Geotechnical Engineer jobs in Syracuse, NY

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
Geotechnical Engineer is responsible for report preparation, specification writing, foundation design, geotechnical calculations, and field explorations.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Perform complex engineering analysis, report preparation, field exploration and laboratory analysis
• 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

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, geotechnical engineering, or a related field
• Professional Engineer (PE) license is essential for practicing independently and signing off on designs
• Relevant experience in geotechnical engineering, and specific experience with vertical construction projects
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration with multidisciplinary teams

Compensation: $80 - 100k 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).