Be careful!
While the engineering tech. should have all the qualities you mention, they should not be making engineering decisions that affect the project and exposing your firm to liability. Techs are not a substitute for the geotechnical engineer visiting the site periodicly. They are your...
You have asked a very open-ended question. In general, my experience has been a person with a construction technology or science background have the basic skill set to understand and implement the written procedures invloved in QA/QC testing. It also takes a certain type of person to be a good...
I'm curious as to what you are doing now? Are you using subcontractors? Are you trying to do it yourself? How many geotechnical engineers, geologists and technicians do you have? Are your clients architects and other engineers? What sector are most of your clients from?
If you let us know...
Wolfhnd,
I tend to agree with Sean2. Depending on the geology of the site, groundwater table, roadway configuration and loading conditions, several options for temporary/permanent excavation support and retaining wall construction need to be evaluated by a qualified geotechnical engineer...
