Geotechnical Engineer

Job Description

The Geotechnical Engineer will support the Kuna Engineering and its clients throughout Alaska, including projects at Red Dog Mine and rural infrastructure projects. The individual will provide support for geotechnical design activities for infrastructure projects to include buildings, utilities, and roads. The individual will also lead necessary geotechnical evaluations and field investigations. Stability analyses, seismic analyses, and other support for various building or other infrastructure projects will be a key element of the individual's responsibilities. The individual may also support various environmental projects as time permits, including site investigations and permit application development. The Geotechnical Engineer shall work with the Environmental Director to plan schedules and other activities related to projects as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Technical planning and execution of geotechnical projects, including document authoring and completion
• Performing geotechnical analyses for infrastructure and building projects.
• Preparation of design specifications and drawings for geotechnical portions of larger design projects.
• Performing stability, seismic, and related geotechnical calculations and evaluations in support of design and other evaluation-type projects.
• Oversee geotechnical investigation projects, to include planning and performing drilling and sample collection and leadership of other Kuna employees and / or subcontractors.
• Management of health and safety for field programs as assigned.
• Periodic client interaction with emphasis on drilling programs and geotechnical investigations or design elements.
• Assistance and technical expertise for geology or geotechnical aspects of environmental permitting projects.
• Understand geotechnical engineering standards and codes.
• Research and explain regulations, policies, or procedures.

Qualifications

Competencies

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

Weather : Indoors / outdoors

Noise level : The noise level in the indoor work environment is usually that of a standard office atmosphere. Field investigations will be outside typically involving drill rigs of various sizes with noise and potential hearing protection requirements.

Description of environment : Office building with standard office environment. Will also be on project sites outside.

Physical requirements : Employee is required to occasionally lift and / or move up to 25-50 lbs. Frequently required to sit, stand, walk, use hands / fingers to handle or feel, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk / hear, see, taste / smell, and carry weight / lift.

Travel : May travel up to 20 percent of the time, with likely field work at project sites throughout Alaska; field work may be one to two weeks in duration. Employee will travel to remote areas and may be required to use alternative modes of transportation, including but not limited to snow machines, helicopters, boats, small airplanes and ATVs.

Travel may require an employee or contractor to pass a TSA security checkpoint. If the employee or contractor does not have valid identification, they will not be able to travel until valid identification is obtained and verified. For this reason all employees and contractors must have valid identification when traveling to and from the work site destination, for a list of TSA approved valid identification visit https : / / www.tsa.gov / travel / security-screening / identification .

Equal Opportunity Employer NANA Regional Corporation, Inc. and its subsidiaries are equal employment opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, gender-identity and sexual orientation), age, disability, genetic information, veteran protected status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. NANA grants employment preference to shareholder of NANA, their spouses and descendants to the extent allowed by law.

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Default : Location : Location US-AK-Anchorage

Job ID 2025-15585

Work Type On-Site

Work Location Anchorage