Geotechnical Department Manager

Job Description

Geotechnical Department Manager Indianapolis, IN

Ready to grow your career as part of a down-to-earth team with the freedom to explore and develop solutions on rewarding, large-scale projects?

Want a flexible work environment and a culture where your ideas are valued and your safety is paramount? How about having access to a nationwide bench of expertise, and opportunities to learn and lead?

This is life at Terracon, a 100% employee-owned company where we chart our course together and everyone benefits when our hard work creates success.

The Terracon office in Indianapolis is growing and has an opening for a Geotechnical Department Manager. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established and strong technical team, build and maintain client relationships, and continue growing our consulting engineering practice

The successful candidate will supervise or monitor all projects in progress in the department to ensure that work is executed on time and in accordance with the client’s requirements and within company policies, procedures, and standards.

They will also oversee the preparation of proposals and cost estimates to clients to ensure proper scoping of services, availability of manpower and pricing to achieve desired profitability.

The Department Manager will direct the daily operations of a department including staff training, development, and performance review, utilization of equipment and facilities, safety oversight, quality of services and work product, timely delivery of services and deliverables, and adherence to policies and procedure.

Other responsibilities include planning for and participating in business development activities to identify, develop, win, and execute project opportunities and build and maintain client relationships.

Essential Roles and Responsibilities :

• Responsible for preparation of proposals and cost estimates
• Perform business and client development activities
• Develop and manage employee staffing plans, recruitment, selection and on-boarding
• With support from the Office Manager, prepare and execute annual business plan for the department
• Oversee and manage the success of the key department metrics of revenue growth, staff chargeability, project billing and collections, and project profitability
• Develop an understanding and awareness of project-related risk; be familiar with what could go wrong on a project and how to protect the Company;

be familiar with company risk policies

Lead safety efforts for team and ensure team follows safety rules and guidelines; responsible for creating and modeling a safe work environment;

demonstrates safety practices; promote pre-task planning for all projects.

Promote continuous quality monitoring and improvement on projects; monitor quality standards and practices; engage APRs on projects at their onset

Requirements :

• Bachelor’s degree in technical discipline practiced by the Firm including Engineering, Environmental Science or Geology
• Minimum of 8 years’ practice experience; or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 12 years’ related experience
• Master’s degree or PhD preferred
• Previous supervisory experience
• Valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history

Preferred Certification :

Certification or licensure in field of expertise

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