Job Summary – Why you’ll love this position
Note for internal applicants: Successful candidates already at rates above the posted salary will be evaluated on an individual basis to determine final salary outcome.

Job Location: Saint Joseph, MO

Why you’ll love this position:

The geologist gives technical guidance to employees performing geotechnical investigations, aggregate inspection; serves as a technical consultant to a district on materials and geotechnical issues supporting preliminary engineering and roadway construction. Responsibilities are performed under general supervision.

What you’ll do:

Provides technical guidance for the inspection of aggregates.
Conducts or oversees field investigations including preliminary geotechnical investigations, borrow site investigations, roadway condition investigations, and quarry ledge stone investigations.
Conducts preliminary geotechnical surveys and provides design and construction project recommendations.
Investigates geotechnical problems such as bridge/culvert foundations, landslides, erosion/drainage, subgrade instability and underground mines and determines corrective or preventive action.
Identifies, classifies, samples, and reports new ledge stone sources for evaluation of aggregate source quality.
All you need for success:

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Geology or in Geological Engineering (or Civil Engineering with a Geotechnical emphasis) from an ABET-accredited college or university curriculum.
Licensed as a Registered Geologist in the State of Missouri.
Six years of experience in geology or geotechnical work related to highway or transportation engineering.
Successful completion of a work simulation examination and a medical-physical examination.
Special Working Conditions:

Job requires significant physical stamina and endurance, including the ability to move materials by hand, operate hand tools, and perform stationary flagging.
Job requires outdoor work that involves exposure to physical hazards, health and safety risks, and/or adverse or otherwise undesirable characteristics in the environment, including risk of physical injury from carrying out duties in heavy traffic areas, on or near heavy equipment or machinery, and with hazardous chemicals or materials.
Job may require overtime and nighttime work.
Job may require operation of vehicles to plow snow and spread ice control materials.
Preferred Qualifications

More reasons to love this position:

MoDOT offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Visit our CAREERS page to explore all we have to offer. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for MoDOT, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found HERE.

At MoDOT you will play a key role in maintaining the seventh largest highway system in the United States. We value team players who are open-minded and work well with others to accomplish goals and fulfill our mission of safety, service, and stability. We see the growth of our team members as an investment, both in MoDOT's future and yours. If you're looking for diverse opportunities, challenging work, and a flexible environment, we want to talk to you about joining our winning team. MoDOT operates on shared values and your success in our organization depends upon modeling these values. CLICK HERE to view our mission, values, and tangible results. If you embrace these values, we welcome your application.

If you have questions about this position please contact:

NWHR@MoDOT.mo.gov