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Project Geotechnical Engineer

11/22/2025

Lead geotechnical investigation programs and perform geotechnical engineering analyses for various underground projects. Manage tasks, mentor junior staff, and ensure quality assurance and control procedures are met.

Salary

84564 - 153330 USD

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

201-500 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
Delve Underground is a leader in heavy civil engineering, serving the transportation, water, wastewater, and energy industries. Specializing in tunnel design, we provide innovative solutions to the most challenging underground problems. We offer comprehensive design, construction management, and dispute resolution capabilities. Our expertise includes civil, structural, and geotechnical engineering. 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.
About the Role

Description

ABOUT DELVE UNDERGROUND


Delve Underground is a leader in heavy civil engineering, serving the transportation, water, wastewater, and energy industries. Specializing in tunnel design, we provide innovative solutions to the most challenging underground problems. Offering comprehensive design, construction management, and dispute-resolution capabilities, our expertise includes civil, structural, and geotechnical engineering. Founded in 1954, Delve Underground is an employee-owned firm with 25 offices and over 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: $84,564 - $153,330


Project Geotechnical Engineer


Delve Underground has an immediate opening for a Geotechnical Engineer with a minimum of six years of relevant experience to join our New York City team delivering tunnels, underground facilities, and water infrastructure projects. The candidate will have experience in one or more of the following subject matters: field investigations, geotechnical engineering design, excavation support.


Responsibilities:

  • Lead geotechnical investigation programs including planning, permitting coordination, field implementation, field data collection and oversight including logging of soil borings and rock cores, oversight of in-situ testing, data reporting and writing interpretative reports
  • Perform geotechnical engineering analyses and calculations for tunnels, shafts, support of excavations, foundations, retaining structures, landslide and slope stability, ground improvement, and seismic evaluations
  • Evaluate and characterize soil and rock ground conditions for engineering design
  • Preparation of technical reports and other documents
  • Specialty inspection of pile load testing, pile installation, jet grouting, and slurry walls
  • Managing tasks and mentoring junior staff
  • Review of contractor submittals
  • Work on a variety of office and field assignments
  • Ensure quality assurance and quality control procedures are met

Qualifications:

  • BS in Civil, Geotechnical, or Geological Engineering, MS preferred
  • Professional Engineering registration in New York State or the ability to obtain one within 1 year
  • Ability to manage a number of concurrent assignments and priorities and supervise junior staff on project tasks
  • Strong analytical and technical communication skills
  • Familiarity with geotechnical analysis software for stability analysis, seepage analysis, shoring analysis and site response analysis

ARE YOU READY TO JOIN OUR TEAM?


If you feel that you would be right for this position, please fill out our initial 3-minute, mobile-friendly application so that we can review your information. We look forward to meeting you!


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.


No Recruiters, Please.

Key Skills
Geotechnical EngineeringField InvestigationsExcavation SupportData ReportingTechnical ReportsAnalytical SkillsCommunication SkillsGeotechnical Analysis SoftwareMentoringQuality AssuranceQuality Control
Categories
EngineeringConstructionEnvironmental & Sustainability
Benefits
MedicalDentalVisionLifeDisabilityFSA or HSAEAP401(k)ESOPCompany Stock Ownership ProgramPaid HolidaysGenerous Paid-Time-Off ProgramWork From Home FlexibilityHealth & Wellness Reimbursement
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