Geotechnical Engineer (PE)

RESPEC, an internationally recognized engineering consulting company, seeks a Geotechnical Engineer PE (Professional Engineer) to join our Anchorage, AK office. This is a full-time, onsite/office-based position.

The Geotechnical Engineer provides geotechnical engineering support for engineering design activities for infrastructure projects throughout Alaska and the Lower 48. Projects include buildings, utilities, roads, airports, mining infrastructure, and marine structures for a variety of private and public clients. Under the supervision of a senior geotechnical engineer, the geotechnical engineer plans and leads geotechnical field explorations, performs geotechnical analyses/calculations, reviews the work/calculations of geotechnical EITs, prepares geotechnical reports to support the design team on a wide variety of projects, and prepares scope and fee proposals. Work includes collaborating with a multi-discipline team of engineers and potentially helping with other disciplines such as civil, structural, and mining. This position will require some travel for field work to remote locations across Alaska.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop geotechnical exploration plans

• Conduct geotechnical field investigations

• Prepare design calculations

• Prepare geotechnical reports

• QC calculations and reports prepared by EITs

• QC civil and structural plan sets for geotechnical aspects

• Coordinate with civil and structural design teams during design

• Assist with preparation of competitive proposals and developing project scopes and fee estimates