TERRA is a small business but our philosophy is to assemble teams of highly qualified consulting firms to pursue large interesting and challenging projects. We seek out and recruit the best qualified, most experience professionals from these firms to offer our prospective clients an “all-star” team. This approach allows us to compete with some of the largest engineering firms in the world and to win. We have a proven record of successfully completed projects in California.

Joining TERRA will allow you to work closely with our senior professionals who have twenty-five or more years of experience on a broad range of successful projects. We promote an environment that fosters entrepreneurship, innovation, and strategic thinking. We not only encourage but require our staff to constantly grow and expand their knowledge and skills, and we welcome initiative and leadership.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe in the importance of work-life balance and offer an excellent employee benefit program.

TERRA has immediate openings for the following positions:

Senior Staff Civil / Geotechnical Engineer

Responsibilities

• Prepare engineering calculations and develop drawings and visual aids;
• Perform geotechnical analyses including slope stability, seepage, liquefaction, dynamic stability evaluation, foundation bearing capacity, and settlement;
• Perform design analyses for dams, shallow and deep foundations, and retaining walls;
• Conduct field exploration, collect samples, analyze data and review geotechnical samples for laboratory testing;
• Prepare geotechnical reports presenting results of field and laboratory programs, interpretation of filed and laboratory data, analyses, and recommendations for design;
• Assist Project Manager in scheduling and monitoring project progress, performing Earned Value Analysis, and organizing and maintaining project files (electronic and paper); and
• Observe geotechnical construction, including earthwork and foundations.
The position requires strong communication and technical writing skills and the ability to build trusting working relationships with colleagues and clients.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Geotechnical engineering or other related field.
• Good knowledge of industry standard computer software for the position, including but not limited to Microsoft Office, AutoCAD and/or Microstation, MATLAB, and Geo-Slope Slope/W and/or Rocscience Slide.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Geotechnical engineering.
• Proficiency in computer software such as Golden Software (Grapher, Surfer, and Didger), PLAXIS, Istaca FLAC, gINT, ArcGIS, Civil3D, and Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator and Photoshop).
• Experience with site response and liquefaction assessment and with constitutive models of soil behavior for numerical modeling.
• Experience with analytical and numerical modeling for dynamic stability evaluations of slopes, dams, and/or structures.
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT).

Compensation

• Competitive salary based on your education and experience.

How to Apply

Send a letter of interest and resume to HumanResources@terraengineers.com.

Project Civil / Geotechnical Engineer

Responsibilities

• Develop proposals and cost estimates for projects in collaboration with Senior Engineers or Principals.
• Interfacing with clients during the conduct of the work.
• Scheduling and monitoring project progress and performing Earned Value Analysis
• Develop the scope of geotechnical field exploration and laboratory testing and manage completion of the work;
• Perform or peer review geotechnical analyses, including slope stability, seepage, liquefaction, dynamic stability evaluation, foundation bearing capacity, and settlement;
• Prepare geotechnical reports presenting results of field and laboratory programs, interpretation of filed and laboratory data, analyses, and recommendations for design;
The position requires strong communication and technical writing skills and the ability to build trusting working relationships with colleagues and clients.

Minimum Requirements

• Advanced degree in Geotechnical engineering.
• California Licensed Professional Engineer
• Good knowledge of industry standard computer software for the position, including but not limited to Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, MATLAB, and Geo-Slope Slope/W and/or Rocscience Slide.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in computer software such as Golden Software (Grapher, Surfer, and Didger), PLAXIS, Istaca FLAC, gINT, ArcGIS, Civil3D, and Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator and Photoshop).
• Experience with site response and liquefaction assessment and with constitutive models of soil behavior for numerical modeling.
• Experience with analytical and numerical modeling for dynamic stability evaluations of slopes, dams, and/or structures.
• California Licensed Geotechnical Engineer

Compensation

Competitive compensation based on your education and experience.

How to Apply

Send a letter of interest and resume to HumanResources@terraengineers.com.

Senior Civil / Geotechnical Engineer

Responsibilities

• Develop proposals and cost estimates for major projects in collaboration with Principals.
• Interfacing with clients during the conduct of the work.
• Scheduling and monitoring project progress and performing Earned Value Analysis
• Develop the scope of geotechnical field exploration and laboratory testing and manage the completion of the work;
• Perform or peer review geotechnical analyses, including slope stability, seepage, liquefaction, dynamic stability evaluation, foundation bearing capacity, and settlement;
• Prepare geotechnical reports presenting results of field and laboratory programs, interpretation of filed and laboratory data, analyses, and recommendations for design;
The position requires strong communication and technical writing skills and the ability to build trusting working relationships with colleagues and clients.

Minimum Requirements

Preferred Qualifications

Compensation

Competitive compensation based on your education and experience.

How to Apply

Send a letter of interest and resume to HumanResources@terraengineers.com.