Tierra, Inc. is actively seeking a Junior Level Structural / Civil Engineer to join our Facilities Consulting team in Winter Garden, Florida. Prospective candidate should have immediate ability to submit a resume and list of references. The candidate should have an interest in the building envelope industry, performing evaluations/investigations, and quality assurance/control services, a desire to conduct field work, and be able to communicate, both written and verbal, in a technical manner.
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Tierra, Inc. is actively seeking an experienced Forensic Structural / Civil Engineer to join our corporate office team in Tampa, Florida. Prospective candidate should have immediate ability to submit a resume, list of references and a sample of technical writing skills. A minimum of five years of experience performing cause and origin investigations is preferred, including forensic engineering projects focused on the determination of cause, origin, duration and extent of damage to residential and commercial structures due to moisture/water intrusion, wind/hail damage, construction deficiencies, impacts, ground subsidence and structural damage. Previous expert testimony or deposition experience is preferred but not required. Successful candidates will receive training at Tierra’s Tampa office but may elect to work from Tierra’s Winter Garden office.
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Tierra, Inc. is actively seeking highly motivated, CTQP-qualified Contractor Quality Control (CQC) technicians and inspectors in our Tampa and Winter Garden office locations. Qualified candidates will be responsible for ensuring construction is progressing in compliance with project specifications.
Full time, hourly position.
Some night and weekend work should be anticipated.
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Tierra, Inc. is actively seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Front Desk Receptionist / Administrative Assistant to join our corporate office team in Tampa, Florida. Tierra’s receptionist serves as the face of the company by greeting visitors, clients and personnel, in-person and by phone. Additionally, the receptionist is an integral part of the administrative team and is responsible for assisting office personnel in performing multiple administrative functions to ensure efficient and professional office operations.
Full time, hourly position. Work hours are Monday – Friday, 8:00AM to 5:00PM.
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The project consisted of a 2,000 square feet building expansion to the existing City of Tarpon Springs Public Services Building located at 325 East Pine Street. In addition, a stormwater management facility (pond) was proposed at the project site. Tierra performed subsurface explorations and testing at the project site consisting of Standard Penetration Test (SPT) borings, auger borings, and field hydraulic conductivity testing. Representative portions of the soil samples obtained were collected and brought back to Tierra’s Tampa laboratory for confirmation of the field classifications by a geotechnical engineer. The borings were stratified and soil profiles plotted for use in the engineering analyses performed to formulate the geotechnical recommendations to support the design and construction of the proposed improvements.
Geotechnical recommendations were provided informal engineering reports for the exposed shallow foundations and stormwater pond design. The foundation recommendations included allowable bearing capacity, minimum foundation dimensions, recommended foundation levels, settlement estimates, floor slab recommendations and construction considerations including site preparation recommendations, recommended fill types and compaction criteria. The pond design recommendations included horizontal and vertical hydraulic conductivity rates for the near-surface soils encountered within the proposed pond area, recommended values for the effective porosity of the near-surface soils within the proposed pond area and an estimation of the seasonal high groundwater table level within the proposed pond area. Signed and sealed reports were provided to the design engineer for use in the project construction plans and for design and permitting of the proposed stormwater pond.
The project consisted of providing subsurface soil conditions along a grid of proposed pipeline alignment that totals approximately 10 miles in length. The proposed reclaimed water line will be located in two (2) areas within Clearwater, Florida. The North Region area, also named Chautauqua, will consist of approximately 23,500 feet of 4 to 6-inch diameter distribution line and 3,500 feet of 12-inch diameter force main. The Chautauqua area is located west of CR 611 and south of SR 580. The South Region, also known as Coachman Ridge, will consist of approximately 22,000 feet of 4 to 6-inch diameter distribution line and 6,000 feet of 12-inch diameter force main. The Coachmen Ridge area is located west of US 19 and south of CR 576. The pipeline is anticipated to be installed via directional drilling methods.
Tierra provided subsurface soil conditions and relevant geotechnical engineering properties as well as geotechnical recommendations to guide project design and construction.
Since 1994 Tierra has been involved in the FDOT District VII Materials Testing contract. Until June 2010, Tierra was assisting Mactec to verify and inspect all phases of construction of pre-stressed piles and beams for various projects throughout Florida. The project set-up and maintaining current verification data files for up to thirty (30) on-going FDOT projects in various stages of pre-stress construction. The contract also consisted of verification laboratory testing including compression testing of concrete and soil tests such as standard and modified Proctor tests, LBR tests, chemical tests to determine soil corrosiveness, organic content, liquid and plastic limits, grain size analysis and soil classification. Date entry into the LIMS system is required. In June 2010, Tierra was awarded a five (5) year contract as the prime consultant for FDOT District VII materials testing services. Our duties as the prime consultant remain as stated above plus additional duties involving administration of the contract and management of sub-consultants.
Prior to the City of Oakland Park acquiring right-of-way (ROW), Tierra managed the Level II screening at four (4) locations to evaluate whether hazardous substances or petroleum products had impacted the existing or proposed ROW. The general scope of the Level II field screening consisted of the following activities: a review of previous assessments, site safety and health plan preparation, drilling and soil sampling, monitoring well installation, laboratory analysis of soil and groundwater samples, data analysis and interpretation and report preparation.
The County planned to demolish and replace the existing seawall structure located at 3009 Samara Drive in Tampa, Florida. Tierra conducted an Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM) survey of the seawall. The seawall components were surveyed and homogeneous areas of suspect ACM were visually identified and documented by a Certified Asbestos Inspector. Suspect ACM samples were collected in general in accordance with the sampling protocols outlined in EPA regulation 40 CFR 763 (AHERA). Samples were delivered to an accredited laboratory for analysis by polarized light microscopy. Tierra provided appropriate worker safety and waste disposal practices which should be followed when handling ACM during the demolition activities.
The project site is located at the Sawgrass Lake Park, situated in the area west of Sawgrass Lake and east of the Skyway Shooting Club in Pinellas County, Florida. The project consisted of remediation/restoration of the wetland areas around Sawgrass Lake east of the Skyway Shooting Club. The proposed remediation/restoration consisted of constructing an approximate 2,500 linear feet long containment berm. The berm will form the southern, eastern, and northern boundaries of the wetland remediation/restoration area. Using amphibious drilling equipment, Tierra executed a subsurface exploration plan including Standard Penetration test (SPT) borings within the proposed berm. General subsurface soil conditions, geotechnical recommendation and construction considerations with respect ot the proposed berm were provided to guide the designing and construction of the project. The project includes the design and construction of the earthen berms that will be constructed with geosynthetic (geogrid) reinforcement due to poor subsurface conditions including soft organic muck and peat soils.
Tierra managed a $60,000 geotechnical budget including over 400 feet of Standard Penetration Test (SPT) borings and laboratory testing on selected samples. The project was completed on schedule and within budget.