
Early-Career Geotechnical Engineer
Houston, TXFull-timePosted 1w agoStill listed today
Most applications go out cold — see where you stand first. No sign-up to start.
You apply on the employer's site, with no Olive account needed.
Watch jobs like this. New roles like this one near Houston, TX, by email.
Don't just apply. Show up ready.
Olive works from this exact posting.
At a glance
Olive lists jobs from US employers, including remote roles you can work from the United States.
Requirements
Credentials this posting asks for.
Job overview
Geosyntec Consultants is seeking an Early-Career Geotechnical Engineer for its Houston, Indianapolis, or Milwaukee office. The engineer will apply academic knowledge to projects involving site characterization, foundations, retaining structures, stability and deformation analysis, instrumentation, and geohazards while developing consulting business skills. The role includes field investigations, engineering calculations, construction monitoring and documents, and report writing. Regular field work and overnight travel are required.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Full job description
Overview
Do you want to build an impactful career to change the world for the better?
Geosyntec has an exciting opportunity for an Early-Career Geotechnical Engineer in our Houston, TX, Indianapolis, IN or Milwaukee, WI office. The position will have the opportunity to apply academic knowledge to real-world situations on projects involving site characterization; shallow and deep foundations; retaining structures; numerical analysis of stability and deformation; geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring; and geohazard characterization and mitigation, while learning the business skills needed for a successful consulting career.
Geosyntec is an innovative, international engineering and consulting firm serving private and public-sector clients to address new ventures and complex problems involving our environment, natural resources, and civil infrastructure. Our engineers, scientists, technical and project employees serve our clients from offices across the world. Ranked by ENR as one of the top environmental engineering design firms, Geosyntec is internationally known for its technical leadership, broad experience, and exceptional client service.
We invest in our people. Each employee is unique, and your career at Geosyntec will be too. We offer competitive pay and benefits, and well-being programs to support you and your family.
To Learn More Visit: http://www.geosyntec.com/careers/.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
-
Conducting geotechnical field investigations;
-
Performing and reviewing engineering calculations;
-
Developing, installing, and managing instrumentation and monitoring systems;
-
Developing construction documents;
-
Monitoring heavy civil construction projects;
-
Writing and reviewing engineering reports; and
-
Drive personal, company, and rental vehicles to client or company project or office sites, and other business locations, as needed.
Education and Licensure
-
Bachelor's degree in civil engineering (geotechnical focus) or geotechnical engineering. (required)
-
Master's or PhD degree in geotechnical engineering. (preferred)
-
Engineer in Training (EIT) certification. (preferred)
Skills, Experience and Qualifications
-
Prior internship or work experience in engineering consulting. (preferred)
-
Strong fundamentals in geotechnical engineering theory and practice. (required)
-
Excellent writing and communication skills. (required)
-
Experience with geotechnical and engineering software such as AutoCAD, SLIDE, and PLAXIS. (preferred)
-
Experience with using Python for programming. (preferred)
-
Regular field work and overnight travel. (required)
-
Health & Safety training, medical monitoring, and client-driven drug and background testing. (required)
-
Valid U.S. driver’s license and a satisfactory driving record for business travel. (required)
-
This position does not offer sponsorship.
#LI-AO1
#LI-Onsite
How this job compares
Set against the 1,098 open Geotechnical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Texas median$91–160K/yr20 salary ranges
- US median$21–30/hr32 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 40 open Geotechnical Engineer jobs in Texas and 1,098 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- CDM Smith14 open
- Olsson4 open
- Burns & McDonnell3 open
- Experience
- Geotechnical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 6 to 10 years (984 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 707 of the 1,098 open Geotechnical Engineer jobs (64%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 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.
Prepare for this role
You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.

