GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER (CIVIL ENGINEER III)

Job Requisition ID: 53612 IPR#2025-00910
Closing Date: 03/19/2026
​Agency: Department of Transportation
Position Title: Civil Engineer III 
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary: $ 5,761 Monthly; Full Range: $ 5,761 - $ 9,548 Monthly
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 2
Bargaining Unit Code: NR916 Pro Tech Teamsters

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.   All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.  

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Position Overview

This position provides structural engineers with geotechnical recommendations on typical to complex projectsso that the most cost effective, safe, and durable structure is constructed. This is accomplished by performing typical to complex analyses to design or review and approve consultant designed foundations supporting bridges, retaining walls, culverts, and other traffic structures. The incumbent provides foundation and geotechnical design parameters, plan modifications, and specification input to the structural engineer so thecontract documents do not create construction delays or contractor claims. In addition, this position assists districts, contractors, consultants, and in-house structural engineers in responding to or resolving soils related design and construction problems.

Essential Functions

• Prepares and/or reviews consultant structural geotechnical reports (SGRs) on typical to complex projects.
• Reviews the foundations and geotechnical aspects of structural consultant and in-house type, size, location (TSL) plans for typical to complex structures.
• Reviews the foundations and geotechnical aspects of structural consultant and in-house final plans for typical to complex major structures.
• Reviews typical to complex construction submittals including cofferdams, seal coat, temporary soil retention systems, drilled shaft installation procedures, ground modification designs, tie-back anchor and micro-pile designs, value engineering, construction problems, mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) and soil nailed wall internal stability, noise wall foundations, and other less common requests.
• Reviews typical to complex local agency structure foundations and geotechnical reports as well as repair plans for foundations, slopes, and retaining walls.
• Designs typical to complex single shaft foundations for high mast light towers, overhead sign trusses, and traffic signal mast arms when standard design tables provided on the standard base sheets and manuals cannot be used.
• Performs duties in compliance with departmental safety rules. Performs all duties in a manner conducive to the fair and equitable treatment of all employees.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Completion of a bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET accredited college OR master’s degree in engineering OR Engineer Intern license in the state of Illinois.
• 37 months of civil engineering experience.

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