Staff Engineer, Civil Engineering

Ready to grow your career as part of a down‑to‑earth team with the freedom to explore and develop solutions on rewarding, large‑scale projects. Want a flexible work environment and a culture where your ideas are valued and your safety is paramount? How about having access to a nationwide bench of expertise and opportunities to learn and lead? This is life at Terracon, a 100% employee‑owned company where we chart our course together and everyone benefits when our hard work creates success.

• Follow Terracon safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects. Be a leader in safety.
• Prepare proposals (scopes and cost estimates) for projects of varying size and complexity under the supervision of a licensed professional engineer (Authorized Project Reviewer). Services may be provided for existing or proposed projects in the public works, transportation, commercial, communications, energy, and/or industrial sectors.
• Participate in pre‑task planning meetings with the drill crew(s) for each field exploration. Join the driller/drill crew to assist with the completion of field explorations as necessary. Field explorations may consist of soil borings, cone soundings, and/or instrumentation installation.
• Review field logs and field cone sounding data.
• Assign laboratory testing on each soil sample. Evaluate laboratory and/or field data to prepare typed logs for incorporation into deliverables.
• Perform geotechnical engineering calculations and evaluations. Software programs may be used to support the evaluations, including but not limited to Geo Studio, LPILE, etc.
• Apply sound engineering principles to prepare geotechnical reports/letters/addendums containing written geotechnical recommendations.
• Communicate complex engineering issues and concepts to technical and non‑technical clients and project teams.
• Review plans and specifications prepared by the design team against prepared deliverables to confirm recommendations were implemented correctly.
• Observe shallow foundation or deep foundation installation on construction phase projects.
• Monitor various types of instrumentation (piezometers, settlement monuments, inclinometers, vibration monitors, etc.) installed to support construction and prepare periodic letters/reports.
• Research, observe, and resolve design and construction problems.
• Attend and actively participate in local professional organizations, such as NSPE, ACEC, ASCE, etc.
• Develop new relationships and maintain existing relationships with clients.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering.
• Experience:
  
  0-5 years.
• Desired Licensure:
  Engineer-in-Training (EIT) / Engineering Intern (EI) or Professional Engineer (PE).
• Valid driver's license with acceptable violation history.
• Out-of‑town travel may be necessary.

The location for this position can be based out of any of the following Terracon offices:
Omaha, NE and Lincoln, NE.