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Foundation & Drainage Inspector / Engineer (On-Site in the Bay Area, CA)

BEAR Engineering provides independent, objective & data driven foundation, drainage, seismic & retaining wall inspections for homeowners, buyers & sellers, both onsite & remote.

Working at BEAR Engineering is a unique engineering opportunity. Our clients are a mix of people who are in the process of purchasing a home and they need an expert evaluation of the foundation & drainage in a tight timeframe or homeowners who are observing troubling signs of issues and need the expert, independent & objective guidance. The wide variety of construction styles and ages, combined with the variety of challenging soil conditions (hillsides, reclaimed land, expansive soils, seismic hazards) mean that you will see something new and interesting on every inspection. It is not unusual for homeowners to have past geotechnical reports, design drawings, structural calculations, and other inspection reports for their properties.

Combined with BEAR Engineerings archive of reports and open source geotechnical and geological data, you will need to make on the ground observations and apply engineering judgement to determine possible causes of the clients problem, possible safety hazards and risks, and possible solutions based on each clients budget and priorities. It really is an interesting and unique practice of engineering judgement. You are working with limited data points and need to build a picture of what is going on through the course of the inspection. Many clients have no idea how foundations are designed or function.

Every house is different in some way. You get to interact with different people (both agents, homeowners, buyers & sellers) daily from all walks of life that is common in the Bay Area. Its very rewarding to know you are helping people out with one of their most valuable assets.

• Civil Engineering Degree (or similar)
• EIT or PE
• Personable and communicates well with a wide variety of personalities
• Adventurous - ability to enter crawlspaces below homes, work hard & get dirty
• Full Health, Dental & Vision Insurance (administered through TriNet)
• 401K (1% matching)
• 5 weeks total combined time o (vacation, holidays & sick days)

Company Core Values

• Integrity - first & foremost, strive to do the right thing
• Empathy - treat others how we want to be treated
• Excellence - strive for a personal best on every job
• Attitude - maintain a positive and caring attitude

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Civil Engineering

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