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10 Apr 2024

Full-Time Geotechnical Operations 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/ym53s9jx by April 19.
 
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The Challenge
We are looking for a mid-level Geotechnical Operations Engineer to join our Eastern Regional Geotechnical Engineering team that provides geologic, geotechnical, and geoenvironmental engineering planning, design, construction, and maintenance services for NC highways.
In this role, you will:
    • Perform site visits and attend project meetings.
    • Monitor specialized geotechnical instrumentation (piezometers, seismographs, inclinometers, etc.).
    • Oversee geotechnical construction methods and testing (pile driving, dynamic pile testing, cross hole sonic logging, static load testing, drilled pier construction, etc.).
    • Review contractor submittals (drilled pier construction, hammer driving systems, temporary shoring/walls, permanent walls, dynamic pile test reports, CSL reports, static load test reports, etc.).
    • Review plans and subsurface profiles.
    • Review consultant submittals.
    • Develop spreadsheets and checklists to perform submittal reviews.
    • Develop drive criteria for piles.
    • Develop special provisions and specialized plan sheets.
    • Perform engineering analysis and run software related to axial pile capacity, lateral pile capacity, drive criteria, external stability, slope stability, settlement, etc.
    • Provide recommendations/guidance on the geotechnical aspects of design, construction, and maintenance.
    • Provide timely response to internal/external client requests in Construction and Maintenance.
    • Communicate professionally with other NCDOT staff, contractors, and the public.
    • Assist with ongoing research initiatives.
 
What You Bring
    • Knowledge of the principles and practices of Civil and Geotechnical Engineering.
    • Experience applying the principles and practices of geotechnical engineering and engineering geology to highway design, construction, and maintenance to solve problems related to foundations, vibration, embankments, slope stability, walls, roadway subgrades, soft soils, and settlement.
    • Experience analyzing/interpreting dynamic pile testing data/reports and/or developing drive criteria using wave equation analysis software.
    • Experience analyzing/interpreting cross hole sonic logging data/reports.
    • Experience analyzing/reviewing contractor submittals related to MSE walls, soil nail walls, soldier pile walls, culvert headwalls, overhead and cantilevered sign foundations, sound wall foundations, temporary shoring/walls, hammer driving systems, and drilled pier installations.
    • Experience preparing and administering geotechnical engineering contracts and providing input on construction contracts.
 
Education & Experience
    • Bachelors degree in engineering, and
    • 3+ years experience; or
    • An equivalent combination of training and experience.
 
Note
    • We may require registration as a professional engineer by the NC Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors.
 
Questions?
Call me: Anita Martinez at 919-707-6850.
 
More About Us
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, investigate, and develop remediation plans for geotechnical/geoenvironmental problems.
We investigate known and potentially contaminated properties to identify hazardous materials and provide removal instructions.
We review geotechnical designs and construction submittals from private engineering firms and contractors and evaluates new products.
And, we can use your talent!  Join us and help make a difference.
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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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