Geotechnical Engineer

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

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In the role of Geotechnical Engineer, we'll count on you to:

• Coordinate field investigations and laboratory testing.
• Perform geotechnical engineering to support design recommendations for bridge foundations, retaining walls, and earthen embankments for roadways, railroads, dams and levees.
• Perform geotechnical engineering analyses for the vertical and lateral capacity of deep foundations; slope stability and settlement analyses for roadway and railway embankments; slope stability, settlement and seepage analysis for dams and levees; and subgrade evaluations for roadways and track beds for railroads.
• Prepare geotechnical engineering reports and memos.
• Review and edit the geotechnical aspects of plans and specifications.
• Periodically observe the construction of earthwork for roadways, dams and levees; installation of driven piles and drilled shafts.
• Complete site reconnaissance for the planning of geotechnical investigations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Iowa transportation projects.
• MSCE or ongoing coursework toward an MSCE.
• Preference given to local candidates
• Experience with local geology (Nebraska/Iowa).
• Technical and budget management of the geotechnical tasks.
• Project management experience.
• The candidate should be capable of working independently and efficiently under the general supervision of senior-level Geotechnical Engineers.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture.

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Previous experience with Microsoft Office applications, MicroStation or other software as appropriate
• Experience with GeoStudio/Ensoft slope stability, settlement, seepage and deep foundation response software, as appropriate
• Experience with Bentley suite of geotechnical data management and visualization software (gINT/OpenGround/LeapFrog)
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

What We Believe

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ , People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.