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Geotechnical Engineer

Great Lakes and Ohio River Division

Published Feb. 14, 2025

Updated: Feb. 14, 2025

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Geotechnical engineering is the portion of civil engineering that deals with all aspects of the theory and practice of soil mechanics. Geotechnical Engineers in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are integral to project activities such as materials property determination, foundation design, slope stability evaluation and remediation, design of dewatering, seepage, and uplift control systems, and project performance monitoring and instrumentation. Geotechnical Engineers ensure that the ground and soil conditions are thoroughly understood and properly managed to support safe and effective construction and engineering solutions.

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The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EST on September 30, 2025. Military personnel will continue in a normal duty status without pay until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in exempted or excepted activities will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.