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Senior Engineer

Terracon Consultants, Inc.

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Location
Cincinnati, OH
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Senior Engineer provides geotechnical engineering and consulting services across varied projects, from field investigations and analysis to design, construction review, and client reporting. The role leads technical work on routine and complex projects, supports project delivery and business development, and may mentor or manage engineers and geologists. A bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and 8–11 years of experience are required; a master's degree in Geotechnical Engineering is preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Geotechnical EngineeringCivil EngineeringValid Driver's License

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Civil Engineering8+ Years ExperienceMaster's in Geotechnical EngineeringValid Driver's License

Full job description

General Responsibilities: Provide engineering and consulting services for a broad array of geotechnical 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. Additional tasks may include the mentoring and management of Project and Staff-level engineers and geologists. Essential Roles and Responsibilities: - Lead safety efforts for team and ensure team follows safety rules and guidelines. Responsible for creating and modeling a safe work environment; demonstrating safety practices. Promote pre-task planning for all projects. - Responsible for continuous quality monitoring and improvement on projects. Monitor and promote quality standards and practices. - Responsible for providing consistent quality standards on project and proposal delivery. - Develop understanding and be aware of project-related risk and how to protect the Company. Be familiar with company risk policies. - Senior level geotechnical engineering professional providing technical direction required for production and completion of both routine and unique or complex projects. - Responsible for conceptualizing the initial design and/or investigative approach for a major phase of a large project or have overall responsibility for the engineering work on a project of moderate scope. - Plan, schedule, conduct, and/or coordinates engineering work involving conventional engineering practices but may include a variety of complex features such as conflicting design requirements. - Provide review of projects requiring complex and innovative investigation techniques and supervise the analysis and formulation of recommendations in written reports to clients; provides technical review of reports. - Lead technical training and make informed decisions based upon state of the art technology issues. - Provide leadership of marketing, sales and business development. - Supervise less experienced engineers or technical support personnel on projects. - Serve as a Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer after training/vetting process. Requirements: - Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering. - Minimum 8-11 years' experience. - Master's degree in Geotechnical Engineering preferred. - A valid driver's license with acceptable violation history may be required. 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 race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, disability, age, or military status.

How this job compares

Set against the 820 open Geotechnical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$91–160K/yr540 salary ranges
  • US median$19–29/hr26 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 37 open Geotechnical Engineer jobs in Ohio and 820 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Ohio
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Geotechnical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 706 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 719 of the 820 open Geotechnical Engineer jobs (88%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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