Geotechnical Staff Engineer
CurrentI currently serve as an office and field engineer participating in projects to generate reports for geotechnical subsurface exploration activities.Office Roles:- Prepare field instructions for drilling personnel, create soil boring location plans using MicroStation and Google Earth, review soil boring logs after completion of drilling activities, confirm soil classifications using USCS method, submit laboratory requests to find additional soil parameters based on soils encountered… Show more I currently serve as an office and field engineer participating in projects to generate reports for geotechnical subsurface exploration activities.Office Roles:- Prepare field instructions for drilling personnel, create soil boring location plans using MicroStation and Google Earth, review soil boring logs after completion of drilling activities, confirm soil classifications using USCS method, submit laboratory requests to find additional soil parameters based on soils encountered, coordinate with company's CAD department to create soil profile exhibits- Complete geotechnical analyses of subsurface exploration findings- Calculate soil parameters for use in design, recommended bearing capacity, anticipated settlement, slope stability factors of safety, infiltration rates, and seismic site class determinations- Generate geotechnical reports providing recommendations for projects such as IDOT roadway and bridge reconstruction, Tollway embankment and retaining wall construction, ComEd substation equipment installation, Nicor gas main relocation, and CPS playground restorationField Roles:- Communicate with project engineers to evaluate project scopes to prepare proper field equipment and communicate with drillers to ensure smooth operations when mobilizing to sites- Visit sites prior to drilling to evaluate presence of utility markings, communicate with JULIE and utility locators to assure there are no conflicts with utilities beneath the marked boring locations- Communicate between office engineers and utility locators when utility conflicts occur to assure borehole maximum offsets are not exceeded, while also selecting a safe new location, free of hazardous utility lines- Oversee drilling operations to complete soil sampling and create soil boring logs- Perform specialty field testing such as in-situ vane shear testing, soil infiltration testing, pressure meter testing, Shelby tube sampling, environmental sampling, geothermal testing, and seismic testing Show less