Overview
An employee-owned engineering firm designs tunnels and other underground structures for transportation, water, wastewater and energy projects. Its engineers plan excavations in rock and soft ground, with designs for deep shafts, ground support and protection of nearby buildings. Clients hire it for engineering and consulting assignments, including public agencies, contractors and private owners, while other engineering firms use it as a specialist subconsultant. Its teams combine geology, soil and rock mechanics, structural engineering and construction knowledge to carry projects from feasibility studies through detailed design and on-site support. Founded in 1954, the firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- US employees get two retirement programs: Delve lists an employee stock ownership plan alongside its 401(k).
- Home working has formal backing: Delve lists work-from-home flexibility among its employee benefits.
- Community service has work-time support: Delve offers volunteer time off and company matching policies.
What critics are saying
- Columbus field assignments require travel: Delve's senior staff engineering role includes short-term work in remote locations.
- Columbus applicants face a credential deadline: Delve requires Engineer in Training certification or ability to obtain it within six months.
- Vancouver's design technology role is primarily office-based: Delve also requires temporary placements at construction-site offices.
What makes Delve Underground unique
- Claims analysis draws on engineers: Delve's dispute specialists consult its in-house design and construction-management experts.
- Clients get contract-strategy advice: Delve's underground specialists also advise on project packaging and procurement methods.
- Small-pipe expertise extends beyond drilling: Delve's trenchless team covers pipe bursting, ramming and microtunneling.
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