Project Geotechnical Engineer

Find your path and enjoy the journey with
Haley & Aldrich.With us, you’ll tackle clients’ most meaningful challenges in the built and natural environments – and, in turn, build stronger communities. You’ll work with teams of passionate colleagues, driven by a commitment to technical excellence and continuous learning.

As a company, we aim to build a world where communities go beyond resilience, embracing change as an opportunity to enhance safety, well‑being, and quality of life. Join us to accelerate this vision and your professional development.

We are looking to add new talent to our growing team! We are currently seeking a
Project
Geotechnical Engineer to work in a technical support role with highly skilled professionals on diverse project teams in a dynamic environment. This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing group and company and get involved in a variety of projects for a diverse range of clients. This is a
full-time position located in our
San Diego, CA office.

In this position, you will:

• Split time and responsibilities between field assignments and office assignments.
• Lead portions of technical project work from project scope through final deliverables under the direction of senior staff.
• Apply academic and industry knowledge, as well as learnings from prior work experience, to execute project work.
• Provide training, guidance, and informal mentoring to junior staff on their projects and within your technical discipline.
• Under the direction of the senior staff, participate in communications with clients, agencies, and internal teams within your discipline.
• Plan, perform and oversee geotechnical engineering investigations, technical evaluations, data summarization, and design.
• Conduct basic construction observation, including quality control and field‑testing tasks.
• Prepare and maintain accurate and detailed documentation of activities both in the field and during data evaluation.
• Perform all work in accordance with company and client health and safety protocols.
• Demonstrate the company’s foundational safety behaviors.

Minimum Skills and Requirements:

• Master’s degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years of relevant design experience in seismic, shallow and deep foundations, slope stability, ground improvement.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and must be proficient at writing technical reports to meet project requirements.
• Able to work independently on individual tasks supporting technical work and exhibit the ability to manage tasks and perform work on multiple projects or multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Desire to learn and grow in your profession, demonstrate a positive attitude, strong work ethic, resourcefulness, flexibility, and ownership.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Plaxis 3D, FLAC 3D, and/or relevant geotechnical analysis software.

• CA Professional Engineering license or planning to obtain professional license within 6 months.
• West Coast consulting experience and knowledge with liquefaction, and seismic sampling and design methods.
• Nuclear Density Gauge Certification.
• OSHA 40‑Hour HAZWOPER training and refresher updates.
• Specialized software applications relevant to geotechnical engineering.

The salary range for this position in
San Diego, CA is $90,000 - $110,000 annually. Actual compensation will be based upon a variety of factors such as education, related work experience, certificates, skills, and current market conditions. Haley & Aldrich reviews salary ranges each quarter to assess competitiveness with the market.

Haley & Aldrich is committed to solving our clients’ most meaningful challenges in the built and natural environments. Our team of 1,000+ engineers and scientists across the United States draws inspiration from one mission: to work closely with clients as they navigate change to create safer, more robust places to live and work. Since our founding in 1957, organizations across the public and private sectors have relied on us for technical excellence and empathetic leadership that achieve results and secure a thriving tomorrow.

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Haley & Aldrich is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, age, disability, veteran, or any other legally protected status. We offer excellent career growth, a highly competitive total compensation plan, and a solid benefits package. Interested candidates should apply on our Careers page.

Note to external search firms:
Haley & Aldrich does not accept unsolicited resumes and will not be obligated to pay a placement fee for unsolicited resumes. Please do not send resumes to Haley & Aldrich employees. Please work through a Talent Acquisition Manager.

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