STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: RESEARCH GEOLOGIST
Class Code: 7655-26
Date Established: 04-09-75
Occupational Code: 2-6-8
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To develop and review geological
activities and investigations supporting state-wide civil engineering projects.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Supervises
subordinate personnel in analyzing aerial photographs, stereographic
projections and geological maps.
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Coordinates with
agency engineers in designing and monitoring rock slope excavations.
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Reviews reports and
research findings to recommend measures for drilling, blasting, or vibration
control.
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Monitors and inspects
construction projects with potential for rock slope or drainage problems or
foundation failures.
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Monitors consultant
agreements for professional services related to blasting and rock slope
containment design.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in analyzing and
interpreting data, policy and procedures OR in using equipment in order to
arrive at logical conclusions or recommendations.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving
direct service objectives by assessing agency service needs and making
preliminary recommendations for the development of alternative short-term
program policies or procedures.
Errors at this level result in incomplete assessments or misleading
recommendations causing a disruption of agency programs or policies.
Supervision: Requires direct supervision of programs
or of employees doing work which differs from the supervisor, including
disciplining employees, solving personnel problems, recommending hiring and
firing employees, and developing work methods. The supervisor in this position manages a working unit or
section with responsibility for employee performance appraisal.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job
elements and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
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 reviewing summaries and
reports and making management level decisions to solve problems or to achieve
work objectives as well as articulating and expressing those solutions and
goals. This level also requires
formal presentations of solutions and goals to employees and the general public
to increase the responsiveness of the agency toward the demands of its client
system.
Complexity: Requires evaluating a combination of
wide-ranging job functions to determine work procedures, to solve problems, and
to reach conclusions by applying analytical, technical, or scientific thinking. This level also requires planning
policies and long-term strategies, drawing conclusions based on available
criteria, and evaluating the effectiveness of program objectives.
Independent Action: Requires independent judgment in
planning and evaluating work procedures and in supervising the development of
professional, technical and managerial standards under administrative direction
and according to broad departmental guidelines.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor's degree from a recognized
college or university with major study in the field of geology or engineering
geology. Each additional year of
approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required work
experience.
Experience: Five years' experience in the field of
engineering geology. Additional
years of related work experience may not be substituted for the formal
education required by this class specification.
License/Certification: None required.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Considerable knowledge of geological
theory with emphasis on the use of land form and terrain characteristics for eventual
use in construction. Considerable
knowledge of structural geology, mineralogy, geomorphology and glacial geology.
Considerable knowledge of geological mapping and blasting methods and
techniques. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
including speaking to groups of professional engineers. Ability to design construction and
blasting plans and specifications.
Ability to review and analyze technical geological reports, field data
and similar engineering data.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with
professionals in the engineering and construction field, state, federal and
local officials and the public.
Ability to walk over rough terrain including mountain and rock
climbing. 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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