Quality Control Engineer - Field (Transportation Engineer IV)

(Open Recruitment)

State Highway Administration

Quality Control Engineer - Field (Transportation Engineering IV)

Grade 18 (0516) SP#25-73-09

YOU MUST APPLY ONLINE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION

http://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mdotmd

THE RECONSIDERATION PERIOD FOR THIS RECRUITMENT IS THREE (3) BUSINESS DAYS

The State Highway Administration's (SHA) Office of Materials Technology (Anne Arundel County) is currently recruiting for a Quality Control Engineer - Field (Transportation Engineering IV). 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 or function only. You will need to reapply for any future recruitment conducted for this job classification.

Nature of Work: The main purpose of this position is to manage the quality control of field data for geotechnical explorations, review the work of consultants and in-house field crews who perform geotechnical explorations for SHA, and manage computer loading and downloading of the geotechnical data for display on contract plans and bid documents. This position provides technical support to field crews to ensure compliance with accepted engineering practices, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) designations, Maryland engineering standards, the Annotated Code of Maryland, and county Health Department laws. This position also manages and oversees low-bid and open-end drilling contractors. The Quality Control Engineer will assist the drilling team leader in managing subsurface investigation projects for statewide drilling operations and provide guidance to the drilling team office and field quality control personnel, drilling technicians, and geotechnical drilling contractor inspectors. This position requires a high degree of knowledge of principles, practices, standards, and concepts in geotechnical subsurface exploration. 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. This position is also responsible for preparing, reviewing, and updating 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. This position will administer the development of electronic data collection systems by establishing a correlation between traditional subsurface investigation techniques and advanced geotechnical and geophysical data collection systems.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Possession of a bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited college or university.

Experience: Four (4) years of experience in professional engineering.

Selective Qualification: Two (2) years of the required experience must have involved subsurface drilling and/or geotechnical data processing and/or geophysical data collection.

*A Selective Qualification is more focused in scope than the minimum qualifications for this classification. Selective Qualifications are utilized when the position requires specific or additional bona fide occupational qualifications (i.e., knowledge, skill or ability).

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.

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

Candidate must obtain a Subsurface Drilling Certification offered by NHI within two (2) years of employment.

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. 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.

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 position at the same employer, please list each position that you held and the length of time that you held each position.

The state of Maryland offers excellent health and leave benefits, 401k benefits, a pension plan, a free transit program, and advanced education and training opportunities.

The incumbent in this position may be a member of a covered bargaining unit.

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.

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/).

Applications must be submitted online by the closing date.
If you have any questions, please contact the Recruitment and Examination Division at the number(s) listed below:
410-545-5554

Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please call at 410-545-5554. SHA is committed to complying with the letter and spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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.