Geotechnical Engineering Principal

Geotechnical Engineering Principal

Job Locations

US-WV-Bridgeport

Category

Geotechnical Engineering

Type

Full-Time

Overview

Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC) is actively looking for an experienced Geotechnical Engineer to join our award-winning team in Bridgeport, West Virginia - ranked #1 on ENR's Mid-Atlantic Top Design Firms list for West Virginia.

As a Geotechnical Engineering Principal with CEC, you'll be supporting a well built out, multidisciplinary project schedule - delivering geotechnical solutions that shape your local communities and support critical development. In your role, you'll be responsible for :

The coordination, management, and supervision of geotechnical subsurface investigations related to civil engineering design (e.g., building foundations, slope stability, earthwork projects, retaining walls, landslides, and pavements)

• Guiding and leading your team through multi-faceted Geotechnical Engineering projects and business development initiatives.
• Assisting with hiring and recruitment decisions, and professional development of the staff, including the performance of annual reviews and the establishment of development goals for staff engineers and field technicians. Concurrently, our senior management teams will work with you to customize your individual career path through a variety of professional development and mentoring activities related to your project management, leadership, business development initiatives and service offerings, and assist with office / corporate initiatives.
• Coordinating project staff to monitor subsurface drilling, obtain soil and rock samples, prepare boring logs, develop laboratory testing programs, interpret laboratory data, complete geotechnical analyses, and prepare detailed geotechnical reports.
• Developing and reviewing proposals and project budgets, managing / mentoring a team of engineers and project managers, and performing final quality control / assurance.
• Guiding the external stakeholders through the project from concept to construction, and ensuring the technical excellence of your projects.
• Leading and growing the Geotechnical Engineering practice through business development and client relationship management

CEC is a 100% Employee-Owned company with 34 offices and over 1,500 team members. We're a company started and ran by Engineers and Scientists - for Engineers and Scientists. And we're proud to offer a robust benefit and retirement package including a company matched 401k + 2% profit sharing, a hybrid flexible schedule, mid-year and end-of-year performance and raise reviews, consistent and dedicated mentors, a clear career track, continuing education, external and internal trainings on technical and management related topics, as well as our stock ownership program which is available to all employees within their first year.

Qualifications

About Us

CEC Bridgeport is part of our West Virginia operations, which also includes offices in Martinsburg and Charleston. CEC Bridgeport is focused on expanding CEC's presence in West Virginia. CEC selected Bridgeport to become the West Virginia office based on the growth in the region and the approximation to the major development in north central West Virginia. Since opening in 2012 with two employees, we've been the fastest-growing West Virginia consulting firm. We now have over 100 employees to meet the needs of our clients, and we've done this by hiring the best talent and most driven professionals with proven track records in their industries. Our services have grown to include civil engineering, construction inspection, ecological sciences, environmental engineering and sciences, geotechnical engineering, landscape architecture, road / bridge design, stream restoration, survey and LiDAR mapping, and water resources. In May of 2021, we moved to a larger space in Charles Pointe due to our continued growth in the region.

CEC is ranked #1 in West Virginia and #24 overall on the 2024 ENR Mid-Atlantic Top Design Firms List.

We have experts! CEC is consistently ranked as a Top 500 Design Firm and Top 200 Environmental Firm by Engineering News-Record . We are looking for people who enjoy using their education and experience to solve difficult technical problems and work on interesting projects. You can accomplish this while working with a team of professionals who are equally motivated to provide high levels of service to our clients and to teach you along the way.

We have support! We have a variety of Employee Resource Groups, including CEC Community - focused on giving back to the communities in which we work; CEC Ignite - focused on helping professionals early in their careers to develop their pathway; CEC iDEA - focused on inclusion, diversity, equality, and acceptance; and CEC Women - focused on creating internal and external opportunities for women to network and leverage professional experience!

We care about our people! People and Culture are two of the five elements of our strategic plan. When you care about your people, they will want to grow a career with you - that is our goal. CEC offers you a small-firm work environment with large-firm opportunities. Not only will we help you develop professionally, but we will also provide an opportunity to become an owner of the firm and share in its success.

CEC offers a matching 401(k); profit sharing; a performance bonus; company stock; medical dental, and vision insurance; short and long-term disability; tuition assistance; professional development; and work-life balance.

CEC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or promotion based on race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status), national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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