✓Medical insurance
✓Dental insurance
✓Flexible spending accounts
✓Employee life & ADD insurance (100% company-paid)
✓Short-term disability (100% company-paid)
✓Long-term disability
✓Supplemental life insurance
✓401(k) and profit-sharing plan
✓Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)
✓Bonus program
✓Paid time off
✓9 Paid Holidays
✓Wellness program
✓Professional development and tuition reimbursement
✓Lead the completion of construction materials testing and Special Inspections for building and infrastructure projects including budget management and client communication
✓Develop construction materials testing and Special Inspections proposals including scope of work and fee estimates
✓Prepare reports related to routine construction materials testing as well as reports regarding exploration of existing structures or evaluation of construction materials related issues
✓Interpret soil boring logs, geotechnical reports, and laboratory test data, and develop geotechnical construction recommendations
✓Troubleshoot and interpret construction materials test results and geotechnical and structural materials issues during construction
✓Perform construction observations to evaluate problems or complex conditions or as occasionally needed for more routine services
✓Schedule and coordinate resources during construction phases
✓Manage and train construction materials testing staff
✓Communicate effectively with clients, business partners, subconsultants, and Schnabel team members
✓Develop geotechnical engineering scope of services and fee estimates
✓Planning and oversight of geotechnical investigations.
✓Manage/review geotechnical field work performed by others
✓Assign, review and interpret geotechnical laboratory tests
✓Perform/review geotechnical engineering analyses and calculations
✓Develop geotechnical engineering recommendations and write geotechnical engineering reports
✓Perform project management activities including communicating resource needs, managing client expectations, planning and delegating work, management of project budgets, invoicing and backlog reporting
✓Work as a team member within the office and across the business unit in other Schnabel offices to effectively balance workload among available resources
✓Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from an ABET-accredited program
✓10+ years of relevant professional experience in consulting geotechnical engineering
✓Experience performing construction materials field and laboratory testing in accordance with AASHTO, ASTM, VDOT and USACE Standards
✓Experience with interpreting construction materials field and laboratory data
✓Project management experience
✓Familiarity with heavy civil construction means and methods
✓Excellent oral and written communications skills
✓Strong professional work ethic and desire to perform at a high level
✓Ability to work independently or as part of a multi-person team
✓Attention to detail and well-organized
✓Ability to lift 60 pounds and be physically able to negotiate construction sites, enter trenches, climb ladders and work outside
✓Experience in geotechnical consulting in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia
✓Experience in geotechnical consulting for Federal clients
✓Experience managing or supervising engineering technicians and junior engineers
✓Ability to pass a background check which may include criminal history, motor vehicle record, and credit check
✓Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening