Geotechnical Group Engineer; Civil Engineer V

Agency
:

Department of Transportation
Position Title:Civil Engineer V

Closing Date/Time:07/01/2025
Salary:Anticipated Starting Salary $6,837 a month;
Full Range $6,837-$10,831 a month

Job Type:Salaried
Category:Full Time

County:Sangamon
Number of Vacancies:1
Plan/BU:NR916 Pro-Tech Teamsters

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This position is responsible for and directs a staff who provides structural engineers with geotechnical recommendations on simple to complex projects in order that the most cost effective, safe, and durable structure is constructed. This is accomplished by overseeing the staff’s analyses and ensuring the accuracy of their review of consultant designed foundations supporting bridges, retaining walls, culverts, and other traffic structures.

The final foundation and geotechnical design parameters, plan modifications, and specification input approved by the incumbent ensures that the contract documents do not create construction delays or contractor claims.

• Assigns and reviews staff evaluations of consultant or in-house structural geotechnical reports (SGRs).
• Assigns and reviews staff evaluations of the foundations and geotechnical aspects of type, size, and location (TSL) plans.
• Assigns and reviews staff evaluations of the foundations and geotechnical aspects of final design plans and specifications when requested.
• Assigns and reviews staff evaluations of the construction submittals including cofferdams, seal coats, temporary soil retention systems, drilled shaft installation procedures, ground modification designs, tie-back anchor and micro-pile designs, value engineering, construction problems, mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) and soil nailed wall internal stability, noise wall foundations, and other less common requests.
• Assigns and reviews staff evaluations of the local agency structure foundations and geotechnical reports as well as repair plans for foundations, slopes, and retaining walls.
• Assigns and reviews staff evaluations of the single shaft foundation designs for high mast light towers, overhead sign trusses, and traffic signal mast arms when standard design tables provided on the standard base sheets and manuals cannot be used.
• Assists the Foundations and Geotechnical Unit Chief in developing and teaching statewide training, research, and policy (specifications, manuals, and programming) as necessary.
• Trains, motivates, and evaluates subordinates to ensure a well-developed and competent staff.
• Performs duties in compliance with departmental safety rules. Performs all duties in a manner conducive to the fair and equitable treatment of all employees.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Current registration as a Licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Illinois.
• Five years of experience in civil engineering.

• Supervisory experience.
• Knowledge of…