Technical Specialist 1

GAI Consultants, Inc.; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market based compensation

Performance bonuses

Health, dental, vision plans

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Wellness resources

Paid time off + 7 holidays

Floating holiday

Parental leave

Job summary

GAI Consultants, Inc. is seeking a Geotechnical Technical Specialist to work from one of our Pennsylvania, West Virginia, or Virginia offices with an option to work remotely while based at one of those locations.

The role focuses on geotechnical engineering for energy, transportation and community development projects, with travel and fieldwork in PA, WV, and VA. Responsibilities include investigations, designs for slope stability and foundations, monitoring, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Perform geotechnical engineering assignments involving investigations for facilities including 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; 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, geotechnical field instrumentation, soil reinforcement and ground improvement techniques, and various walls and foundations.
• Geotechnical investigation and construction support services including test boring monitoring and logging, site reconnaissance, and foundation/retaining structure construction monitoring and inspection.
• Interpret specifications and construction drawings, evaluate site conditions, monitor and report on construction activities, and perform field testing of soils.

Skills

Geotechnical engineering

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 notlimited to: foundations for transmission lines, buildings, roadways, bridges, retaining walls, dams, and otherstructures; designs for embankments and cut slopes for roadways and other developments; designs for natural gaspipelines and compressor stations; design of waste landfills and impoundments; and development of geotechnicalmonitoring 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 fieldinstrumentation; soil reinforcement and ground improvement techniques (CMCs, compaction grouting, stonecolumns); sheet pile/retaining walls (gravity walls, soldier pile, and lagging walls, MSE walls, T-walls); shallow anddeep foundations (spread footings, driven piles, micropiles, drilled shafts).
• Geotechnical Investigation and Construction Support Services including, but not limited to: test boring monitoringand 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 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

• Market based, competitive compensation
• Performance driven recognition and development bonuses

Comprehensive Health & Wellness

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability
• Company-paid life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources

Meaningful Work-Life Balance

• Generous paid time off + 7 paid holidays
• An additional floating holiday—use it for what matters to you
• Paid maternity, paternity, and adoption leave

Growth, Learning & Financial Security

• 401(k) with company match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Support and rewards for professional development and certifications

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