Your impact
Your impact
You’ll work alongside professional engineers and designers, gaining exposure to project coordination, relevant computer-assisted engineering software, data collection and so much more.
The Boston office of Jacobs seeks Co-op(s) to work in our Geotechnical Group in January 2025.
- Employee will perform tasks under supervision of Geotechnical Group staff. Well-defined company standards and procedures will be utilized.
- Work is checked in progress and upon completion.
- Occasional tasks of a routine and repetitive nature may be required depending on the project requirements.
- Performing of a variety of duties including inspections of exploratory and construction related activity, specifically, subsurface investigation and laboratory testing programs, taking field notes, drafting of construction plans, providing construction phase services (as-built drawing and RFI review, meeting minutes), performing calculations, assisting in other miscellaneous tasks such as organizing reports, and packaging submissions.
- Work will involve a mix of both office-based and field-based assignments. Please note in your application or resume if you have any limitations to perform daytime or nighttime field work.
Here's what you'll need
- Must be currently enrolled in a Civil Engineering major at an accredited university.
- Working knowledge of soil mechanics theory and laboratory testing techniques
- Experience with AutoCAD, Microsoft Office suite, Bluebeam, and Mathcad. Experience of geotechnical software is an added plus.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills. Must work well in a group or team atmosphere.
- Excellent organization and critical thinking/problem solving skills. Must be willing to ask questions and organize thoughts or solutions during tasks.
- Strong time management and attention to detail.
- GPA of 3.0 or higher is required.
