Geotechnical Engineer jobs in South Carolina

ESP Associates, Inc. has an opportunity for a Geotechnical Engineer to join our transportation team.  With employees and offices spread throughout the Southeast (and beyond), this role has flexibility to work from several ESP locations, including South Charlotte (Fort Mill – ESP’s corporate HQ) or Raleigh, NC. This is an opportunity to advance your career with a well-established, dynamic, and growing Engineering, Surveying and Planning firm.  

ESP’s Geotechnical Engineering Services Include:

• Subsurface investigations
• Laboratory testing
• Seismic analyses
• Embankment settlement and stability analyses
• Reinforced earth structure analyses and design
• Structure foundation analyses and design
• Ground improvement analyses and design
• Report preparation
• Foundation load testing
• Vibration monitoring

Responsibilities:

• Plan and execute field exploration and laboratory testing programs
• Perform engineering analyses, geotechnical design, write technical reports

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering
• EIT required
• 0-4 years of relevant experience in transportation projects
• Displays strong technical skills in soil mechanics and geotechnical analyses and design 
• Must possess intermediate to advanced computer skills (MS Office and relevant technical software required, gINT and MicroStation are preferred), including the ability to learn various types of company/client software 
• Candidate must be able to pass a drug screen, background check, and have a satisfactory driving record in accordance with the company’s driving (MVR) policy 

Preferred:

• Master’s Degree with a focus in Geotechnical Engineering
• PE licensure
• Experience with NCDOT and/or SCDOT

Corporate Information:

ESP is a multi-discipline engineering design and consulting firm providing our clients with civil engineering, surveying, planning/landscape architecture, geosciences, environmental, subsurface utility engineering, and construction engineering inspection.

Through years of dedicated service to our clients, ESP has received a designation of 209 on the 2023 ENR Top 500 Design Firm rankings. For the firm's primary territory, the ENR Southeast Top Design Firms, ESP received a 2023 ranking of 32.

ESP offers an excellent employee benefits package including:   

• Competitive compensation with yearly performance reviews and discretionary annual bonuses
• 401(k) (Traditional & Roth plans) with a guaranteed employer match of 100% up to the first 3% and 50% on the next 2% (eligibility after 60 days) 
• PTO (Paid Time Off) & 10 Paid Holidays
• Tiered Health, Vision & Dental Insurance Options (eligibility after 30 days) 
• Behavioral Medicine through Teladoc
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Education Reimbursement Opportunities
• Flexible and Dependent Benefits Plan
• Referral Bonuses