Geotechnical Engineer

Description

About the Role:

Join one of the most diverse and innovative engineering design teams with multiple specialties within the transportation sector. The Port Authority's airports, ports, ferries, tunnels, bridges, bus terminals, and rail transportation systems are important transportation links in the region. The Geotechnical Engineering unit within the Engineering/Architecture Design Division serves a unique role within the Port Authority by providing engineering planning and design services throughout the Agency with close coordination with external stakeholders, including Federal, State and local transportation and regulatory agencies. This is a full-time position with an expectation of being in the office at least four days per week. This position is located at 4 World Trade Center.

Reporting to a Senior Geotechnical Engineer or a Principal Geotechnical Engineer, the Geotechnical Engineer will be responsible for performing Geotechnical engineering design and studies for the Agency's capital and operating projects.

Responsibilities

• Designing deep and shallow foundations and retaining structures
• Performing slope stability and settlement analyses
• Developing preliminary conceptual design work and developing design alternatives and associated costs, for future planning and funding of projects.
• Preparing geotechnical contract drawings, technical specifications, preliminary and final construction cost estimates for the construction of transit guideway structures, terminal buildings, roadway bridges, marine structures, parking garages, and flood mitigation structures.
• Ensuring that the geotechnical work is coordinated with other design disciplines and is in compliance with the department's design guidelines.
• Reviewing contract document prepared by outside consultants to ensure that the consultant's design conforms to the scope of work, codes, and design guidelines.
• Using software, such as PLAXIS, Pile Group, LPile, and GRLWeap for geotechnical design and analyses.
• Using AutoCAD 3D-Civil software to prepare design drawings.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Possess a minimum of four (4) years of geotechnical design experience.
• Possess a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited college or university with a minimum of two undergraduate-level courses in Geotechnical Engineering.
• Possess a valid driver's license.
• Proficient in the use of software applications, such as AutoCAD, Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with varied foundation designs such as piling, drilled shafts, micropiles, spread footings, matt foundations, ground improvement, slope stability analyses, and construction over soft ground conditions.
• Experience using geotechnical engineering software such as PLAXIS, Pile Group, LPile, and GRLWeap for geotechnical designs, and review designs using this software.
• Possess Engineer In Training (EIT) certification.
• Demonstrated and working knowledge of geotechnical codes and standards.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple assignments with multiple disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience in problem-solving to effectively reach sound conclusions and recommendations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to work independently and prioritize as required.

Selection Process

The application process varies by position but typically includes an initial phone interview for qualified candidates, followed by a more in-depth interview(s) and/or assessment(s). Selected candidates who are made a conditional job offer will be asked to undergo a background check.

Compensation, Benefits & On-Site Collaboration Requirements:

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey offers a competitive benefits package

and a professional environment that supports development and recognizes achievement. Click here for more information about benefits, our culture, and career development opportunities.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey anticipates that the actual salary offered to a successful candidate will depend on aspects such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and internal factors. The expected compensation range for this role is:

Minimum: $93,340 Midpoint: $ 121356 Maximum: $ 149370

In accordance with Port Authority policy, this position permits employees to work remotely a maximum of one day per week. In person collaboration is essential to how the Port Authority conducts business, and regular in-office days or team collaboration days may be required on business needs.

Click here for more information about benefits, our culture, and career development opportunities.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should apply to this job by clicking on the "Apply Now" button and submitting a resume. The Port Authority of NY & NJ welcomes veteran and military spouse applications.

Only applicants under consideration will be contacted.

About The Port Authority:

Founded in 1921, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey builds, operates, and maintains many of the most important transportation and trade infrastructure assets in the country. The agency's network of aviation, ground, rail, and seaport facilities is among the busiest in the country, supports more than 550,000 regional jobs, and generates more than twenty three billion in annual wages and eighty billion in annual economic activity. The Port Authority also owns and manages the 16-acre World Trade Center site, where the 1,776-foot-tall One World Trade Center is now the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey/Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

It is the Port Authority's policy, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws, to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment and who request the Port Authority do so, unless providing the requested accommodation would result in an undue hardship to the Port Authority.

Job applicants may request a reasonable accommodation (1) if they claim a disability is affecting the interview process, or (2) to ensure that if they are selected for a position, they can perform the essential job functions. To submit a request, please contact the recruiter or email the Human Resources Department's Disability Accommodation Coordinator at [email protected].

The Port Authority will treat any request for Reasonable Accommodation by a job applicant confidentially.

Client-provided location(s): New York, NY

Job ID: Port_Authority-17009592

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2025-11-07T23:44:43