Tunnel Designer

The Boring Company; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) plan

Paid holidays and vacation

Competitive equity for permanent employees

Job summary

A leading underground construction company in Nashville, TN is seeking a Geotechnical Engineer to produce geotechnical data reports and designs for tunnel construction. The ideal candidate will have a BS in Civil Engineering or a related field and experience in rock mechanics or mining. The position requires on-site work and offers great benefits including employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage. This role involves planning geotechnical investigations and performing construction impact analysis, contributing to innovative tunneling solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Geology, or related discipline required.
• Prior experience in rock mechanics or tunneling/mining essential.
• PE in Geotechnical Engineering preferable, must be licensed in the USA.

Responsibilities

• Create geotechnical data reports and designs for tunnel construction.
• Perform ground settlement and construction impact analyses.
• Plan and execute geotechnical investigations.

Skills

Civil Engineering

Rock Mechanics

Geotechnical Analysis

Construction Impact Analysis

Education

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering or related discipline

Master of Science in Geotechnical or Structural Engineering

Job description

The Boring Company was founded to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic by creating an underground network of tunnels. Today, we are creating the technology to increase tunneling speed and decrease costs by a factor of 10 or more with the ultimate goal of making Hyperloop adoption viable and enabling rapid transit across densely populated regions.

Responsibilities

• Create geotechnical data reports, geotechnical interpretation reports, geotechnical design reports for tunnel and shaft construction.
• Create temporary support of excavation designs, reports, and drawings.
• Produce tunnel lining design documentation, including lateral earth pressure calculations.
• Perform ground settlement and construction impact analysis of subsurface structures (e.g., shafts, tunnels) and 3rd party infrastructure (e.g., buildings, utilities).
• Create and oversee the implementation of settlement monitoring plans.
• Plan and execute geotechnical investigations.
• Assist in the collection and review of as-built drawings and existing geotechnical data for subsurface due diligence.
• Provide geotechnical recommendations for construction means and methods.
• Perform construction period observation and inspection.
• Support brick operations with geotechnical recommendations and testing oversight.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Geology, Engineering Geology or related discipline.
• Previous experience working in rock mechanics, or in hard rock conditions (tunneling, mining).
• PE in Geotechnical Engineering, ideally in TN otherwise must be within the USA.

Preferred Skills And Experience

• Master of Science in Geotechnical or Structural Engineering.
• Coursework in geotechnical engineering (soils and rock mechanics), structural analysis, foundation engineering, hydrology, earthquake engineering, engineering geology, tunnel engineering, reinforced concrete design, steel design, and constitutive modeling.
• Preliminary and final analysis and design experience (geotechnical investigation, slope stability analysis, support of excavation, construction impact to adjacent buildings and utilities, providing geotechnical design parameter recommendations).

Additional Requirements

• The position may require extended hours and weekend work.
• This role is on site / in person in Nashville, TN (relocation will be supported).
• The position will require periodic work inside tunnels. Candidates should be comfortable with this.
• Able to travel for short and extended trips as needed. Up to 10% travel.

Culture

We're a team of dedicated, smart, and scrappy people. Our employees are passionate about our mission and determined to innovate at every opportunity.

Benefits

We offer employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan, paid holidays, paid vacation, and a competitive amount of equity for all permanent employees.

The Boring Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with The Boring Company is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.