Special Projects Group Geotechnical Senior Project Engineer - Deep Foundation Testing

Responsibilities

Senior Project Engineers are responsible to ensure that all required tasks on a project from proposal to final invoice payment are completed either by themselves or by subordinates

Perform consultation and attend meetings as needed

Mentor junior staff and assign training as needed

Present a positive customer service attitude and understanding of ECS Core Values.  

Responsibilities:

• Service line champion primarily involved with growth, oversight, and performance of deep foundation testing, such as PDA, CSL, TIP, and PIT; lateral, compression, and pull-out testing of small steel piles and helical piles; and pull-out soil nails and anchors 

• Periodically involved with overseeing the preparation and review of geotechnical reports from junior staff with a strong commitment to meeting project deadlines 

• Periodic management of geotechnical engineering projects, which will consist of performing boring layouts, obtaining utility clearances, supervising drill rigs, performing in-situ testing, classifying soils, determining appropriate laboratory tests, and preparing geotechnical engineering reports 

• Both prepare and oversee the preparation and review of geotechnical and CMT proposals by junior staff 

• Periodically oversee CMT projects with daily report review and assist junior staff with resolution of issues and training of field staff, primarily related to foundation element submittals, installation, and testing  

• Host or attend project meetings with clients to follow up on delivered reports and provide technical solutions as necessary 

• Mentor, train, and develop junior-level staff 

• Collaborate with other managers to help make staffing decisions 

• Collaborate with other groups and services lines at ECS to seek out pile load testing opportunities. 

Expectations In This Job  

• Business Development: Interface with clients on a weekly basis. Market our services to maintain and further develop the client database
  

  Anticipate 200-400 clients. Plan on one event per week and deeper involvement in at least one organization
  

  Sit on a board, run a committee, and seek leadership
  

  Estimate 4 hours per week. 

• Training: Use geotechnical software and/or perform calculations to verify others and/or support your recommendations
  

  Exercise judgment and take ownership of the completion and overall success of projects. 

• Technical: Provide training for all subordinates
  

  Make sure that technicians and Staff and Project Managers are technically qualified to do the work assigned. 

• Productivity: Maintain an acceptable level of billability as directed by your supervisor. 

• Project Management: Senior review of field reports 2x daily
  

  Responsible for all invoicing and collections on all projects
  

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