STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: SOILS ENGINEER
II
Class
Code: 8368-21
Date Established: 10-25-57
Occupational
Code: 7-5-9
Date of Last Revision: 03-14-06
BASIC
PURPOSE: to perform professional geo-technical
engineering in the evaluation of soils data in order to prepare recommendations
for engineering or environmental projects.
CHARACTERISTIC
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
o Prepares estimates of earth
materials needed or requiring removal as part of agency projects.
o Prepares reports on soils and earth
materials and recommends engineering strategies for construction or
environmental projects.
o Classifies soil characteristics to
determine use or suitability by the agency.
o Supervises subordinate engineers or
technicians doing field work in soils sampling or analysis.
o Performs on-site inspections or
investigations to verify site locations and analysis of soils and land
suitability.
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DISTINGUISHING
FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill
in recommending routine changes in standardized operating procedures OR in
retrieving, compiling, and reporting data according to established procedures
OR in operating complex machines.
Knowledge: Requires
logical or scientific understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or
professional nature in a particular field.
Impact: Requires
responsibility for contributing to immediate, ongoing agency objectives by
facilitating the direct provision of services to the public or other state
agencies. Errors at this level
result in inaccurate reports or invalid test results and require significant
investment of time and resources to detect.
Supervision: Requires
direct supervision of other employees doing work which is related or similar to
the supervisor, including scheduling work, recommending leave, reviewing work
for accuracy, performance appraisal, or interviewing applicants for position
vacancies.
Working
Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical
elements or a number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure
to minor injuries or health hazards.
Physical
Demands: Requires medium work, including
continuous strenuous activities such as frequent reaching, bending, or lifting
as well as performing work activities which require fine manual dexterity or
coordination in operating machines or equipment.
Communication: Requires
summarizing data, preparing reports and making recommendations based on
findings which contribute to solving problems and achieving work
objectives. This level also
requires presenting information for use by administrative-level managers in
making decisions.
Complexity: Requires
coordinating a combination of diverse job functions in order to integrate
professional and technical agency goals.
This level also requires considerable judgment to implement a sequence
of operations or actions.
Independent
Action: Requires objective assessment in
analyzing and developing new work methods and procedures subject to periodic
review and in making decisions according to established technical, professional
or administrative standards.
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor's
degree from a recognized college or university in environmental science or a
related field. Each additional
year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required
work experience.
Experience: Three years’
of related work experience directly related to the interpretation of soils for
the subdivision of land and design and installation of on-site wastewater
disposal systems per the requirements mandated under RSA 485-A. Each additional year of approved work
experience may be substituted for one year of required formal education.
License/Certification: Possession of
a valid driver’s license.
SPECIAL
REQUIREMENTS: Eligibility to become licensed as a
certified wetland scientist.
RECOMMENDED
WORK TRAITS: Considerable knowledge of soils
characteristics and the principles of soils mineralogy, and methods of soils
analysis. Considerable knowledge
of the earth's strata and geological structure with particular emphasis on
native New Hampshire soils, their composition and structure. Considerable knowledge of soil
mechanics, design and testing. Considerable
knowledge of the engineering principles and practices applied in the location,
design and construction of roads, dams, building sites, developments and
comparable structures. Knowledge
of soil exploration techniques.
Knowledge of mathematics sufficient to perform moderately complex
algebraic computations. Knowledge
of basic physics. Ability to
interpret soil profiles, maps and construction plans. Ability to prepare clear and concise engineering
reports. Ability to establish and
maintain harmonious working relationships with other employees, state and
federal officials as well as the general public. Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to
assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing
authority.
DISCLAIMER
STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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