Project Tunnel 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 Tunnel Engineer

Delve Underground has an immediate opening for a Structural/Geostructural/Geotechnical Engineer with a minimum of 3-6 years of relevant experience to join our New York or New Jersey office. This position focuses on supporting the delivery of tunnels and underground facilities for heavy civil infrastructure projects. The candidate will have experience in one or more of the following subject matters: structural engineering, geostructrual engineering, geotechnical engineering, excavation support, or trenchless technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Perform geotechnical or structural engineering analyses and calculations for tunnels, shafts, 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
• Development of construction drawings and specifications for underground infrastructure
• Development and management of geotechnical exploration programs in soil and rock
• Specialty inspection of pile load testing, pile installation, jet grouting, and slurry walls
• Managing tasks and mentoring junior staff
• Geotechnical design and reporting (engineering, data, and baseline reports)
• Review contractor submittals
• Periodically visit job sites or carry out short-term field assignments

Qualifications:

• BS in Civil, Geotechnical, Structural, or Geological Engineering required
• MS in Structural, Civil, Geotechnical, or Geological Engineering preferred, but not required.
• Ability to manage a number of concurrent assignments and priorities and supervise junior staff on project tasks.
• Strong analytical and technical skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Professional Engineering registration in New York or New Jersey or the ability to obtain one within 1 year.
• Familiarity with structural or geotechnical analysis software
• Completion of relevant coursework or experience in several of the following: geotechnical engineering, soil and rock mechanics, tunneling, subsurface investigation methods, structural analysis, reinforced concrete design, and steel design.
• Familiarity with the latest versions of structural design standards, including ACI-318, ASCE-7, and AISC 360 and BIM tools such as Revit is a plus.
• Familiarity with geotechnical analysis software for slop and excavation stability analysis, seepage analysis, seismic site response analysis (such as SLIDE, UNWEDGE, FLAC, PLAXIS) is a plus.
• Willingness to work in the field and travel, including to other Delve Underground offices, for short-term assignments.

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!

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