Geotechnical Engineer - Level 5 Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Company Profile


Civil Services, Inc. (CSI) is a Jacksonville, Florida based multi-disciplinary consulting engineering firm specializing in water resources, structural design, geotechnical engineering, and construction inspection services. We provide a full range of engineering services for water resources, roadway and bridge construction, including geotechnical engineering, roadway design, drainage design, bridge design, permitting, CEI services, and construction inspection and materials testing.  CSI has a full facility soils and concrete testing laboratory attached to their main office in Jacksonville. Since its inception in 1982 as a two person company, CSI has grown to more than 50 employees by providing quality engineering design and inspection services throughout Florida and Georgia for public, commercial, and industrial concerns.

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POSITION SPECIFICATION Company:  Civil Services, Inc.

 

Position:  Senior Geotechnical Engineer - Level 5

 

Locaton:West Palm Beach, FL

 

 Position Scope & Responsibilities

The candidate will be on site approximately 10 miles south of Belle Glades, Florida.  The responsibilities include observation of construction and reporting the results of these observations.  The candidate hired for this position will be a Licensed Professional Geotechnical Engineer.  He/she must possess a Masters of Science degree in Geotechnical Engineering. He/she must enjoy working collaboratively with clients, engineers, architects, support personnel, and regulatory agencies.  Strong communication and organizational skills required. The candidate must have dam, levee, reservoir and foundation experience (familiar with caprock south of Lake Okeechobee).  Some of the specific responsibilities include but not limited to:

 

a. Provide observation and review of construction activities within the Contractor’s work area including the following:

·  Clearing designated areas first

·  Maintaining existing dirt roads

·  Suitability of embankment materials to meet specified embankment design materials criteria

·  Removal of unsuitable materials during grading

·  Subgrade preparation and foundation acceptance

·  Placement and compaction of embankment material, placement of drainage blanket and chimney drain and placement of soil cement

·  Material testing for zoned-embankment construction

·  Installation of slurry wall and slurry wall records

·  Excavation of perimeter canal

·  Laboratory compaction control tests

·  Field density tests for compaction control

·  Soils and concrete testing data

·  Review soils classifications relative to appropriate proctor values

·  Review Certifications and calibrations of field and lab equipment

·  Review and analyze field data on embankment instrumentation as required

·  Daily testing reports

 

b.  Review of material, placement and compaction adjacent to embankment structures and in locations where embankment crosses existing canals.

c. Review and analyze field data on piezometer cluster installation.

d.  Review and analyze leak detection system installation.



 Education/Registration Requirement

Masters of Science Degree in Geotechnical Engineering

Candidate should have 8-12 years experience in this field

FL Licensed Professional Engineer

 

The candidate will be provided a company vehicle and gas allowance.

 

For consideration, please email your resume to mbarcelo@civilservicesinc.com

 

Civil Services, Inc. offers competitive compensation, bonus plan plus excellent benefits including Medical, Dental, 401(k), and more. We are an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace