Geotechnical Engineer

About Us

At PARTNER, success starts with the right mindset: connection, compassion, and curiosity. Whether consulting with clients or collaborating with colleagues, these principles guide how we work. We deliver engineering, environmental, and energy consulting, plus design services across the Americas, Europe, and beyond. As a leader in Commercial Real Estate (CRE), we’re 1,600+ professionals strong in 40+ offices. Our mission is simple: create the best home for talented professionals. If you value delivering exceptional experiences through problem-solving, coordination, and a mindset of care for clients and colleagues, you’ll feel right at home. That approach has earned us recognition on ENR’s Top 500 Design Firms, Inc. 5000’s Fastest-Growing Companies, and Zweig’s Best Firms to Work For. Here, your ideas matter, your impact is real, and your work helps shape the future. Check out this role and join our team of talented professionals.

About Us

At PARTNER, success starts with the right mindset: connection, compassion, and curiosity. Whether consulting with clients or collaborating with colleagues, these principles guide how we work. We deliver engineering, environmental, and energy consulting, plus design services across the Americas, Europe, and beyond. As a leader in Commercial Real Estate (CRE), we’re 1,600+ professionals strong in 40+ offices. Our mission is simple: create the best home for talented professionals. If you value delivering exceptional experiences through problem-solving, coordination, and a mindset of care for clients and colleagues, you’ll feel right at home. That approach has earned us recognition on ENR’s Top 500 Design Firms, Inc. 5000’s Fastest-Growing Companies, and Zweig’s Best Firms to Work For. Here, your ideas matter, your impact is real, and your work helps shape the future. Check out this role and join our team of talented professionals.

Learn more about Partner at www.partneresi.com

Summary

Partner Engineering and Science, Inc. is seeking a Geotechnical Engineer (PE or PE Eligible) in our Chicago office supporting our geotechnical engineering practice. Our ideal candidate for this dynamic and challenging role will be responsible for the following tasks outlined below.

RESPONSIBILITES

• Overseeing of Geotechnical Engineering Project Budget and Schedule
• Responsible for supervision/oversight of field and laboratory sampling and testing
• Requires some field and laboratory work
• Training of staff level personnel
• Contracting of projects with vendors and clients
• Project lead for Construction Materials Testing Projects
• Approving Vendor Invoices, Building T&M Invoices
• Geotechnical Report preparation and review
• Review of lab and field data from others
• Ensure on-time report delivery
• Client interactions/Responses to RFI’s

Qualifications

• Pertinent Engineering degree required
• Professional Civil Engineer Certification or EIT required
• 5+ years of experience preferred
• Must be able to work in an ambiguous, complex, fast-paced environment

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to read, write, speak and comprehend English
• Must be able to communicate clearly in person and over the telephone
• Visual acuity adequate to perform job duties, including reading information from printed sources and computer screen
• Requires frequent bending, reaching, and standing, walking, sitting, pushing and pulling exerted regularly throughout the work shift.
• Field work including hand-augers, infiltration tests, logging and sampling of soil borings, will be needed from time to time
• Laboratory work, including lifting and moving soil samples and lab equipment, sieving of soils and aggregate, etc. will be needed from time to time

Compensation

A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this position is $110,000-$135,000 The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. You may also be eligible to participate in a discretiona