Licensed Engineering Geologist / Geotechnical Engineer

Campbell or Capitola, California

Why C2Earth is more than just a job

Imagine working at a firm that combines technical rigor, real-world impact, and deep respect for place. That's C2Earth. We're a privately held, majority Black-owned small business doing thoughtful, problem-solving engineering geology and geotechnical work throughout the greater San Francisco and Monterey Bay areas.

At C2Earth, you'll inherit a legacy: the reputation of Upp Geotechnology (founded in 1983) plus the innovative spark and commitment brought by our founders, Craig Reid and Chris Hundemer. We're more than "consultants" -- we're advisors, protectors, and enablers. Our work touches everything from safety (schools, hospitals, essential buildings) to beauty (coastal bluffs, parks) to infrastructure that supports thriving communities.

When you join us, you join a team with decades of combined experience, with project files going back to the early 1980s. We've seen it all -- small residential additions, complex slope stabilization, liquefaction hazards, coastal erosion, distressed buildings, and critical infrastructure. Whether it's solving for a retaining wall, a foundation, or a bluff subject to sea level rise, we don't just do the work -- we do it with care, precision, and purpose.

The Role: What You'll Do

• Lead investigations of subsurface and geologic hazards, including slope stability, landslides, fault rupture, liquefaction, coastal bluff erosion, and debris flow.
• Design foundations, retaining walls, earthworks, ground improvements, drainage, and other structures sensitive to soil and rock behavior.
• Analyze field and laboratory data, interpret geologic history, and develop recommendations that are safe, constructable, and cost-effective.
• Support projects through both design and construction phases, including plan reviews, construction observation, monitoring, and peer review to ensure field conditions align with assumptions.
• Mentor junior staff, contribute to a collaborative team culture, and help uphold the technical standards our clients expect.

Why You'll Love Working Here

Impact & Variety: From small residential projects to large public infrastructure or essential buildings, you'll face a wide range of challenges that keep you learning.

Small Enough to Matter, Big Enough to Deliver: As a small-business, your contributions are visible and valued. You'll often be more than just a cog -- you'll lead, you'll shape, you'll see the outcome.

Professional Growth: You'll be surrounded by licensed professionals with strong backgrounds. Mentorship is built in.

Integrity & Client Focus: We don't cut corners. We value doing the right thing -- high-quality technical work, responsiveness, timelines, and balancing safety, cost, and constructability.

A Culture of Ownership & Respect: As a minority-owned firm, there's a sense of mission and responsibility in how we show up -- to our clients, our staff, and the land.

What We're Looking For

• A current California license as an Engineering Geologist or Geotechnical Engineer (or both).
• Strong experience in both field and office work: investigations, mapping, lab work, report writing, and data interpretation.
• Solid understanding of California's regulatory requirements related to geologic hazards, faulting, liquefaction, and related areas.
• Sound judgment, creativity, and strong communication skills to collaborate with engineers, architects, contractors, clients, and agencies.
• Bonus: experience with specialized software and tools relevant to slope stability, ground improvement, rockfall simulations, or coastal bluff modeling.

Perks & Practical Info

Location: Based in Campbell (San Francisco Bay Area) with a second office in Capitola serving Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay.

Compensation: Competitive salary and benefits package.

Flexibility: Opportunities for a mix of field and office work with room for balance.

Growth: Professional development support and the chance to build your own areas of specialization.

Project Diversity: Work on technically interesting, socially important, and geographically varied sites.

Join Us & Build Something Solid

If you're someone who cares about what lies beneath -- the soil, the rock, the transformations of earth -- and how those ground truths interact with human structures, we want you on our team. At C2Earth, you'll help move communities forward, make safe and reliable buildings possible, and leave your mark in both small and grand ways.