Engineering Aide jobs in Costa Mesa, CA

Responsible for assisting in and performing assessments of natural hazards and preparing technical reports for clients. Will assist in planning, managing, and coordinating activities for assigned projects to ensure that goals/objectives of projects are accomplished within prescribed project schedule and budget by performing the following duties personally or with the assistance of other consultants within the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in preparing and reviewing project proposals including project schedule, budget, appropriate procedures to accomplish the project tasks, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources for various phases of the project.
• Confer with project team members to outline work plan and to assist in performing duties.
• Assist with directing and coordinating tasks within the project team to ensure tasks are progressing on schedule and within budgets.
• Assist in performing field inspections of sites to assess natural disaster losses or earth movement to document perishable evidence in natural and built environments and assess causation of reported damages.
• Capable of utilizing analytical skills to analyze soil conditions, geologic conditions, and topographic conditions, including properties with damage or distress.
• Capable of applying a variety of methods to evaluate earth movement, including slope stability analyses and landslide hazard assessments.
• Assist in preparing technical reports for clients as required.
• Confer with other project team members to provide technical advice and support problem solving.
• Assist in preparing and conducting well-developed and well-prepared client presentations and technical conference presentations.
• Familiarity with geotechnical laboratory methods and procedures a plus
• Familiarity with surface and subsurface hydrology a plus
• Experience with performing field investigations in natural or built environments, assessing natural disaster damages, strong photo documentation and video documentation skills, technical report writing and preparation, and general familiarity with residential, commercial, agricultural, marine, transportation, and industrial construction is preferred.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering or Engineering Geology from an accredited university
• Master of Science degree is in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering or Engineering Geology from an accredited university highly preferred.
• 3 years of experience preferred

Computer Skills:

• Intermediate/advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite, Google Earth, AutoCAD, and Internet research skills.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• EIT preferred for engineering candidates
• Ability to obtain PE or PG/RG license within 2 years of hire

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job the employee will be required to stand, crawl sometimes in confined spaces, walk on uneven work surfaces or elevated areas such as along unpaved roads and trails, climb ladders, sit, and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that an employee will be exposed to while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job while performing inspections in exterior, interior, rooftop, crawl space, attic space, working from height, and inspections from a small boat, along with typical office-related work. The work will involve performing these duties out of doors from time to time in extreme and varied climate conditions.

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