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Staff Geotechnical Engineer

Delve Underground
Los Angeles, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/9/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/8/2026
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Description

Delve Underground is a leader in underground and heavy civil engineering serving the transportation, water, wastewater, and energy industries. Specializing in tunnel design, we provide practical solutions to the most challenging underground problems. We offer comprehensive design, construction management, and construction claims services, with expertise extending across a wide range of engineering disciplines, including civil, structural, and geotechnical engineering. Our primary focus is to make a significant impact on the advancement of infrastructure projects, which in turn shape and enhance the communities we serve. Founded in 1954, as Jacobs Associates, Delve Underground is an employee-owned firm with 25 offices and 350 team members throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.


We want our employees to make a career doing what they love to do. We encourage an entrepreneurial spirit and help our team members forge their own path within the company. We support their efforts to stay on the cutting edge of technology while fostering a great work-life balance. In addition to working hard, we also have fun. We socialize and celebrate achievements at summer picnics, holiday parties, and company outings.


Benefits: Full benefits program consisting of medical, dental, vision, life, disability, FSA or HSA, EAP, 401(k), ESOP, and company stock ownership program, 9 paid holidays, generous paid-time-off program, work from home flexibility, and health & wellness reimbursement


Pay Rate: $57,443 - $104,156


Staff Geotechnical Engineer


Delve Underground has an immediate opening for a Staff Geotechnical Engineer to join our Los Angeles team. This position focuses on supporting the delivery of tunnels, underground facilities, and water infrastructure projects. This position offers a great opportunity for a motivated, detail oriented, team-centric candidate to work on diverse jobs, from local pipeline crossings to water & wastewater mega-projects across the country. The ideal candidate will have either academic or prior work experience in one or more of the following areas: geotechnical engineering, excavation support, rock mechanics or trenchless technologies.


Responsibilities:

  • Support geotechnical investigation programs including planning, permitting, implementation, field data collection and oversight, data reporting and writing interpretative reports.
  • Perform geotechnical engineering analyses and design calculations for tunnels, shafts, foundations, temporary excavation support systems, and soil/rock slopes.
  • Perform geologic and seismic hazard evaluations
  • Work under the direction of senior engineers, who provide technical oversight
  • Write technical reports and other documents explaining the basis for analyses, designs or recommendations
  • Assist with the preparation of construction drawings and specifications for underground infrastructure
  • Work as integral member of a team on complex, multi-discipline projects.
  • Demonstrate good writing and communications skills and ability to communicate with internal staffs and clients.


Qualifications:

  • BS in Geotechnical/Civil or Geological Engineering
  • Engineer in Training (EIT) certification
  • Completion of relevant coursework or experience in several of the following: geotechnical engineering, soil and rock mechanics, tunneling, subsurface investigation methods
  • Familiarity with geotechnical analysis software for slope and excavation stability analysis, seepage analysis, seismic site response analysis (such as SLIDE, UNWEDGE, DEEPSOIL) is a plus
  • Ability to manage a number of concurrent assignments and priorities.
  • Strong analytical and technical communication skills.
  • Willingness to work in the field and travel for short-term assignments.


ARE YOU READY TO JOIN OUR TEAM?

If you feel that you would be right for this position, please fill out our application so that we can review your information. We look forward to meeting you!


Delve Underground is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and will make all employment related decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.


Compensation reflects the cost of labor across our US geographic markets. Pay is based on several factors including market location, experience, knowledge, and skills.


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