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13 Feb 2024

Full-Time Geopavement Engineer

NC Department of Transportation – Posted by Dan –  Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Job Description

How to Apply
You MUST apply at https://tinyurl.com/59dmthje by Feb 23.
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NEW HIGHER SALARY: $59,752 – $104,566
The Challenge​​​​​​​
We are looking for an experienced Geopavement Engineer to join our team that provides geologic, geotechnical, and geoenvironmental engineering used for planning, design, construction, and maintenance of NC highways.
 
In this role, you will:
    • Design, plan, and schedule detailed subgrade/subsurface geopavement investigations.
    • Supervise and monitor field crews consisting of junior engineers, geologists, and technicians.
    • Maintain field notes and records relating to pavement cores and borings during the investigations.
    • Maintain accurate, concise field records of boring depths, pavement, aggregate and soil thicknesses, condition, composition and classification, moisture, density, and color.
    • Prepare field diagrams and maps of subsurface and drainage features and interpret soil sampling needs.
    • Produce written and graphic inventories of pavement and subgrade subsurface conditions to formulate recommendations for planning, design, construction, and maintenance of multiple types of transportation facilities.
    • Locate and use prior investigations, technical reports, and papers.
    • Interpret geotechnical data for use in projects.
    • Prepare requests for proposals and cost estimates for consultant projects.
    • Use your expertise performing geopavement design and periodically monitor chemical soil stabilization construction projects.
    • Solve soil stabilization or subgrade problems occurring during construction.
    • Conduct geopavement training courses and workshops provided to NCDOT & contractor construction staff in new construction methods and current soil stabilization specifications.
    • Travel to project sites.
What You Bring
    • Knowledge of geotechnical engineering, NC geography, and groundwater effects relating to roadway design and construction techniques.
    • Experience planning and organizing pavement and subgrade subsurface investigations, including working with a drill crew, maintaining field notes, and preparing technical reports.
    • Experience interpreting and explaining construction plans, provisions, specifications, policies, and procedures to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other staff, agencies, and contractors.
    • Experience communicating work to be performed to utility locating services, property owners, and contractors.
    • Experience interpreting and evaluating material test data such as CBR, soil moisture/density relation, physiochemical changes with the addition of stabilizing agents, soil quality and properties, bearing capacity, and other related tests.
Notes
    • Frequent overnight travel may be required depending on the project location.
    • We may require registration as a professional engineer by the NC Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors.
 
Education & Experience
    • Bachelors Degree in engineering, and
    • 3+ years of relevant experience; or
    • An equivalent combination of education and experience.
 
Questions?
Call me: Anita Martinez at 919-707-6850.
 
More about the NCDOT Geotechnical Unit
We collect and analyze subsurface information and provide geotechnical engineering designs and recommendations for roadway slopes, embankments, and subgrades, and foundations of roadways and structures to ensure stability and cost-effective construction.
We assist in the construction and maintenance of roadways and structures, and investigate and develop a remediation plan for geotechnical or geoenvironmental problems.
We investigate known and potentially contaminated properties to identify the presence and provide removal instructions for hazardous material and underground storage tanks.
We review geotechnical designs and construction submittals from private engineering firms and contractors, and evaluate new products.
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How to Apply

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Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Full-Time. Job Tags: Award Winning, engineering, Environmental, geotechnical, Government, great place to work, Living Wage Employer, ncdot, Public Sector, and Veteran Friendly. Salaries: 100,000 and above.

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