Geotechnical Engineer

State-of-Missour; Jefferson City (MO); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

MoDOT seeks a geotechnical engineer to coordinate statewide investigations and provide expert engineering support for design methodologies. The role involves supervising projects, ensuring quality, and directing subsurface exploration and reporting.

Responsibilities include coordinating consultants, overseeing on-call contracts, and delivering recommended solutions for geotechnical problems across Missouri. Regular statewide travel is expected.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited degree in Geotechnical or Civil Engineering with geotechnical emphasis.
• Professional Engineer licensure in Missouri.
• Minimum six years of geotechnical engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise statewide geotechnical investigations.
• Provide geotechnical engineering expertise, support and design methodologies.
• Develop recommendations for correcting geotechnical problems.
• Oversee geotechnical portions of consultant-led projects for quality and best practices.
• Direct subsurface exploration, laboratory testing, analyses and reports.

Skills

Geotechnical engineering

Project coordination

Contract management

Technical reporting

Consultant coordination

Education

ABET-accredited degree

Professional Engineer (Missouri)

Job description

Note for internal applicants: Successful candidates already at rates above the posted salary will be evaluated on an individual basis to determine final salary outcome.

Job Location: Central Office, 1617 Missouri Boulevard, Jefferson City, MO

Why you’ll love this position:

The geotechnical engineer coordinates and supervises geotechnical investigations statewide; provides geotechnical engineering expertise, support and design methodology; provides recommendations for correcting geotechnical problems; and performs and supervises geotechnical research. Responsibilities are performed under general supervision.

• Provides geotechnical engineering expertise, support, and design methodology to department personnel and external consultants.
• Schedules subsurface and special foundation investigations, including coordinating department personnel and consultants.
• Oversees the geotechnical engineering portion of consultant-designed projects for accuracy, completeness, and best design practices; prepares on-call geotechnical contracts, approves on-call consultants, reviews invoices, and recommends payment.
• Coordinates implementation of design recommendations with department personnel and consultants.
• Directs geotechnical investigations for compressible foundations, slides and other geotechnical problems or issues, including directing subsurface exploration, laboratory testing, engineering analyses, and summary report preparation.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree: Geological Engineering or Civil Engineering with a Geotechnical emphasis from an ABET-accredited college or university curriculum.
• Licenses as a Professional Engineer in the State of Missouri.
• Six years of experience in geotechnical engineering.

Special Working Conditions:

• Job requires regular, statewide, overnight travel.
• Job requires exposure to moderately adverse and undesirable environmental conditions.
• Remote work from another MoDOT location may be considered but a minimum of 2 days per week in Jefferson City is required.
• Hybrid telework option may be considered. Full-time telework is not available.
• Wavier of minimum requirements may be considered.

MoDOT offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage.

At MoDOT you will play a key role in maintaining the seventh largest highway system in the United States. We value team players who are open-minded and work well with others to accomplish goals and fulfill our mission of safety, service, and stability. We see the growth of our team members as an investment, both in MoDOT's future and yours. If you're looking for diverse opportunities, challenging work, and a flexible environment, we want to talk to you about joining our winning team. MoDOT operates on shared values and your success in our organization depends upon modeling these values. If you embrace these values, we welcome your application.