Geotechnical Project Engineer (Licensed NY PE)

Job Description

Job Description

About Us

PVEDI is a national, multidisciplinary architecture and engineering firm providing comprehensive services across diverse industries and market sectors. We bring together creative and detail-oriented specialists to deliver high-value, personalized solutions to complex design challenges. With 7 offices across 5 states and a team of 175+ professionals, we combine the responsive culture of a small firm with the robust resources and expertise of a large company.

Our integrated services include civil engineering, land planning, surveying, environmental consulting, structures design, building envelope consulting, MEP, forensics and inspection, compliance reporting, architectural design, interior design, landscape architecture, and planning—particularly for commercial, leisure, hospitality, residential, and planning projects.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a talented and motivated Professional Engineer (PE) with expertise in Geotechnical and environmental investigation, inspections, and design to join our growing team in New York. This position offers a primarily technical role with pathways for advancement into project leadership for candidates with interest in career development.

This dynamic position spans from detailed structural engineering to potential project oversight, tailored to your skills and career aspirations:

Core Technical / Engineering Duties

• Installation of groundwater monitoring wells and inclinometers,
• Carry out Dynamic Cone Penetrometer (DCP) testing, carry out infiltration tests (i.e. percolation, falling or rising head)
• Classification of soils/rock per the NYC Building Code (BC) and the Unified Soil Classification System (USCS) based on laboratory and field classifications
• Draft and/or interpret boring, CPT and test pit logs using geotechnical software
• Prepare geotechnical models from field investigations and interpretation of laboratory test results
• Analyze shoring and footing systems using geotechnical software, Plaxis
• Geotechnical inspections may include shallow footings, pile drilling/driving, shoring, compaction, geotechnical mapping including rock and slope stability
• Aid in retaining wall assessments and designs
• Settlement calculations
• Slope stability assessments using geotechnical software (Plaxis, Slide2 or Slope/W)
• Prepare drawings for support of embankment instability, retaining wall support and underpinning
• Pile design, helical, driven, bored, etc.
• Prepare design/analysis specifications and calculations for active projects
• Environmental consulting includes supervising, documenting and processing data from soil borings and monitoring well installations.
• Interfacing with clients, with assistance of Senior Staff, for the preparation of proposals, work plans and cost estimates for geotechnical consulting services.
• Coordination and management of subcontractors, logging borings and test pit excavations
• Ensure contractors adhere to the contract documents (field/office) and prepare summary documentation for presentation with results of investigations.
• Prepare technical reports, ensuring structure and language utilized is easily understood by the client and is grammatically correct.
• Assist and maintain project schedules, change orders and budgets.
• Client relations/management including scope negotiations, review of findings, and business development to a lesser extent.
• A working knowledge of environmental site assessments (Phase I and II ESAs) and Brownfield Redevelopment.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) license in New York (required)
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Master's degree strongly preferred)
• 4-8+ years of proven experience in geotechnical engineering design, calculations, drawings, and analysis
• Knowledge of soil classification systems (NYS/NYC BC, USCS), geotechnical logging and mapping, building codes.
• Advanced proficiency with analysis and design software
• Experience with Revit or similar modeling software is highly desirable
• Strong technical writing skills for reports, memos, and calculations
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities with cross-disciplinary collaboration skills
• Self-driven, detail-oriented, organized approach with ability to manage multiple tasks under deadlines
• Willingness to travel to job sites as needed

PVEDI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, PVEDI complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. PVEDI expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.