Geotechnical Drilling Team Leader (Transportation Engineer V)

Job Description

(Open Recruitment)State Highway Administration 
        Geotechnical Drilling Team Leader (Transportation Engineer V)Grade 19 (2706) SP# 24-73-22YOU MUST APPLY ONLINE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION
        http://agency.governmentjobs.com/mdotmdTHE RECONSIDERATION PERIOD FOR THIS RECRUITMENT IS THREE (3) BUSINESS DAYS The State Highway Administration's (SHA) Office of Materials and Technology (OMT) is currently recruiting for a Geotechnical Drilling Team Leader (Transportation Engineer V) in Anne Arundel County. This position is open to anyone who meets the minimum and selective qualifications listed below.  This is a position specific recruitment. The resulting list of eligible candidates will be used to fill this vacancy only. You will need to reapply for any future recruitment conducted for this job classification.Job Duties:  This is a Team Leader position that serves as an expert, managing OMT’s Field Explorations Division’s drilling crews. The main purpose of this position is to provide leadership and manage subsurface investigation projects for statewide drilling operations. This position will also provide direction and guidance to the drilling team office and field quality control personnel, drilling technicians, and geotechnical drilling contractor inspectors. This position also develops strategic planning for future improvements, introduces innovative subsurface investigation and drilling techniques, and develops training modules within the drilling team portion of the division. The position conducts systematic research and studies to develop strategic plans for drilling operations and collected data review process. It also oversees the development of electronic data collection systems by establishing a correlation between traditional subsurface investigation techniques and advanced geotechnical and geophysical data collection systems. This position also provides guidance to subsurface drilling technicians to optimize productivity and efficiency by collecting electronic subsurface boring data while the drilling operation is in progress. The Geotechnical Drilling Team Leader is responsible for preparing, reviewing, updating, and endorsing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for subsurface exploration practices, project site exploration surveys, and field operation procedures, including on-site drilling inspection reports, data quality control, and data management.      MDOT offers a generous and competitive benefits package. You can learn about our amazing benefits here: MDOT Benefits Guide.

"The State Highway Administration (SHA) has been named Training Magazine’s Top 100 for the fifth consecutive year."  

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
 Education: Possession of a bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited college or university.
 
Experience: Five (5) years of experience in professional engineering.
 
Selective Qualifications: Two and a half (2.5) years of the required experience must have involved in subsurface drilling and/or geotechnical data processing; and geophysical data collection using Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR).
  
*This statement contains a selective qualification, which is more focused in scope than the minimum qualifications for this classification.  Selective qualifications are utilized when the position requires a specific or additional bona fide occupational qualification (i.e. knowledge, skill or ability).  No substitutions are allowed for a selective qualification. Preferred Qualifications:The ideal candidate should have experience in one or more of the following: 

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to use computer skills to manage field data
• Proficient in GIS and databases analyses
• Knowledge of Ground-penetrating Radar (GPR) to collect data, review the collected data and images for accuracy and identifying subsurface anomalies, and roadway pavement thicknesses
• Ability to conduct research in geotechnical and geophysical data collection
• Knowledge of writing subsurface investigation reports

Notes:1.  Additional work experience in professional engineering, or in technical engineering at the journey level or above, may be substituted on a year for year basis for the required education.2.  Possession of a master's degree in engineering may be substituted for one year of the required experience.3.  Persons currently registered as Professional Engineers in the state of Maryland, or in a state with comparable requirements, are considered to have met the education requirements.

Licenses & Certifications

Candidate must possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the state of Maryland.

Additional Information

TO APPLY:  All applicants must submit an application online at http://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mdotmd (use of this option allows the application to be saved). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. To receive credit for your work history and credentials you must list the information in the online DTS-1 application form. You may refer to a resume only to expand on information offered in the body of the online DTS-1 application.
 
 Consideration for employment may be based solely on the contents of your application; therefore, it is essential that you provide complete and accurate information. Please include all relevant experience on your application. This includes, but is not limited to, full or part time, volunteer, military, acting capacity, or any other experience that is relevant to the position you are applying for.  
 
 If you have held more than one (1) position at the same employer, you must list each position that you held, the length of time that you held each position, and the corresponding duties.
    Applications must be submitted online by the closing date.
    If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Administration at the number(s) listed below:
    410-545-5554 The selected candidate may be subject to background and reference checks. A conviction is not an automatic disqualification from employment. Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.
    The state of Maryland offers excellent health and leave benefits, 401k benefits, pension plan, a free transit program, and advanced education and training opportunities.
   
    Please Note: The State Highway Administration is not sponsoring new employees in application of the H-1B Visa or providing an extension of an existing H-1B Visa at this time due to budgetary constraints. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Federal regulations prohibit H-1B Visa candidates from paying sponsorship fees, all sponsorship fees must be assumed by the potential employer.
    Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please call at 410-545-5554.Applicants who have education obtained outside of the U.S. will be required to provide proof of the equivalent U.S. education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service, such as the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (http://www.naces.org) or World Education Services: International Credential Evaluation (https://www.wes.org/). The incumbent in this position may be a member of a covered bargaining unit. 
    WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. SHA does not discriminate based on age, ancestry, color, creed, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religious affiliation, belief or opinion, sex, or sexual orientation.
Issue Date: 08/20/24