Associate Consultant, Geotechnical Engineer - WSP USA

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Staff Geotechnical Engineer for our San Francisco, CA office.  Be involved in projects with our Geotechnical & Tunneling National Business Line Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges. 

At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future-focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to build communities and expand our skylines. Here at WSP, anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!

Your Impact

• Planning and conducting subsurface investigations and laboratory testing programs in soil and rock
• Performing geotechnical analyses and design of shallow and deep foundations, embankments/cuts, and earth retaining systems for transit/transportation/water conveyance projects
• Performing numerical analysis for geotechnical projects
• Preparing geotechnical memoranda, data and design reports
• Providing geotechnical support during construction

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Civil Engineering with Geotechnical Engineering emphasis
• 1 to 3 years of geotechnical engineering experience
• EIT registration and ability to obtain CA PE in 2 years
• Knowledge of Bay Area practices and California geology
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability and willingness to travel for field work

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience using commercially available geotechnical software (i.e. Ensoft, GeoStudio, PLAXIS, Rocscience)
• Knowledge of CAD and GIS systems.

WSP Benefits: 

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings. 

Compensation:

Expected Salary (all locations): $80,000 - $85,000

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

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