Geophysical Project Specialist

🌍 NOW HIRING: GEOPHYSICAL PROJECT SPECIALIST 🌟

Join Our Team & Make an Impact on Exciting Projects!

Are you a dynamic professional with a passion for geophysics and environmental projects? We’re looking for a Geophysical Project Specialist to apply your expertise and leadership skills to tackle routine to complex projects in a collaborative environment.

What You’ll Do:

🔹 Lead and manage geophysical, environmental, and technical projects from start to finish

🔹 Supervise and guide field and technical teams to ensure high-quality execution

🔹 Collaborate with geophysical and project managers on large-scale initiatives

🔹 Provide professional insights and contribute to innovative solutions for diverse projects

Why Join Us?

✔️ Work on cutting-edge projects that challenge your skills and expertise

✔️ Lead and mentor high-performing teams

✔️ Competitive salary + benefits

✔️ A dynamic, growth-focused company with endless opportunities for advancement

About UES

Universal Engineering Sciences (UES) is a rapidly growing engineering and consulting firm with nearly 60 years of expertise in geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, building code compliance, threshold inspections, and environmental consulting. With 3,800+ professionals across 80+ branches in high-growth U.S. markets, UES serves public and private clients across industries such as transportation, healthcare, commercial, residential, and education.

As an industry pioneer, UES is at the forefront of emerging technology and best practices, delivering precise, professional, and innovative solutions. Our dedicated team of engineers, geologists, inspectors, scientists, and drillers is committed to excellence and long-term client success.

At UES, we STRIVE to uphold our core values:

🔹 Safety – Our top priority in every project

🔹 Teamwork – Collaboration drives success

🔹 Responsiveness – Quick and effective solutions

🔹 Integrity – Honesty and ethical practices

🔹 Value – Delivering quality and efficiency

🔹 Excellence – Setting the industry standard

As we continue to expand, these values serve as our north star, guiding our mission to shape the future of engineering and consulting.

• Observe the physical properties of the Earth by collecting and interpreting data from various sources like seismic waves, gravity measurements, magnetic fields, and electrical currents, to locate natural resources like oil, gas, minerals, groundwater, and to understand geological processes. Performs technical work with competence on routine assignments, and is sufficiently experienced to train, motivate, and supervise the work of others.
• Organizes field operations and can provide oversight of field activities.
• Deploys, operates, troubleshoots and maintains geophysical equipment.
• Installs, reads, and interprets field instrumentation and performs field measurements.
• Is responsible for acquiring, processing and interpreting, a variety of geophysical datasets.
• Is responsible for collecting samples and transporting them to the laboratory.
• Conducts field activities including mobilization, set up and demolition of monitoring equipment.  Works independently on a variety of construction sites or green field sites.
• Describes samples.
• Prepares reports on field activities and summarizes field and laboratory data.
• Performs scientific, compliance, or engineering analyses and studies.
• Checks work for accuracy and reasonableness.
• Checks vendors' invoices.
• Alerts project leader or supervisor to technical, managerial, or administrative problems arising during the course of a contract.
• Prepares technical reports on routine projects.
• Able to work independently on varied assignments.
• Exercises responsible judgement on technical matters within the limits of current experience level.
• May discuss technical matters with client after review and approval by Supervisor or Project Manager.
• Projects a positive image of the Firm in dealings with outside groups and clients.

• Bachelor's degree in geophysics, geology or related geoscience.  MS degree in specialty field desired. 
• 5 to 10  years' of the above-referenced experience may be substituted with an advanced degree in specialty field or closely-related field.
• CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES: Engineer-in-Training Certificate in Engineering; equivalent for other specialties.

Mission

We are trusted engineering partners enabling the construction community through responsive, expert problem solving.

We strive to be the leading environmental, inspection, testing and engineering firm by ensuring the safety, integrity, and sustainability of our community's land, foundations, and structures from development to redevelopment.

EEOC Statement

UES is committed to embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion to create a workplace that welcomes and thrives on the unique experiences, perspectives, and contributions of all team members. UES is bringing the best people and most diverse talent forward to drive growth, innovate and think bigger!