Staff Geotechnical Engineer

Delve Underground; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness Reimbursement

Work from home flexibility

9 Paid Holidays

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Delve Underground seeks a Staff Geotechnical Engineer to work on tunnels, underground facilities, and water infrastructure across California offices in Walnut Creek, San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Irvine, or San Diego. The role focuses on geotechnical investigations, design calculations, seismic evaluations, and reports with a team-focused, field-oriented approach.

The candidate should have a BS in Geotechnical/Civil or Geological Engineering (MS preferred), experience with

Qualifications

• BS in Geotechnical/Civil or Geological Engineering; MS preferred.
• Experience with geotechnical analysis software for soil/rock stability and seismic site response.
• Familiarity with Rocscience or Bentley tools; Python scripting beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support geotechnical investigation programs including planning, permitting, field data collection and reporting.
• Perform geotechnical engineering analyses and design calculations for tunnels, foundations and excavation supports.
• Write technical reports detailing analysis and design basis.
• Assist with construction drawings and specifications for underground infrastructure.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary project teams and communicate with internal staff and clients.

Skills

Geotechnical knowledge

Strong analytical skills

Field travel

Technical communication

Education

BS in Geotechnical/Civil or Geological Engineering

MS preferred

Tools

Rocscience software

Bentley software

Python scripting

Job description

Delve Underground is a leader in underground and heavy civil engineering serving the transportation, water, wastewater, and energy industries. Specializing in tunnel design, we provide practical solutions to the most challenging underground problems. We offer comprehensive design, construction management, and construction claims services, with expertise extending across a wide range of engineering disciplines, including civil, structural, and geotechnical engineering. Our primary focus is to make a significant impact on the advancement of infrastructure projects, which in turn shape and enhance the communities we serve. Founded in 1954, as Jacobs Associates, Delve Underground is an employee-owned firm with 25 offices and 350 team members throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

We want our employees to make a career doing what they love to do. We encourage an entrepreneurial spirit and help our team members forge their own path within the company. We support their efforts to stay on the cutting edge of technology while fostering a great work-life balance. In addition to working hard, we also have fun. We socialize and celebrate achievements at summer picnics, holiday parties, and company outings.

Benefits: Full Benefits Program consisting of Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, FSA or HSA, EAP, 401(k), ESOP, and company stock ownership program, 9 Paid Holidays, generous paid-time-off program, Work from home flexibility, and Health & Wellness Reimbursement

Pay Rate: $72,043 - $107,091

Staff Geotechnical Engineer

Delve Underground has an opening for a Staff Geotechnical Engineer to join our Walnut Creek, San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Irvine, or San Diego team. This position focuses on supporting the delivery of tunnels, underground facilities, and water infrastructure projects. This position offers a great opportunity for a motivated, detail oriented, team-centric candidate to work on diverse jobs, from local pipeline crossings to water & wastewater mega-projects across the country. The ideal candidate will have either academic or prior work experience in one or more of the following areas: geotechnical engineering, excavation support, rock mechanics or trenchless technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Support geotechnical investigation programs including planning, permitting, implementation, field data collection and oversight, data reporting and writing interpretative reports
• Perform geotechnical engineering analyses and design calculations for tunnels, shafts, foundations, temporary excavation support systems, and soil/rock slopes
• Perform geologic and seismic hazard evaluations
• Work under the direction of senior engineers, who provide technical oversight
• Write technical reports and other documents explaining the basis for analyses, designs or recommendations
• Assist with the preparation of construction drawings and specifications for underground infrastructure
• Work as an integral member of a team on complex, multi-discipline projects
• Demonstrate good writing and communications skills and ability to communicate with internal staffs and clients

Qualifications:

• BS in Geotechnical/Civil or Geological Engineering, MS Preferred
• Microsoft Office and Bluebeam experience
• Completion of relevant coursework or experience in several of the following: geotechnical engineering, soil and rock mechanics, tunneling, subsurface investigation methods
• Familiarity with geotechnical analysis software such as those used for slope and excavation stability analysis, seepage analysis, seismic site response analysis (such as Rocscience and Bentley software)
• Knowledge in Python scripting preferred
• Ability to manage a number of concurrent assignments and priorities
• Strong analytical and technical communication skills
• Willingness to work in the field and travel for short-term assignments

Delve Underground is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and will make all employment related decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Compensation reflects the cost of labor across our geographic markets. Pay is based on several factors including market location, experience, knowledge, and skills.

The pay range for this role is:

72,043 - 107,091 USD per year (California)