Geotechnical Engineer

State of Missouri; Jefferson City (MO); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is seeking a geotechnical engineer to coordinate statewide investigations and provide expert support for design and problem solving. Responsibilities include supervising subsurface studies, coordinating with consultants, and ensuring best-practice geotechnical solutions.

The role requires 6 years of geotechnical experience, an ABET-accredited degree with geotechnical emphasis, and Missouri PE licensure.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited B.S. in geological or civil engineering with geotechnical emphasis.
• Missouri Professional Engineer license.
• Six years of geotechnical engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides geotechnical engineering expertise, support, and design methodology to department personnel and external consultants.
• Schedules subsurface and special foundation investigations, coordinating department personnel and consultants.
• Oversees geotechnical engineering portions of consultant-designed projects for accuracy and best design practices; reviews on-call contracts and pays consultants.
• Coordinates implementation of design recommendations with department personnel and consultants.
• Directs geotechnical investigations for compressible foundations, slides, and other geotechnical issues, including subsurface exploration, lab testing, analyses, and reports.

Skills

Geotechnical engineering

Project coordination

Education

ABET-accredited B.S. in Geological/Civil Engineering (Geotechnical emphasis)

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. Visit our CAREERS page to explore all we have to offer. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for MoDOT, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found HERE.

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.

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