District Geotech Engineer-Const - 55004016

District Geotech Engineer-Constr

Join FDOT and be part of the team that works as one to improve safety, enhance mobility and inspire innovation in the Florida transportation system. To ensure honesty and transparency, all applicants must provide their own work. Unless explicitly requested, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to assist with qualifying questions, work samples, or interviews is strictly prohibited, and any breach of this requirement will lead to the applicant being removed from consideration.

Candidates must be United States (U.S.) citizens or lawfully authorized alien workers. Visa sponsorship is not available.

The mission of the Florida Department of Transportation is to provide a safe statewide transportation system that promotes the efficient movement of people and goods, supports the state's economic competitiveness, prioritizes Florida's environment and natural resources, and preserves the quality of life and connectedness of the state's communities.

The work you will do:

District Geotech Engineer – Constr. – Materials and Research/Foundations

The difference you will make:

Through cooperation, coordination and collaboration among the OneFDOT team, you will be contributing to a strong and empowering culture of TRREC:
Trust, Relationships, Respect, Empowerment, and Communication.

How you will grow:

FDOT encourages our team members to grow through engagement, empowerment, training, and professional development. Through our agency's learning management system, you have access to hundreds of computer-based training and instructor-led courses.

Where you will work:

Materials and Research – 1109 South Marion Avenue, Lake City, FL 32025

Your specific responsibilities:

Deliver managed services while being consistent, predictable and repeatable. Foster teamwork within and across work units. Assure the very best customer service possible. Supervises employees spending majority of their time communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees, and planning and directing employees work. Secure resources necessary for employees to succeed. Ensure employees meet quality and quantity requirements of the position. Focus employees on the Department's mission and objectives outlined in the business plan.

Evaluate project/process to determine current performance status. Make/recommend improvements to optimize delivery or improve results. Notify stakeholders of any changes to the project/process. Ensure project/process is consistent, predictable and repeatable. Support consultant contracts in accordance with applicable rules, laws and procedures. Review the consultant work effort. Review and comment on invoices. Perform engineering analysis of in-place conditions in the field.

Perform warranty inspection and analysis in the field as required. Determine the cause(s) of the in-place conditions. Engineer solutions if necessary or requested by the customer. Sign and seal engineering report and recommendations as required. Perform engineering analysis required to determine the best approach to Department soil and foundation needs. Perform engineering analysis required to determine the appropriate foundation installation technique and parameters.

Perform engineering analysis required to determine if the installed foundation meets the design requirements. Design foundations and other geotechnical solutions to support Department infrastructure. Sign and seal engineering reports, geotechnical designs and specification as required. Analyze materials data for contract and procedural compliance. Take timely action to correct any errors in the data. Actively facilitate the notification of stakeholders of errors, failures or negative trends.

Provide materials related technical support to customers as requested. Provide support in time to meet the customer's needs. Provide guidance and training to customers. Review Quality Control plans, Construction plans, specifications, procedures and any other documents necessary to execute the Department's mission. Provide clear comments as requested in time to be useful to the customer. Offer solutions when objecting to the approach that is proposed.

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