Technical Specialist 1

GAI Consultants Inc; Charleston (WV); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

GAI Consultants, Inc. seeks a Geotechnical Technical Specialist to support projects across Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Virginia with a potential remote arrangement while based in one of these offices.

You will provide geotechnical engineering and field support for energy, transportation and community development projects, with up to 50% travel to field sites. The role includes performing investigations, designing slopes and foundations, monitoring fieldwork, and preparing technical reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or a related field.
• Valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Perform geotechnical engineering assignments including investigations for foundations, slopes, landslides, and geotechnical monitoring.
• Prepare designs for rock/soil slope stability, embankments, foundations, and retaining structures.
• Conduct field testing of soils, monitor construction, and interpret specifications/drawings.
• Prepare proposals, budgets, schedules, calculations, specifications, and reports.

Skills

Geotechnical engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

GAI Consultants, Inc. (GAI) is seeking a Geotechnical Technical Specialist 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.

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.

“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 or related field.

Licenses & Certifications

Required

Driver's License

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