Geotechnical Senior EIT 2

GAI Consultants Inc; Bridgeport, Glen Allen, Louisville, Homestead (WV, VA, KY, Allegheny County); Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Professional development support

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Zusammenfassung

GAI Consultants, Inc. is seeking a Geotechnical Senior EIT 2 to work under a Geotechnical Engineering Manager. The role involves geotechnical engineering and field support for energy, transportation and community projects across PA, WV and VA.

Minimum 6+ years of geotechnical experience is expected; a B.S. or M.S. in Engineering and FE/EIT certification are required. Travel up to 50% to project sites is common.

Qualifikationen

• 6+ years of geotechnical experience.

Aufgaben

• Perform geotechnical investigations for foundations, slopes, walls, dams, and structures.
• Prepare proposals, budgets, schedules, calculations, specifications, and reports.
• Travel and fieldwork in PA, WV, and VA up to 50%.

Kenntnisse

Geotech engineering

Fieldwork

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Ausbildung

B.S. or M.S. in Engineering

Jobbeschreibung

GAI Consultants, Inc. (GAI) is seeking a Geotechnical Senior EIT 2 to work under the direction of a Geotechnical Engineering Manager. This individual will provide geotechnical engineering and project site support for projects in the Energy, Transportation and Community Development business units. The position will require travel and fieldwork generally located in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Virginia.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform geotechnical engineering assignments involving investigations for a variety of facilities including, but not
  limited to: foundations for transmission lines, buildings, roadways, bridges, retaining walls, dams, and other
  structures; designs for embankments and cut slopes for roadways and other developments; designs for natural gas
  pipelines and compressor stations; design of waste landfills and impoundments; and development of geotechnical
  monitoring and laboratory testing programs.
• Prepare geotechnical engineering designs involving: rock/soil slope stability; cut slope and fill embankment design;
  landslide stabilization and remediation (reinforcement with rock anchors/soil nails, GRS slopes); geotechnical field
  instrumentation; soil reinforcement and ground improvement techniques (CMCs, compaction grouting, stone
  columns); sheet pile/retaining walls (gravity walls, soldier pile, and lagging walls, MSE walls, T-walls); shallow and
  deep foundations (spread footings, driven piles, micropiles, drilled shafts).
• Geotechnical Investigation and Construction Support Services including, but not limited to: test boring monitoring
  and logging; site reconnaissance; foundation and retaining structure construction monitoring and inspection.
  The successful candidate will be responsible for interpreting specifications and construction drawings, evaluating site conditions based on construction excavations, monitoring and reporting on construction activities, and performing field testing of soils.
• Prepare proposals, budgets, schedules, calculations, specifications, and reports.
• Travel can be expected in the form of fieldwork, which can be daily local travel or weekly out-of-town travel, generally located in the Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Virginia areas (up to 50%).

General Characteristics

• Develops broad knowledge and skills in a specific practice area.
• Evaluates, selects, and applies standard techniques, procedures, and criteria to perform a task or sequence of tasks for conventional projects with few complex features.
• Collaboratively uses judgment to determine adaptations in methods for nonroutine aspects of assignments.
• Applies principles of probability and statistics to determine risk relevant to engineering.

Minimum Years of Experience

• 6+

Education

• B.S. or M.S. Engineering

Certification/Licensure

• Passed Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam and obtained engineer-in-training (EIT) or engineering-intern (EI) certification

Technical Responsibilities

• Prepares portions of plans, specifications, and other project documents.
• Performs research and field investigation.

Project and Task Management

• Works as a part of a team and coordinates work with others.
• Assists in determining schedule and budget requirements.

Management Responsibility

• Receives instruction on specific objectives.
• Receives direction on unconventional and/or complex problems and possible solutions.
• Receives a thorough review of completed work for the application of sound professional judgment.
• Receives mentorship from a licensed engineer typically in their specialty.

Communication Skills

• Possess effective oral and written communication skills.
• Interacts with other staff.
• Interacts with clients with close oversight.
• Interacts closely with Project Managers & various Department Managerial Staff, especially with client communications.
• Interacts with clients at regular project meetings.

Why GAI?

GAI offers an exceptional place to do meaningful work, grow your career, and make a real impact in communities nationwide. You’ll join a collaborative, multidisciplinary firm bringing together engineering, planning, and environmental expertise to deliver projects across transportation, infrastructure, power, and energy markets. Working alongside accomplished colleagues, you’ll help move projects from vision through construction, creating solutions that keep people moving, power essential systems, and support responsible development.

At GAI, you’ll work in a team-driven environment grounded in integrity, respect, and shared success, with the flexibility, resources, and career support that reflect a real and lasting commitment to our people. That commitment includes comprehensive benefits, wellness programs, and employee discounts. With opportunities across the U.S., GAI offers the collaboration and client focus of regional teams, supported by the stability, resources, and career-development opportunities of an established and growing firm.

Benefits To Working at GAI Include:

Competitive Pay & Recognition

• Performancedriven recognition and development bonuses
• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability
• Company-paid life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources
• Generous paid time off + 7 paid holidays
• Anadditionalfloating holiday—use it for what matters to you
• Paid maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• 401(k) with company match
• Support and rewards for professional development and certifications

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Qualifications

Education

Required

Bachelors or better in Engineering.

Licenses & Certifications

Required

EI

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