Project Engineering Geologist/Geological Engineer

Delve Underground is a leader in underground and heavy civil engineering serving the transportation, water, wastewater, and energy industries. Specializing in tunnel design, we provide practical solutions to the most challenging underground problems. We offer comprehensive design, construction management, and construction claims services, with expertise extending across a wide range of engineering disciplines, including civil, structural, and geotechnical engineering. Our primary focus is to make a significant impact on the advancement of infrastructure projects, which in turn shape and enhance the communities we serve. 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.

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: $81,735 - $134,433

Project Engineering Geologist/Geological Engineer

Delve Underground has an immediate opening for an Engineering Geologist or Geological Engineer with 6-10 years of relevant experience to join our Portland, Oregon team and assist us in delivering a combination of transportation, heavy civil, tunneling, and underground projects. This position offers a great opportunity for a motivated, career-oriented candidate that enjoys the prospect of working with a tightly integrated team of geologists and engineers. This position will support regional projects being managed within the Pacific Northwest Region, but also supports project work across the United States, Canada, and Australia.

The preferred candidate will have experience in one or more of the following areas: engineering geology, geologic engineering, mining (surface and underground), natural hazards evaluation and mitigation, and tunneling. Delve is a highly collaborative design environment that utilizes in-house structural, civil, and hydraulic design support to deliver solutions for our clients that focus on innovation and practicality.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate and characterize soil and rock ground conditions for geotechnical design.
• Evaluate geologic and seismic hazards.
• Perform geotechnical engineering evaluations and analyses for soil and rock slopes, landslides, tunnels, and shafts.
• Preparation of technical reports and other documents.
• Management of small projects and tasks on larger projects.
• Oversight of staff engineers and geologists for both field and office work such as development and execution of field reconnaissance and investigation programs.
• Perform field work, as required, in support of design development and project construction. Assignments may range from site investigations to oversite of construction activities such as ground support installation and face mapping.
• Work as integral member of a team on complex, multi-discipline projects.
• Demonstrate good writing and communication skills to work with internal staff and clients.

Qualifications:

• BS or MS in Geology, Engineering Geology or Geological Engineering, including participation in a geologic mapping course.
• Strong field observational skills, including geologic mapping, and borehole logging.
• Experience in characterization of soil and rock for engineering applications, including characterization of rock mass and discontinuity properties.
• Familiarity with geomechanical analysis software including SLIDE, DIPS, SWEDGE, and UNWEDGE.
• Proficiency with applying GIS to geologic problems.
• The ability to access steep slopes and traverse difficult terrain, utilizing rope access methods, where necessary
• Ability to manage a number of concurrent assignments and priorities, and supervise junior staff on project tasks.
• Strong analytical and technical communication skills.
• Professional Geologist (PG) or Professional Engineer (PE) licensure in Washington and Oregon or be able to obtain within 1 year from the date of hire. Licensure as an Engineering Geologist is preferred.
• Willingness to travel for short-term and medium-term assignments to remote locations.
• Driver's license required.

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.

Compensation reflects the cost of labor across our US geographic markets. Pay is based on several factors including market location, experience, knowledge, and skills.

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