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Braun Intertec

Geotechnical engineering, environmental consulting, testing services

Principal Geotechnical Engineer

Full-Time
$122k - $182k
Expert
Bachelor's, Master's, PhD
Lexington, KY, USA+34 moreMore locations: Bloomington, MN, USA | Houston, TX, USA | Allen, TX, USA | Duluth, MN, USA | Bismarck, ND, USA | Des Moines, IA, USA | Lubbock, TX, USA | Texarkana, TX, USA | Austin, TX, USA | Rochester, MN, USA | Paris, TX, USA | Williston, ND, USA | La Crosse, WI, USA | Dallas, TX, USA | Fargo, ND, USA | Chicago, IL, USA | Topeka, KS, USA | San Antonio, TX, USA | Dickinson, ND, USA | Mankato, MN, USA | Hibbing, MN, USA | Fort Worth, TX, USA | St Cloud, MN, USA | Tuscaloosa, AL, USA | Denver, CO, USA | Amarillo, TX, USA | Jacksonville, FL, USA | Kansas City, KS, USA | Columbia, SC, USA | Atlanta, GA, USA | Tyler, TX, USA | Minot, ND, USA | St Paul, MN, USA | Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
In PersonRole primarily supports North Dakota projects; travel up to 25% locally and throughout the United States.
Architecture & Civil EngineeringGeotechnical Engineering

About the job

Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in civil or geotechnical engineering or a closely related field.
  • Minimum 15 years of geotechnical engineering experience within professional consulting services, including managing client relationships and developing new business.
  • Valid driver’s license.
  • North Dakota Professional Engineer certification.
  • Ability to qualify professional opinions and recommendations of less experienced engineers and mentor them in applying engineering principles and practices.
  • Ability to influence others, delegate, and develop direct reports.
  • Ability to create, maintain, and communicate project budgets.
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
  • Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
  • Ability to interpret technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and work with abstract and concrete variables.
Responsibilities
  • Manage highly complex projects and provide technical review and project-management support for clients with multiple technical disciplines.
  • Prepare and make decisions for major proposals and contracts.
  • Prepare complex engineering reports that provide professional opinions and practical geotechnical solutions.
  • Perform engineering analyses using company and industry methodologies and standards, standard formulas, and computer software.
  • Interface with federal and state regulatory authorities on complex projects.
  • Develop and deliver client presentations and assist with marketing strategies and activities.
  • Manage client needs through communication and proposal and project work.
  • Oversee client contracting within the unit with support from corporate legal.
  • Develop and maintain internal and external client relationships, including face-to-face meetings.
  • Market Braun Intertec services to clients.
  • Coordinate project assignments with engineers and technicians within the discipline group.
  • Review drawings supplied by vendors, clients, engineers, and architects and recommend necessary changes.
  • Review the engineering work and technical reports of others.
  • Identify complex problems and appropriate solutions and take action to resolve them.
  • Manage project teams, including engineering and field support personnel.
  • Lead, mentor, manage, and develop technical staff.
  • Manage and mitigate risk within established procedures and protocols.
  • Represent Braun Intertec internally and externally as a technical leader and resource.
  • Follow safety policies and practices and communicate project safety requirements to assigned team members.
  • Travel off-site locally and throughout the United States up to 25%.
Desired Qualifications
  • Master’s degree or PhD in civil or geotechnical engineering or a closely related field.

About the company

Braun Intertec is an employee-owned professional services firm offering geotechnical engineering, environmental consulting, and construction materials testing. It works across a project life cycle—from site evaluation and subsurface exploration to foundation design, Phase I/II environmental site assessments, permitting, remediation, and materials testing with nondestructive evaluation. The ESOP-based ownership aligns employee and client interests and supports an integrated, regional service network in the Midwest, South, and Southeast. Its goal is to help public and private clients complete projects safely, on time, and to spec through thorough, accountable engineering and testing services.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

N/A

Founded

1957

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What believers are saying

  • Braun Intertec won the 2026 Minnesota Environmental Impact Award for The Heights Brownfield Redevelopment.
  • 2026 ACEC Minnesota honored Braun Intertec projects, validating technical credibility and client demand.
  • Cottonwood County awarded Braun Intertec a $66,910 landfill monitoring contract for 2026 sampling.

What critics are saying

  • NLRB case 16-CA-375385 opened in Austin in November 2025, signaling labor friction.
  • The Alabama contract dispute shows fee pressure and rework risk in testing margins.
  • A failed Concrete Science integration would dilute the July 2026 acquisition thesis.

What makes Braun Intertec unique

  • Braun Intertec’s employee-owned ESOP structure aligns 1,000-plus employees around client retention.
  • Its 2026 Chicago Concrete Science acquisition deepens petrography and concrete testing capabilities.
  • Thirty-two U.S. offices and 100-plus technical disciplines support broad geotechnical and environmental coverage.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Paid Vacation
  • Paid Holidays
  • Company Equity