Entry Level Staff Geotechnical Engineer Jobs
New grad staff geotechnical engineer jobs welcome recent graduates and entry level candidates with zero to two years of experience, where strong internship work or a portfolio of soil investigation and foundation analysis projects can matter more than a long resume. Most openings are on-site roles across Consulting & Professional Services, Technology & Software, and Construction & Real Estate, with employers like ECS Limited, Haley & Aldrich, and Schnabel Engineering hiring at this level now.
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About Delve Underground
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: $72,043 - $107,091
Staff Geotechnical Engineer
Delve Underground has an opening for a Staff Geotechnical Engineer to join our Walnut Creek, San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Irvine, or San Diego 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 an 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, MS Preferred
- Engineer in Training (EIT) certification – Preferred
- Microsoft Office and Bluebeam experience
- 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 such as those used for slope and excavation stability analysis, seepage analysis, seismic site response analysis (such as Rocscience and Bentley software)
- Knowledge in Python scripting preferred
- 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 geographic markets. Pay is based on several factors including market location, experience, knowledge, and skills. No recruiters, please.
The pay range for this role is:
$72,043 - $107,091 USD per year (California)
About Delve Underground
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: $72,043 - $107,091
Staff Geotechnical Engineer
Delve Underground has an opening for a Staff Geotechnical Engineer to join our Walnut Creek, San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Irvine, or San Diego 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 an 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, MS Preferred
- Engineer in Training (EIT) certification – Preferred
- Microsoft Office and Bluebeam experience
- 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 such as those used for slope and excavation stability analysis, seepage analysis, seismic site response analysis (such as Rocscience and Bentley software)
- Knowledge in Python scripting preferred
- 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 geographic markets. Pay is based on several factors including market location, experience, knowledge, and skills. No recruiters, please.
The pay range for this role is:
$72,043 - $107,091 USD per year (California)
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Entry Level Staff Geotechnical Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get an entry level staff geotechnical engineer job?
Entry level staff geotechnical engineer roles go to candidates who can show hands-on technical grounding, even if experience is limited. Internships involving soil sampling, lab testing, or field borings carry real weight. A well-organized portfolio that documents your senior capstone, any geotechnical lab coursework, or summer field experience gives hiring managers something concrete to evaluate. Certifications like the Engineer-in-Training credential also signal professional seriousness at this stage.
Which companies hire entry level staff geotechnical engineers?
Companies hiring entry level staff geotechnical engineers right now include ECS Limited, Haley & Aldrich, and Schnabel Engineering, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Hiring at this level comes from a mix of geotechnical and civil engineering consulting firms, infrastructure contractors, and public agencies that build entry level teams around new graduates and junior engineers.
Are there remote entry level staff geotechnical engineer jobs?
Yes, though most geotechnical roles involve field or lab work that limits full remote arrangements. About 7% of entry level staff geotechnical engineer openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, and these tend to be data-review, reporting, or CAD-focused positions where site presence is not required every day. On-site and hybrid remain the dominant formats at this experience level.
Are these new grad staff geotechnical engineer jobs?
Yes, the openings on this page include new grad, recent graduate, and junior staff geotechnical engineer roles. A new grad-friendly posting typically welcomes zero to two years of experience and treats internships, senior design projects, or a technical portfolio as equivalent to full-time work history. If a listing mentions entry level, junior, or no experience required, it is designed for candidates stepping into the field for the first time.
Which industries hire the most entry level staff geotechnical engineers?
Entry Level staff geotechnical engineer roles concentrate in Consulting & Professional Services, Technology & Software, and Construction & Real Estate, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors drive hiring at this level because they require ongoing subsurface investigation, foundation design support, and site characterization work that consulting firms and infrastructure contractors staff with new engineers learning on the job.