Civil Engineer (Geotechnical)

$86,962 - $113,047/Yr

Department of Defense - Jacksonville, FL

Full-time - Mid Level

Jacksonville, FL

National Security and International Affairs

About the position

Serves as technical specialist in the analyses and technical designs for soil mechanics, material engineering, and foundations studies for civil works construction in the District which includes Peninsula Florida, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the development of all plans, specifications, and study documents follows all applicable technical standards, criteria, policies, regulations, principles, and theories to produce accurate, high quality engineering solutions.
• Advise alternate methods which will reduce cost, improve accuracy or adequacy of necessary data or meet critical deadlines.
• Responsible for preparation of complete geotechnical designs including input to plans, technical specs, quality control plans, prep of design document reports, and quality estimates to support construction projects/studies.
• Review and guide work performed by others for technical accuracy, adequacy, and completeness.
• Perform site visits/field inspections in support of civil works construction projects and completed works.
• Maintain open, honest communication with others to ensure an open exchange of ideas, and active communication with supervisor and team members to provide professional analysis and engineering support.
• Balance a workload of multiple large projects with short durations and competing priorities and informs the supervisor when schedule and resources issues arise on assigned projects.
• Provide input and tracking for scopes, schedules, and budgets.
• Coordinate with larger teams and associated engineering branches to determine key project milestones for the development of the engineering project schedules.
• Aid other divisions (e.g., Project Management and Planning) in the preparation of documents and engineering solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering from an accredited program.
• Current Professional Engineering (PE) License certificate/registration in good standing issued by any one of the 50 states, or its territories.
• One year of specialized experience in civil engineering theory, practices, technology, and methodology related to soil mechanics and material engineering.

Benefits

• Relocation expenses reimbursed
• Comprehensive benefits package as a federal employee