Geotechnical Engineer

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States

• Category: Geotechnical Engineering

Description

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We seek to move the world forward through innovative thinking.

Woolpert is an award-winning, global leader in architecture, engineering, and geospatial services. We blend design excellence with cutting-edge technology to deliver exceptional client value. Our team is passionate about their work and committed to building the next generation of industry leaders, and as a certified Great Place to Work®, Woolpert embraces progress and innovation to create limitless opportunities for career growth.

Position Overview

Woolpert is hiring a Geotechnical Engineer to join our dynamic Infrastructure Team at our King of Prussia office. This position reports to the Geotechnical Team Lead and is responsible for providing technical leadership and engineering support for geotechnical investigations and design. This role involves planning and executing field programs, analyzing subsurface data, and delivering foundation recommendations for infrastructure and site development projects. The Geotechnical Engineer coordinates with multidisciplinary teams and ensures project deliverables meet quality and safety standards.

We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.  Applicants must already possess work authorization in the country the job is located.

What You Will Do:

Coordinate and oversee geotechnical field investigations, including soil sampling and test borings.

Collect, organize, and review soil test results provided by licensed geologists.

Package and report on geotechnical data, ensuring all documentation is complete, accurate, and compliant with project requirements.

Prepare geotechnical reports summarizing soil test results, site conditions, and relevant findings for use by project teams and clients.

Collaborate with civil, structural, and environmental teams to ensure geotechnical data is integrated into project deliverables.

Maintain strict safety protocols and procedures during fieldwork and reporting.

Travel to project sites as needed and work outdoors in varying conditions.

What You Will Bring:

Bachelor’s degree in civil or Geotechnical Engineering.

2–5 years of experience in geotechnical engineering.

Proficiency in geotechnical software (e.g., gINT, LPILE, SLIDE2).

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Ability to travel to project sites and perform fieldwork.

Must have a valid driver’s license and pass a pre-employment Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) check.

Professional Engineer (PE) license or Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification preferred.

Experience with DOT or municipal infrastructure projects preferred.

PennDOT Drilling Inspector Certification preferred

Physical Qualifications:

Ability to stand for extended periods.

Frequent stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling.

Good physical condition and ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions.

Frequent reaching with hands and arms, bending, and climbing/balancing.

Ability to frequently lift and/or move 40 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

Vision abilities including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions:

Primarily outdoor work, often in remote and rugged locations.

Exposure to various weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, wind, and snow.

Physical demands include standing for extended periods, walking on uneven terrain, and carrying equipment.

Benefits You Will Love

Certified as a Great Place to Work, Woolpert is one of the fastest-growing architecture, engineering, and geospatial companies in the world. With over 75 offices and countless projects around the globe, you’ll work on meaningful assignments that improve quality of life around the world. In addition to offering competitive pay, we provide employees with a robust set of unique benefits, including:

Freedom to Work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate).

Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.

Flexible paid time off/vacation: Take time off when it makes sense for you and your team.

Career development: Explore a wide range of learning and growth opportunities within and across industries.

Health, life, vision, and dental insurance: Cover all your medical bases.

Paid sick time, retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, pet insurance, identity protection, technology stipend, employee assistance program, and more!

Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Pay Range

$78,400 - $108,900 USD

Find out more about what Woolpert has to offer here: http://woolpert.com/about-us/

Woolpert is an equal-opportunity employer. Woolpert is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.  You may view more about EEO on our website: Equal-Employment-Opportunity-The-Law.pdf and EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.

Applicants who require an accommodation throughout the application and interview process should request this in advance by contacting askhr@woolpert.com 

To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of Woolpert or any of our subsidiaries about this requisition. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at Woolpert via email, the internet, or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of Woolpert, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by Woolpert's Talent Acquisition Team for this requisition and a valid agreement is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of Woolpert's applicant process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.

Company

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Woolpert

Woolpert is one of very few engineering, architecture and geospatial firms that has been in business for more than a century. Our history shapes our competitive advantage. Because we are grounded in time-tested principles and values, we have the courage to push toward a further horizon.

Established in 1911, we are a design, geospatial and infrastructure management firm focused on providing exceptional services and employing cutting-edge technologies and processes for clients in the federal, state/local and private sectors across the U.S.

With 600 professional and technical staff in 25 offices nationwide, we are widely recognized as one of the nation’s largest and leading firms in our industry and are consistently ranked among the top 100 design firms by Engineering News-Record (ENR).