Job Details

SME is an award-winning professional consulting engineering firm. Our team of experienced, responsive problem solvers provide practical and sustainable solutions for our clients as we work to build and revitalize our world.

We recruit top talent for our team and have an opportunity for a qualified Geotechnical Engineer to join us as an integral part of our Geotechnical Services group in our Plymouth, Michigan office.

Responsibilities include:

• Work with a highly motivated and high performing team coordinating geotechnical engineering evaluations including coordination with clients, subcontractors, and other SME team members in Plymouth and other offices;
• You will gain exposure to a wide variety of geotechnical and geodynamic engineering projects performing field-related reconnaissance, soil sampling/testing, structure condition assessments, and seismic/vibration monitoring during and prior to construction projects;
• Most tasks consist primarily of field-related duties with minimum supervision, and working outside of the office approximately 80 percent of the time;
• Perform field activities including staking boring locations, coordination of public and private utilities, infiltration testing, electrical resistivity testing, pressure meter testing, setup and maintaining portable seismographs, and field coordination with client's local representatives;
• Perform laboratory tests on, and visual classification of, soil samples.
• Collaborate with senior level engineers to develop a scope of geotechnical services for upcoming projects;
• Prepare project set-up documents at the beginning of a project, track project milestones, and assist with achieving deliverables on or ahead of schedule.
• Write geotechnical proposals and engineering reports; and
• Assist senior engineers with solving geotechnical problems in a practical and efficient manner.