Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Company Overview

CME Associates, Inc. (CME) is a multi-talented and multi-disciplined engineering technology corporation that provides Construction Materials Evaluation and Technical Support Services to owners and professionals engaged in design, construction, and maintenance of buildings and infrastructure. CME's licensed engineers and certified technicians specialize in geotechnical engineering, construction materials evaluation in both field and laboratory, geological sciences, subsurface exploration, and investigative engineering.

Summary

Senior Geotechnical Engineer is responsible for project management, report preparation, specification writing, foundation design, geotechnical calculations, as well as providing mentorship to junior geotechnical staff. 

Responsibilities and Duties

• Direct and execute geotechnical project assignments including complex engineering analysis, report preparation, field exploration and laboratory analysis
• Be thoroughly engaged in loss prevention and limitation of liability on geotechnical assignments
• Provide mentorship to Geotechnical and Staff Engineers
• Evaluate ground conditions and understand their impact on design and construction
• Perform shallow and deep foundation designs and slope stability analysis
• Perform deep foundation analysis for various types of piles
• Geotechnical design of:
  • Shoring and bracing systems such as soldier pile lag walls, sheet pile walls, cellular coffer dams, secant pile walls
  • Tieback anchors and rock anchors
  • Retaining walls such as segmental retaining walls, cantilevered retaining walls, gabion walls, reinforced earth walls
• Conduct seismic studies such as site class determination, liquefaction analysis, site-specific spectral response analysis, liquefaction induced settlement analysis
• Conduct group pile analysis, soil-pile interaction study and lateral load and deflection behavior analysis
• Develop and manage geotechnical laboratory testing programs

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
• Master of Science, PhD in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering preferred, but not required
• Registration as Professional Engineer (PE) is required
• 15+ years of relevant experience
• Strong experience with vertical construction and limitation of liability
• Ability to interact with client and design team during design and construction phases of a project
• Proficient in project management with proven ability to meet business goals
• Strong background in soil mechanics with extensive knowledge of geotechnical analysis and laboratory testing

Compensation: $90 - 130k annually

Benefits and Perks

CME offers competitive wages and benefits such as: Health, Dental, Vision, 401K, Health Savings Account, Supplemental Insurance Products, and Paid Time Off (including Holiday, Vacation, Sick and Personal) for full time employees. 

This is an Equal Employment Opportunity. All qualified applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, and local laws. 

CME Associates, Inc. is an Affirmative Action Employer.

A New York State Certified Woman Owned Business Enterprise (WBE).