Staff Geotechnical Engineer

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Founded in 1981, AKRF is an award-winning consulting firm with 300 professionals bringing the value of strategic thinking to our land development, transportation, energy, and water clients. We serve our clients through a commitment to technical excellence across our portfolio of professional services, while always acting with integrity and fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and environmental stewardship. Offices are located throughout New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and Connecticut, and the company completes projects around the country.

Professionals join and remain at AKRF for our values that balances signature projects with social impact initiatives, charitable giving, and flexibility that’s important to our people. Most importantly, you can be yourself at AKRF. Our firm fosters a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where employees are respected and valued in honor of their identities and bring their whole self to work. We strive to deliver on this promise every day.

The Engineering Department at AKRF is seeking a Staff Geotechnical Engineer to be based out of New York City. The potential candidate will have the opportunity to work in an environment of encouragement and collaboration to help AKRF shape the future of our communities.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide geotechnical oversight and log geotechnical explorations (borings, test pits, CPTs).
• Assist in developing laboratory and field testing programs.
• Assist in developing engineering analyses for slope stability, settlement and consolidation estimates, deep foundation design (compressive, uplift, and lateral capacities), mat foundation design, ground surcharging, and ground improvement techniques (soil grouting, ground freezing, etc.), and soil liquefaction.
• Assist in preparing engineering reports, including the evaluation of collected field and laboratory results, preparation of figures and drawings.

Essential Requirements:

• 0-3 years’ experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering (a master’s degree with a concentration in Geotechnical Engineering is a plus).
• Engineer-In-Training Certificate (or the ability to obtain the EIT certificate within 6 months of hire).
• Required to travel to work sites in New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and New Jersey, with work being performed Monday through Friday (typically 7am-3pm) with the possibility of occasional overtime, evening, and weekend work.
• Majority of job tasks/responsibilities will be comprised of fieldwork.
• Have a driver’s license; be comfortable driving in the NYC metro area; and, willing to travel to more distant sites as required.
• Ability and willingness to work in inclement weather and to engage in physically demanding field-related work, including but not limited to lifting at least 30 pounds, is essential.
• Identifying problems in the field; and effectively problem solving in a high-paced construction environment.
• Comfortable and capable of providing oversight and clear direction to field crews; coordinating material and equipment deliveries and other field-related logistics.
• Be willing to work in a collaborative and dynamic team environment.
• Internship experience in geotechnical engineering a plus.
• OSHA 10-hr or 40-hour HAZWOPER training a plus.
• Experience with AutoCAD is preferred.
• Knowledge and experience using commercial geotechnical software (e.g., APile, LPile, WEAP, Slide) and other advanced modelling programs a plus.

Compensation will range from $70k to $82K, and commensurate with experience.

AKRF enforces a policy of equal employment opportunity in our daily operations. The firm has a demonstrated history of hiring, training, developing, promoting and retaining minority group members and women. All employment-related decisions are based solely on relevant criteria and without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, sexual identity, caregiver status, military/veteran status or citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

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