Job Description
Geotechnical Engineer-in-Training or Junior Geotechnical Engineer
Hamilton, ON
At EXP, we’re driven to provide innovative solutions for the world’s built and natural environments. As a team of engineers, architects, designers, scientists, creators and a community of professionals, we bring diverse and talented people together to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Here, you join a team that leverages differences, harnesses their entrepreneurial spirit in an employee-owned company, that believes diversity is what gives us strength, seeks sustainable results and shares ambitions for each other, our clients and the communities we are part of and serve. To be a part of EXP means to have your own experience, while staying connected to a global network of professionals, who believe we are a part of something bigger. Together, we are EXP.
Are you ready to design your future? Be our next Geotechnical Engineer-in-Training or Junior Geotechnical Engineer!
Your work environment at EXP
EXP’s Hamilton office is seeking a Geotechnical Engineer-in-Training or Junior Geotechnical Engineer to join our team. As part of the Geotechnical/Materials Testing group and reporting directly to Project Managers and Engineers, you will be responsible for the fieldwork that may include:
What a day at EXP has in store for you:
- Supervision of drilling and soil sampling
- Preparation of borehole logs
- Preparation of borehole location plans in AutoCAD
- Carrying out shallow and deep foundation evaluations and reviews
- Surveying ground elevations using rod & level, total station, or GPS
- Soil identification
- Monitoring site grading activities (including limited surveying)
- Reinforcing steel review
- Work closely with contractors, consultants and municipal personnel
- Writing geotechnical proposals and reports
- Writing inspection and testing proposals and site visit reports
What your experience looks like:
Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or similar and or nearing eligibility to apply
3-6 years of relevant experience, preferably from a consulting engineering office environment
Working knowledge of MTO, CSA, CCIL, and ASTM procedures is preferred but not required
Valid driver’s license and the possibility to travel throughout Southern Ontario job sites are also required (with mileage and expense reimbursement)
Strong written and communication skills are a must
Attention to detail
Ability to problem solve
Motivated individual and self-starter
EXP subscribes to the Workplace Equity Program. Applications from women, members of visible minorities, Indigenous peoples and persons with disabilities are encouraged.
Persons with disabilities can obtain accommodation for the selection process by contacting us at the following email address