Sr. Professional Engineer - Soil Lab

Pay Range:. $89,975 - $116,968 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Thursday, May 9, 2024

Sign-On Incentive of $5,400

Workdays & Hours: Monday

• Friday 7:30am

• 4:30pm; Some evening/weekend work may be required.

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Sr. Professional Engineer

• Soil Lab position is available with the City of Fort Worth Transportation and Public Works Department Capital Delivery Division. The Infrastructure Design, and Construction Section, is seeking a Senior Professional Engineer to serve as a Soil Lab Manager. The selected individual will be responsible for managing the daily operations of the geotechnical and materials testing lab by managing projects, personnel, contract administration and equipment. The lab is responsible for pre and post testing of materials for all road, street, sewer, and storm drain construction projects in the City of Fort Worth.

The ideal candidate must be able to work within tight time constraints, have strong interpersonal and leadership skills, the ability to work independently under the direction of a Construction Manager, and possess good oral and written communication skills.

This Position qualifies for the following incentive which is separate from the base pay:

Sign-On Incentive of $5,400 *50% paid after the completion of first pay period, 50% paid after the completion of 6 months of employment.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in civil engineering or a related field.

• Three years of professional civil engineering experience as a registered Professional Engineer, of which, two years must be in the geotechnical engineering and materials testing.

• Possession of a Professional Engineer license in the State of Texas. If licensed in another state, continued employment will be contingent upon obtaining registration as a Professional Engineer within the State of Texas within six months of employment.

• Valid Texas Driver's License.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of geotechnical software for soil testing such as Geosystem or similar software.

• Experience in preparing soil samples, performing density and index testing, operating various testing equipment and administering contracts for consultant services.

• Proficiency with eBuilder, Adobe Pro, MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and geographic information systems (GIS) and Supervisory experience.

The Sr. Professional Engineer

• Soil Lab job responsibilities include:

• Performing geotechnical tests, preparing laboratory reports, maintaining laboratory equipment, and managing sample retention and disposal.

• Serving as the subject matter expert and providing geotechnical-related recommendations to engineers, inspectors, and contractors for design and construction.

• Monitoring the quality control of internal and external (contract) labs.

• Preparing, advertising, selecting and managing Annual Geotechnical Contracts with external Geotechnical firms.

• Supervising, training, and managing staff and ensuring efficient use of resources.

• Preparing budgets and overseeing purchases and expenditures for the lab.

• Preparing soil samples, performing density and index testing, operating various testing equipment and administering contracts for consultant services. Responsible for overseeing and directing the following tests specifically: Concrete Compression Test, Unit Weight Analysis, Sieve Analysis, HMAC Densities, Lime Series Test, Gradations, Atterburg Limits, Moisture Density Proctors, and Pavement Thickness Cores.

Working Conditions

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing and balancing.

Physical Demand

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly having to move objects.

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.