AGS, Inc. is an established multidisciplinary engineering firm based in San Francisco, seeking part-time or full-time Staff or Associate Geologists. Our project portfolio includes Transportation (Airports/Roads/Transit/Marine), Water/Wastewater, Community Spaces (Regional Parks/Community Parks/Playgrounds/Schools), and other large infrastructure programs throughout the Bay Area. The majority of our projects are in San Francisco and Oakland, with easy commutes from the office to the job site.

AGS is a boutique firm that strives to improve the local community by tackling complex municipal projects. We enjoy a hybrid work schedule and come together for a monthly staff lunch at our office near South Park and occasional happy hours (virtual for now). Other perks include flexible work schedules, company cars for fieldwork, training opportunities, reimbursement for continued education, and much more.

We are seeking a Staff Geologist, Senior Staff Geologist, or Environmental Geologist in our San Francisco, California office. Under supervision of senior staff, candidates will work on a variety of geotechnical and environmental engineering projects.

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Planning and execution of geotechnical and environmental field investigations, including subcontractor coordination, permitting, logging borings, collecting samples, and recording boring logs.
• Identification of field obstacles in advance and proactive mitigation of problems, demonstrating good judgement of when to escalate and communicate issues to the supervisor during field work.
• Excavating test pits or trenches and installing monitoring wells.
• Performing background research, including reviewing literature, historic aerial photography, and previous geotechnical/geologic/environmental investigations.
• Preparing documents including field daily reports, gINT boring logs, chain of custody logs, geologic mapping, and subsurface profiles.
• Construction observation such as shallow foundation, deep foundation, slope repair, and tunneling.
• Data collection and data management, including using tools to streamline the collection such as field tablets and organizing the data into the company database.
• Assisting in preparation of proposals, work plans, reports, and technical presentations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Geology or Earth Science.
• Two to five years’ experience working in the field of geology and/or environmental geology; background in consulting and construction a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Attention to detail with excellent problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience working in a team setting with geologists, engineers and scientists.
• A valid U.S. Driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Geology or Earth Science.
• Certifications including Geologist-in-Training (GIT), Professional Geologist (PG), CEG (California Engineering Geologist), California Hydrogeologist (CHG), or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH).
• Excellent field observation and data collection skills.
• Experience with a variety of drilling techniques (mud rotary, hollow stem auger, and direct push) and advancing CPTs.
• Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Office suite, Google suite, gINT, AutoCAD, and GIS.

Benefits:

We offer a competitive salary plus an exceptional benefits package for full-time employees including:

• Annual increases & bonus pay
• Medical, dental, and vision (optional)
• Flexible Spending Accounts and Dependent Care Spending Accounts (optional)
• 401(k) and 401(k) matching after 1 year of employment (up to 4%)
• Vacation, Sick time, and 7 paid holidays
• STD, LTD, Life, and AD&D Insurance
• Professional development opportunities

Salary Ranges:

Title Annual Salary Hourly Salary

Min Max Min Max

Staff $ 65,000.00 - $ 85,000.00 $ 31.25 - $ 40.87

Associate $ 90,000.00 - $110,000.00 $ 43.27 - $ 52.88

AGS Company Culture:

• Semi-annual company events (Summer/Family & Holiday)
• Monthly staff lunches and department lunches
• Quarterly all staff luncheon/meetings
• Happy hours & seasonal/holiday celebrations
• Flexible schedule
• Hybrid
• Incentives (such as wellness, commuter)

Our offices are also close to transit.

About AGS:

AGS provides a broad range of multidisciplinary engineering services for interesting projects primarily in California. Clients include both public and private. Federal clients include US Army, US Navy, US Air Force, and US Coast Guard. Regional clients include BART, MUNI, SFPUC, City of Oakland, City and County of San Francisco, SFO and OAK Airports, Port of Oakland, Port of San Francisco, Caltrans and many more.

Commitment to Diversity:

AGS is committed to creating and maintaining a workplace in which all employees have an opportunity to participate and contribute to the success of the business and are valued for their skills, experience, and unique perspectives. This commitment is embodied in company policy and the way we do business at AGS, and is an important principle of sound business management.

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AGS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.