geotechnical modeling software proficiency

Project delivery management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil, Environmental, or Geotechnical Engineering

Master's degree with a geotechnical emphasis

Tools

GeoStudio® SLOPE/W

GeoStudio® SEEP/W

gINT

ProSheet

Job description

At Weston Solutions, Inc. you will do meaningful work and make valuable contributions. Employee ownership at Weston is a path to professional growth and access to diverse opportunities in a highly connected community that works together across key service areas to make a difference in the environment. Weston has continued to evolve and adapt to our changing world as a premier provider of environmental and infrastructure services for over sixty years. In both the public and private sectors our teams help identify, solve, mitigate, and manage critical environmental issues to help clients achieve a more sustainable future.

Location: Texas-based (Austin preferred). Additional Texas locations include Frisco, San Antonio, or Houston. Other preferred office locations include Lincolnshire, IL, and West Chester, PA. This is a hybrid position with weekly remote work opportunities.

Expected Outcomes

The Geotechnical Project Engineer will execute engineering design within their area of competency while learning and collaborating with their engineering peers, developing into a well‑rounded engineer capable of providing solutions to a wide variety of engineering and construction challenges. The Geotechnical Project Engineer will leverage an entrepreneurial mindset to approach projects with an open and evolving mindset that builds on lessons learned and takes advantage of new tools and technologies.

Geotechnical Design

• Plan and manage subsurface investigations (scopes, drilling oversight, H&S integration for impacted media), prepare boring logs, and synthesize field/lab data into GDR/GER deliverables with clear assumptions, design parameters, and risks.
• Perform geotechnical analyses for foundations, embankments, retaining structures, slope stability, and seepage; translate results into drawing/specification packages and construction criteria.
• Develop designs and specifications for temporary excavation support, dewatering/groundwater control, trench safety, and construction phasing to support remediation and civil works.
• Support remedial design elements such as soil mixing/ISS, slurry cutoff walls, cap/cover systems, geosynthetics selection and CQA planning, settlement monitoring (inclinometers, piezometers, settlement plates), and risk controls for contaminated soils/groundwater.
• Prepare and check earthwork, grading, and backfill specifications; define compaction/QA plans; review geotechnical RFIs and submittals; and support contractor means/methods reviews.

Geotechnical Core Competencies

• Subsurface exploration planning and oversight (SPT, CPT, rock coring) logging per USCS, and development of Geotechnical Data Reports (GDR) and Geotechnical Engineering Reports (GER).
• Laboratory/field testing familiarity (moisture‑density/Proctor, field density, Atterberg limits, grain size, consolidation, triaxial, direct shear, permeability/infiltration).
• Foundation engineering (shallow/deep), settlement and bearing evaluation, ground improvement concepts.
• Slope stability and seepage.
• Earth retention (temporary/permanent SOE, tiebacks/soil nails), trench stability, and temporary work.
• Remediation‑focused geotech (ISS/soil mixing, slurry cutoff walls, cap/cover systems, geosynthetics/CQA, dewatering and groundwater control).

Design Leadership

• Take the technical lead in site civil designs; coordinate soil‑structure interactions; construction phase testing, and construction permitting.
• Lead teams of multi‑disciplined engineers through project delivery.

Project Delivery & Quality

• Work with the engineering team to meet scope, schedule, budget, quality, and safety requirements; coordinate sub‑consultants and drilling/testing vendors.
• Complete requests for proposals (RFPs), develop scopes of work, obtain vendor quotes, and evaluate technical merit.
• Provide field engineering services during construction (CQA/CQC observation, shop drawing reviews, submittals, change evaluations).
• Diligently implement company business practices, including adherence with the Engineering Design Quality Management Plan (EDQMP) and project quality controls.
• Execute all work professionally, safely, and ethically according to company values and client contracts.
• Lead/participate in local professional societies and associations for networking.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Environmental, or Geotechnical Engineering; a master’s degree with a geotechnical emphasis is a plus, and approximately five (5) to eight (8) years of engineering experience is preferred.
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license preferred or ability to achieve PE within 90 days of hire.
• Active NCEES Record with the ability to gain additional state licenses through reciprocity.
• Proficient in finite element geotechnical modeling software.

Physical/Work Environment

• Lead field teams to collect environmental samples and support engineering during construction.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds and traverse uneven terrain.

Additional Requirements

• Excellent communication skills: ability to convey technical presentations and participate in client meetings.
• Ability to work both in a team and independently.
• US Citizen able and willing to obtain security clearance to perform work on DoD sites.
• OSHA 40‑Hour HAZWOPER, OSHA 30‑Hour Construction, and CPR/First Aid a plus.
• Maintains a valid driver’s license and can travel.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office software.

Geotechnical Software Proficiency

• GeoStudio® SLOPE/W for slope stability and basal‑heave checks on earthworks and temporary works.
• GeoStudio® SEEP/W for seepage evaluation of caps/liners and groundwater control.
• SupportIT® (v2.39) for soldier‑pile and anchored‑wall design/verification on constrained remediation sites.
• ProSheet (2017) for sheet‑pile/anchored‑wall analyses where applicable.
• gINT for boring logs and subsurface data management.

Preferred/Plus (Nice‑to‑Have) Exposure

• PLAXIS 2D/3D for advanced soil‑structure interaction and staged construction analyses.
• Rocscience suite (Slide2/Slide3, Settle3) for limit‑equilibrium slope stability and settlement analyses.
• LPILE/Group (or equivalent) for laterally loaded deep foundation analysis.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K with base and matching employer stock contributions.
• Paid time off includes personal, holiday and parental.
• Life and disability plans.
• Critical illness and accident plans.
• Work/Life flexibility.
• Professional development opportunities.

Compensation will vary based upon experience, education, skill level, and other compensable factors.

Salary Range: $81,549 - $107,791 - $133,824