Graduate Geotechnical Engineer: Fieldwork & Modeling

Mott MacDonald; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Mott MacDonald in the United States is offering a structured three‑year graduate program, Blueprint, to develop the next generation of leaders in geotechnical engineering. You’ll work with mentors across geotechnical engineering, geology, and numerical modelling to tackle diverse technical challenges and deliver impactful projects.

As a participant, you’ll log soil borings, observe surveys, coordinate site access, monitor instrumentation, and contribute to reports and subsurface analyses under

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Log soil borings per ASTM D2488/USCS and Caltrans logging conventions.
• Observe CPT soundings, test pits, and geophysical surveys; coordinate with drilling and CPT subcontractors.
• Coordinate USA/DigAlert clearances, encroachment permits, and site access ahead of fieldwork.
• Monitor instrumentation (inclinometers, settlement plates, piezometers, vibration monitors) and reduce readings.
• Maintain daily field reports, photo logs, and quantity tracking for drilling and construction activities.
• Assist with the assignment and tracking of geotechnical laboratory tests and review results.
• Prepare boring logs in OpenGround; develop subsurface profiles and cross sections.
• Perform or assist with geotechnical analyses under the direction of a Geotechnical Engineer.
• Draft sections of geotechnical investigation reports and design memoranda.
• Assist with the preparation of figures, site plans, and boring location maps.

Skills

Geotechnical engineering

Soil logging

Field coordination

Instrumentation monitoring

Report drafting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

OpenGround

PLAXIS 2D/3D

FLAC

LS-DYNA

Job description

Mott MacDonald in the United States is offering a structured three‑year graduate program, Blueprint, to develop the next generation of leaders in geotechnical engineering. You’ll work with mentors across geotechnical engineering, geology, and numerical modelling to tackle diverse technical challenges and deliver impactful projects.

As a participant, you’ll log soil borings, observe surveys, coordinate site access, monitor instrumentation, and contribute to reports and subsurface analyses under