Geotechnical Engineer

State of Missouri; Jefferson City (MO); Híbrido; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) seeks a geotechnical engineer to coordinate and supervise statewide investigations, provide engineering expertise, and develop design methodologies under general supervision.

You will oversee geotechnical aspects of consultant projects, manage on-call contracts, and ensure design recommendations are implemented with multidisciplinary teams. Extensive travel statewide is required.

Formación

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

Responsabilidades

• Coordinate and supervise statewide geotechnical investigations.
• Provide geotechnical engineering expertise, support, and design methodology.
• Provide recommendations for correcting geotechnical problems.
• Oversee geotechnical portions of consultant-designed projects; approve on-call geotechnical contracts and review invoices.
• Coordinate implementation of design recommendations with department personnel and consultants.
• Direct geotechnical investigations for compressible foundations, slides, and other issues, including subsurface exploration, laboratory testing, engineering analyses, and report preparation.

Conocimientos

Geotechnical engineering

Project coordination

Field investigations

Technical reporting

Educación

ABET-accredited Geological/Civil Engineering degree with geotechnical emphasis

Missouri Professional Engineer (PE) license

Six years geotechnical engineering experience

Descripción del empleo

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. 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 and other applicant resources can be found.

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.