Power Generation Senior EIT 2

GAI Consultants Inc.; Homestead, Warrenton, Glen Allen (Allegheny County, VA, VA); Remote; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

GAI Consultants, Inc. seeks a Senior EIT 2 to support geotechnical engineering projects across Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Virginia with an option to work remotely from an assigned office location. Travel to field sites will be required, typically within PA, WV, and VA.

Under the Geotechnical Engineering Manager, the candidate will perform investigations, assist in design and construction support, and contribute to reports and proposals. FE and EIT EI certification are required.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of related experience in engineering.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in Engineering.
• Passed Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam and obtained engineer-in-training (EIT) or engineering-intern (EI) certification.

Responsibilities

• Perform geotechnical engineering investigations for foundations, slopes, pipelines and other structures.
• Prepare geotechnical designs including rock/soil slope stability, embankment design and foundation systems.
• Provide field testing, monitoring and site reconnaissance for projects.
• Prepare proposals, budgets, schedules, calculations, specifications and reports.
• Travel and fieldwork up to 50% in PA, WV, and VA.

Education

B.S. or M.S. Engineering

Job description

GAI Consultants, Inc. (GAI) is seeking a Senior EIT 2 to work out of our Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, Cranberry, or Canonsburg/Southpointe), West Virginia (Bridgeport or Charleston), or Virginia (Richmond or Warrenton) offices, with an option to work remotely while based out of one of those office locations. 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. This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus.

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%).

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform
the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential functions.

• The candidate can be expected to traverse steep terrain and carry up to 50 lbs.

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.

Education

Required

Bachelors or better in Engineering or related field.

Experience

Required

6 years: Related experience working in an engineering role.

Licenses & Certifications

Required

EI

Preferred

Driver's License

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