Geotechnical Project Engineer – Growth & Mentorship

Geoengineer; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 82,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Schnabel is seeking a mid-level Geotechnical Engineer to support its North Carolina practice. The candidate will develop geotechnical scopes, plan investigations, manage field work, and prepare logs and reports, while mentoring junior engineers and coordinating with other Schnabel offices.

The role requires a Civil Engineering degree (ABET-accredited), NC PE or the ability to obtain it within six months, and 5+ years of geotechnical consulting experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from ABET-accredited program.
• Professional Engineering registration in North Carolina or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire.
• 5+ years of relevant professional experience in consulting geotechnical engineering.
• AutoCAD, GIS, and Microstation skills for geotechnical deliverables.
• Proficiency with gINT, BoreDM and/or OpenGround Cloud software.
• Proficiency with standard geotechnical analysis software (LPILE, APILE, SHAFT, GeoStudio, Settle3D, FoSSA).

Responsibilities

• Develop geotechnical scope of services and fee estimates.
• Plan and oversee geotechnical investigations.
• Manage geotechnical and construction-phase observation and testing field work.
• Review and interpret geotechnical laboratory tests.
• Create basic plans and figures using AutoCAD, GIS, and Microstation.
• Prepare boring logs using gINT and/or OpenGround Cloud.
• Perform geotechnical engineering analysis and calculations.
• Develop geotechnical recommendations and write reports.
• Manage project budgets, invoicing, and backlog reporting.
• Develop client relationships and business development opportunities.
• Mentor junior engineers and balance workload across offices.
• Occasionally perform field work and on-site client consultation.

Skills

Geotechnical engineering

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Time management

Education

ABET-accredited Civil Engineering degree

Tools

AutoCAD

GIS

Microstation

gINT

OpenGround Cloud

BoreDM

OpenGround Cloud

Job description

Schnabel is seeking a mid-level Geotechnical Engineer to support its North Carolina practice. The candidate will develop geotechnical scopes, plan investigations, manage field work, and prepare logs and reports, while mentoring junior engineers and coordinating with other Schnabel offices.

The role requires a Civil Engineering degree (ABET-accredited), NC PE or the ability to obtain it within six months, and 5+ years of geotechnical consulting experience.