Staff Geologist

Job Description
The Engineering Geology group of AECOM is actively seeking a creative, motivated, talented Staff Geologist for immediate employment in the Oakland, California office. The appropriately qualified applicant will be able to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of geologic processes and will learn how geologic conditions can impact design and construction of large projects. AECOM is proud to provide our employees with exciting, challenging projects locally as well as worldwide;
the qualified applicantcan look forward to projects involving geologic mapping, subsurface soil, rock, and groundwater investigations, engineering analysis and civil construction observation and monitoring.
With a proud history spanning over 85 years and thousands of successful projects, our expertise in dam and reservoir engineering is unmatched. From feasibility studies to design, construction, and maintenance, we cover every aspect of the process, ensuring the longevity and safety of critical water infrastructure. As part of our team, you'll contribute to our legacy, bringing innovative solutions to life and making a meaningful impact on global water resources.
Incumbent responsibilities:
- Will conduct geologic and geomorphic mapping
- Log exploratory borings during drilling and collect soil and rock samples
- Install monitoring wells, inclinometers and other instrumentation
- Provide fieldwork oversight of subcontractors
- Evaluate exploratory test pits and trenches
- Conduct geophysical surveys and other in situ testing
- Observe and monitor construction activities for large civil projects (e.G., tunnels, dams, pipelines, bridges, levees, highways, and building foundations)
- Prepare boring logs, data analysis summary, generation of subsurface cross sections and profiles, and report writing
- Assist with developing and managing tasks from budget and proposal preparation, development of the work plan, overall task coordination, coordinating and overseeing a variety of investigation techniques
- Will work in the field on large construction projects to verify that design requirements, recommendations, and intent are implemented during construction
- Will work on engineering geology and civil engineering projects that require evaluation of geologic site characteristics through various methods of mapping, drilling, trenching, and geophysical surveying
The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, those listed above.