Geotechnical Field Engineer
Louisville, KYFull-time$7.25/hrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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Job overview
The Geotechnical Field Engineer provides engineering and consulting services across varied projects, supporting field investigations, analysis, design, inspection, and reporting. The role assists with data collection and testing, evaluates routine field and laboratory data, drafts proposals, and performs CAD plan drafting. Assignments are designed to develop engineering knowledge and abilities, and the engineer works under the supervision of a Professional Engineer.
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Full job description
Experience Required
None
Minimum Education Required
Bachelor's Degree
Compensation
$7.25 / hourly
Hours Per Week
40
Number Of Positions
1
Work Schedule and Shift Requirements
First (Day)
Job Description
General Responsibilities:
Provide engineering and consulting services for a broad array of projects and clients. This may include performing and/or leading field investigations, engineering analysis, calculations, and recommendations, design and development of plans and specifications, observation and inspection, and the writing, preparation, and review of related reports for the services provided. Review drawings and construction to assure compliance with plans and specifications. Prepare proposals and cost estimates, track and evaluate project progress, budgets, and recommend changes. Research and resolve design and construction problems. Assign, review, and evaluate laboratory or field data for inclusion in reports. Apply sound engineering principles and be able to communicate complex engineering issues and concepts to technical and non-technical clients and project teams. Services may be provided for existing or proposed projects in a variety of sectors, including for example public works, transportation, commercial, communications, energy, and industrial.
Essential Roles and Responsibilities:
Follow safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects. Participate in pre-task planning. Report any safety issues or concerns to management
Understand and practice quality acumen.
Support consistent quality standards on proposal and project delivery.
Developing engineering professional; assignments are designed to develop knowledge and abilities.
Assist in research, data collection, field observation, inspection, and field and laboratory testing. Prepare associated reports or sections of larger reports.
Evaluate mostly routine laboratory and field data for inclusion in reports.
Consult with other technical people and supervisor on routine and less complex projects.
May perform basic calculations and engineering analysis
Drafts routine proposals and assists in the preparation of more complex proposals.
Performs plan drafting using CAD software.
May work with engineering technician crews in testing, observations and data gathering activities on project sites and prepare daily reports documenting activities and findings.
Works under the supervision of a Professional Engineer.
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
A valid driver's license with acceptable violation history may be required.
Preferred Qualifications:
Engineering Intern (Engineer in Training) (Or ability to obtain)
Terracon is an EEO employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran and disabled candidates to apply and be considered for open positions. We do not discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of r ace, color, r eligion, national origin, age, s ex, s exual orientation, gender identity, gender, disability, age, or military status.
Job Type
Full time
Benefits Offered
Not specified
Veteran Preference
No
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
4105
How this job compares
Set against the 1,166 open Geotechnical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$7.25/hr
- US median$23–31/hr34 hourly ranges
This rate, $7.25/hr, is 73% below the US median midpoint ($27/hr) — in the middle half of Geotechnical Engineer hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 26 open Geotechnical Engineer jobs in Kentucky and 1,166 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Kentucky
- CDM Smith10 open
- GAI Consultants Inc.3 open
- S&ME Inc.3 open
- Experience
- Geotechnical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 10 years (1,038 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 759 of the 1,166 open Geotechnical Engineer jobs (65%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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