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SalaryInitial Posting Date:
03/13/2024 Application Deadline:
04/26/2024 Agency:
Department of Transportation Salary Range:
$6,150 - $9,535 Position Type:
Employee Position Title:
Engineering Geologist Job Description:
Professional Geologist 1 – Engineering Geologist
Oregon Department of Transportation
Delivery & Operations Division – Region 5
Technical Center / Geo-Environmental Unit
Oregon Department of Transportation
Delivery & Operations Division – Region 5
Technical Center / Geo-Environmental Unit
La Grande
The role:
Join our team as an Engineering Geologist, where you will perform investigations, analysis and design for routine to complex transportation projects. If you have experience in engineering geology, a proven familiarity with Oregon’s geology and want to ensure the safety of the traveling public, apply today!
Our next application screening is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on Friday, April 26, 2024. We encourage interested applicants not to delay in applying.
We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for our positions. We hope you’ll join us on our path to increasing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging through
our values, commitments, strategies and actions
. Before applying, visit our
applicant information website
to learn more about our process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your employee Workday profile.
A day in the life:
- Compile and interpret geological data, formulate models, identify hazards that affect safety and provide recommendations to mitigate issues.
- Perform surveys and prepare plans on proposed investigation sites and identify appropriate personnel and schedule to support the project.
- Direct drill crews in installation of geotechnical instruments.
- Review data from research and subsurface investigations with computer methods to model geological conditions and predict subsurface behavior to identify the likelihood of landslides or settlements.
- Prepare or approve final reports with geologic conditions and hazards and design recommendations for use by engineers.
- Assess material needs, track existing sources and assure they have permits.
- Evaluate and plan development of state owned or controlled sources of construction aggregates.
- Coordinate with the region and right of way agents for acquiring additional and reducing surplus property.
- Conduct, coordinate and review hazmat site assessments.
- Prepare and implement health and safety plans as required by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for site investigation and clean up.
- Provide support and technical advice to maintenance operations.
- Work is performed in the field around hazardous construction sites, heavy construction equipment and at sites where blasting with high explosives is occurring with frequent travel with overnight stays required.
- To request a copy of the position description, which includes all duties and working conditions, please emailODOTRecruitment@odot.oregon.gov.
What’s in it for you:
- Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, flexible work schedules, paid leave and so much more.Learn moreabout working at the Oregon Department of Transportation and thebenefitswe offer.
- Competitive benefits packages which can be estimated using ourcompensation calculator.
- Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range based on your experience, skills and education. The salary range listed is the non-PERSparticipating rate. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6%. Please review theClassification and Compensationpage for more details.
- Public Service Loan Forgivenessopportunity!
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A Registered Geologist (RG) license OR a Certified Engineering Geologist (CEG) license from the Oregon State Board of Geologist Examiners depending on the position.
Note: If registered in another state the successful applicant will be required to obtain professional registration in Oregon within one year of hire. It is the applicant’s responsibility to contact the
Oregon State Board of Geologist
Examiners for information to become licensed in Oregon. Special qualifications:
- Driving is an essential function of this position. You must have a valid driver license and an acceptable driving record. We will conduct pre-employment driving records checks on our final candidate(s). Your license does not have to be issued in Oregon to be considered.
- You must have a 40-hour OSHA HazWoper Certification or complete within one year to be considered for this position.
What we’d like to see:
If you have these attributes, let us know in your application materials! It's how we will choose whom to move forward! You do not need to have all these qualities to be eligible for this position. We may also use transferable skills, experience, education and alignment with
ODOT values
to help us decide who will move forward.- Engineering geology education and experience related to transportation or civil engineering projects.
- Experience leading and planning work for a team of geological professionals or contract drillers.
- Experience working in or managing a geological program.
- Experience mining of construction materials.
- Proven familiarity with Oregon’s geology.
- Preference will be given for a current Certified Engineering Geologist (CEG) license.
How to apply:
- Complete the following required steps:
- Fill out the application or attach a resume. Please contact the recruiter under the ‘Need help?’ section if you have any questions about how to fill out the experience fields or to attach a document. Your submitted experience fields or attached resume must include dates (MM/YYYY) for each employer.
- Attach a cover letter. Your cover letter should clearly demonstrate how your experience and training relates to the qualities that you have under the “what we’d like to see” section above.
- Your cover letter must be limited to no more than two (2) pages.
- Please address your cover letter to Stephanie Anderson, Region 5 Technical Center Manager.
- Generic cover letters that do not address the qualities that you have under the “what we’d like to see” section may receive lower scores than those that addressed the desired qualities.
- You must upload your cover letter in the ‘Resume/Cover Letter’ section of the application.
- Complete questionnaire. Answer the checkbox-style questions before submitting your application.
- After you submit your application, please respond to the public records request authorization and gender identity questionnaire. This screen will come after you submit and will complete the process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, the tasks will come to your Workday inbox.
- If you are a veteran, you may receive preference. Thetask to upload your documentswill be available after you submit your application. For privacy reasons, please do not attach your military service document(s) to your application or combine it with any other required document attachments.
Need help?
- For questions, call 971-345-1967 or emailODOTRecruitmentJS@odot.oregon.gov.
Additional information:
- This recruitment will remain open until filled. Our first application screening is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on Friday, 04/26/2024, but we may close the announcement at any time after this date when we have received an adequate number of applications. We cannot guarantee that we will consider applications received after this screening date. We encourage interested applicants not to delay in applying.
- We do not offer visa sponsorship. If you are hired, you will be required to fill out the US Department of Homeland Security’s I-9 form confirming you are able to work in the US. We are not an E-Verify participating employer, and we are unable to proceed if E-Verify participation is required [e.g., STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) Extension]. We are also unable to proceed with Curricular Practical Training (CPT) program requests.
- We may use this recruitment to fill multiple or future vacancies.
- We will conduct name-based criminal background checks on final candidates, not including current ODOT employees. All applicants may be subject to additional pre-employment check(s) such as driver license, LEDS (Law Enforcement Data System), and/or education verification as required for the position.
- You will be represented by the Association of Engineering Employees of Oregon (AEE).
ODOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or any other class protected by state or federal laws in admission or access to our programs, services, activities, hiring, and employment practices. Applicants with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. For questions, concerns, or complaints regarding EEO/AA/ADA, contact 1-877-336-6368 (1-877-EEO-ODOT). This information can be made available in an alternative format by contacting ODOT Recruitment at 503-986-3700. Oregon Relay Service can be reached by calling 7-1-1.
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