Geotechnical/Earthquake Engineer
Oakland, CA, United States
Overview
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Geosyntec has an exciting opportunity for a Geotechnical / Earthquake Engineer to join our growing Seismic Practice in Oakland, California, the opportunity to work fully remote or from one of our other U.S based Geosyntec offices is at the discretion of the Company. Our multidisciplinary seismic group supports offices across the firm by performing seismic hazard assessments and geotechnical earthquake engineering evaluations for clients in various market sectors and practice areas including dams and levees, mining and tailings storage, solid and hazardous waste management, electric power generation and transmission, buildings, and critical infrastructure. As a part of the seismic group, youâll collaborate with your seismic practice colleagues to perform deterministic and probabilistic seismic hazard analyses, site response analyses, ground motion time history development, liquefaction triggering evaluations, seismic slope stability analyses, and seismic deformation analyses, while learning the business skills needed for a successful consulting career. You will be a part of the San Francisco Bay Area Branch with flexibility in your designated office location.
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Geosyntec is an innovative, international engineering and consulting firm serving private and public-sector clients to address new ventures and complex problems involving our environment, natural resources, and civil infrastructure. Our engineers, scientists, technical and project employees serve our clients from offices across the world. Ranked by ENR as one of the top environmental engineering design firms, Geosyntec is internationally known for its technical leadership, broad experience, and exceptional client service.
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We invest in our people. Each employee is unique, and your career at Geosyntec will be too. We offer competitive pay and benefits, and well-being programs to support you and your family.
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To Learn More Visit: http://www.geosyntec.com/careers/.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Task and project-level responsibility for scoping, performing, managing, and delivering multiple concurrent project assignments;
- Support broadening our practice through recruiting, team development, and mentorship;
- Review and interpret geotechnical, geological, and geophysical data to characterize site conditions for seismic hazard and site response analyses;
- Perform equivalent linear and nonlinear site response, seismic slope stability, and deformation analyses;
- Compile and evaluate historical seismicity data, seismic source models, and ground motion models for seismic hazard analyses;
- Develop ground motion time histories using scaling and spectral matching methods;
- Perform liquefaction triggering analyses, assess âŚ
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Remote work at company discretion
Benefits/PerksCareer development Competitive pay Well-being programs
Tasks- Manage project assignments
- Prepare reports and presentations
Data interpretation Design Earthquake engineering Engineering Environmental Engineering Geotechnical Geotechnical Engineering Project Management Technical Presentation
Experience5 years
EducationAdvanced degree Bachelor's degree
CertificationsProfessional Engineer (P.E.) Professional Geologist (P.G.)
TimezonesAmerica/Anchorage America/Chicago America/Denver America/Los_Angeles America/New_York Pacific/Honolulu UTC-10 UTC-5 UTC-6 UTC-7 UTC-8 UTC-9