What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Geotechnical Engineer position at Certerra (formerly RMA Companies)?
Company Overview
RMA is a growing national provider of testing, inspection, and certification services that support innovation in new product development, quality assurance, for project delivery, and engineered solutions for asset management. We are passionate about contributing to the sustainable development of the communities we serve.
We are a national firm with a global reach serving national and international clients from 30 offices located in 10 states and are ranked on ENR's Top 500 list alongside the nation's top firms.
This position will be working out of A3Geo, an RMA Company.
Position Overview
A3GEO is seeking a full-time Senior Geotechnical Engineer to join our Northern or Southern California team. A3GEO is a small, collegial, and expanding geotechnical firm where people collaborate, innovate, build enduring relationships, and grow professionally. We offer a positive work life balance with the opportunity to work on challenging and unique engineering projects involving flood control (levees, flood control structures), transportation infrastructure (bridges, tunnels), campus facilities (laboratory buildings, academic buildings, athletic facilities), mid to high-rise buildings, civil infrastructure, and geologic hazard mitigation (structural improvements, ground improvement, slope stabilization). At A3GEO, you can look forward to working on a wide variety of interesting projects in an environment where technical excellence and the ability to satisfy clients is both celebrated and rewarded.
Job Responsibilities
- Manage and execute multiple complex design projects simultaneously.
- Perform and direct engineering analyses including but not limited to settlement, seepage, slope stability, lateral load resistance, deep foundation analyses, soil-structure interaction, seismic deformation, and site-specific seismic response.
- Develop geotechnical design-level recommendations independently.
- Write, sign, and stamp geotechnical reports, letters, and proposals.
- Serve as Geotechnical-Engineer-of-Record on design projects.
- Oversee and manage staff and project-level professionals throughout project execution.
- Represent A3GEO at team and client meetings.
Job Qualifications
- U.S. Citizenship or legal authorization to work in the U.S.
- Masters degree in Geotechnical Engineering.
- California Geotechnical Engineer (GE) license.
- At least 8 years of relevant geotechnical experience.
- Demonstrated successful project management experience and strong problem-solving skills.
- Excellent writing and communication skills.
