Junior Engineers and Geoscientists (US)

Paid Time Off: Vacation Sick HolidaysThis role can be based in our Golden CO or Nashville TN office.

About Us

BGC Engineering Inc. (BGC) is an international consulting firm that provides professional services in applied earth sciences. We are proud of our talented team of over 800 employees spanning the fields of Engineering Geoscience Data Science Geomatics Software Accounting Administration Health & Safety and Human Resources. Alongside our clients and industry partners BGC works collaboratively as One Team dedicated to solving the worlds most critical applied earth science challenges. BGC has US offices located across the United States Canada Chile the Dominican Republic and Australia.

Our flat management structure creates a culture of innovation excellence and transparency and a casual dynamic and inclusive work environment. BGC prides itself on offering training and mentoring opportunities to further our employees professional growth as well as social and wellness activities that contribute to the connection and wellbeing of our team.

We believe in One Team Excellence Curiosity Common Sense and Clarity.

The Role

BGC is seeking junior engineers and geoscientists with a passion for applied earth sciences and a dedication to lifelong learning in a technically challenging and inspiring team environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong academic background relevant work experience and a desire to travel and work in diverse and remote conditions.

BGC provides an opportunity to develop an exciting career that builds on fundamental skills gained during university. Junior engineers and geoscientists at BGC can expect a mix of field and office work that supports a wide variety of clients in the mining pipelines transportation energy and community sectors completed under the guidance of technical experts. Typical field work includes site investigations (including drilling and downhole testing testing pitting lab testing geophysical surveys instrumentation installation river/stream inspection and geohazard assessment) and construction monitoring (including dam pond and ditch construction fill placement foundation excavation assessment and approval and instrumentation installations and monitoring). Field work could range from a couple days up to approximately 2-week long field stints in remote areas and multiple shifts or a scheduled rotation. Typical office work includes reporting and interpretation of field data engineering or geoscience analysis including material and site characterization interpretation of instrumentation data and contribution to designs.

Projects that Junior Engineers and Geoscientists may work on include field and office-based work related to:

• Geotechnical investigation assessment design and construction monitoring at mine sites for waste management facilities (e.g. tailings) open pits underground excavations access roads and building foundations. Work could include foundation inspection oversight of material placement and design conformance as well as interpretation of field or instrumentation data seepage slope stability and deposition analysis reporting and data reduction and preparing construction drawings and specifications.
• Geohazard geotechnical and hydrotechnical assessments for various pipeline transportation community and power projects. Work could include preliminary hazard inventories (i.e. terrain mapping) site investigation through to detailed design and construction of mitigation works.
• Surface and groundwater assessments for environmental baseline studies water supply projects design of remediation works (built and natural environments) design and construction of water management infrastructure balance studies hydrologic assessments and geohazard risk assessments.

Required Education Experience and Competencies

• Enrolled in or a recent graduate of a relevant undergraduate degree in Civil (Geotechnical/Hydrotechnical/General) or Geological Engineering Geoscience Geology Geophysics or a related field
• 0-5 years of experience
• Excellent written presentation and oral communications
• MS Office skills
• A second language is an asset
• A post-graduate degree is an asset

Familiarity with some of the below topics is an asset:

• Soil Mechanics
• Rock Mechanics
• Hydrogeology
• Hydrology and Hydraulics
• Geochemistry
• Geomorphology
• Technical Writing

Position Requirements

Drug & Alcohol Testing

To ensure we meet our clients compliance requirements and our workplace health and safety commitments BGC has a drug and alcohol policy that applies to this position. The policy states that an employee may be required to take a drug and alcohol test prior to engaging in field work. This testing could be requested within an employees first week or in the future as required. It is important to note that some clients also require random drug and alcohol testing and/or testing in the event of a health and safety accident or incident.

Drivers License

BGC requires that employees have a valid drivers license and that employees can drive a field pickup truck. Upon hiring BGCwill requirea drivers abstract to allow for a safety review of your driving history.

Travel and Vaccination

BGC is committed to maintaining a safe work environment to ensure the health and safety of employees while on business travel and during field assignments. To meet travel and client requirements employees may be required to receive vaccinations such as yellow fever COVID-19 malaria etc. If you require an accommodation or wish to discuss your situation please contactHuman Resources. BGC requiresthat you have a current passport for this position.

Company Benefits

BGC offersour employees the following:

• Our One Team culture supporting health wellness safety and diversity
• Comprehensive benefits package
  • Health Dental and Vision coverage
  • LTD Life AD&D and Business Travel Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Paid Time Off: Vacation Sick Holidays
    
• Maternity/Paternity leave top ups
• Professional development and mentoring opportunities
• Flexible workplace with hybrid work arrangements
• Social and wellness activities
  

As required by sb19-085 (8-5-20): the Colorado specific base salary range for this position is $70000-$85000 USD per annum however base pay will be commensurate with job-related knowledge skills and experience. BGCs compensation package also includes a training allowance and a comprehensive medical dental and vision plan.

Disclosures

(1) At BGC we use Artificial Intelligence to streamline parts of the recruitment process however all decisions about candidate selection and advancement continue to be made by our hiring team.

(2) This is a newly created position reflecting our continued growth and investment in expanding our capabilities.

(3) This posting will close on February 16 2026.

(4) Privacy Notice: By submitting an application you are consenting to BGC Engineering Inc. using and storing provided information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment.

Required Experience:

Junior IC