Field Services Team Leader - ECS Ltd

• Primary duties include leading a team of construction materials testing technicians
• Overseeing and coordinating the schedules and work of technicians
• Responsible for day-to-day operations of the team with consideration to financial performance
• Training and supervising both existing and new technicians as needed
• Reviewing employee time and expenses to ensure that all are correctly recorded and coded for billing
• Conducting and/or assisting with coaching, performance evaluations, discipline, and termination of employees in accordance with company policies
• Promoting safe work practices and ensuring proper PPE is used
• Assisting and/or being responsible for maintaining appropriate staff levels with approval by your management
• Additional responsibilities may include application of technical support, reviewing field reports, marketing to clients, maintaining a client database, proposal preparation, and project management, as well as attending project site meetings and assisting with other administrative duties as needed.
• The focus of this position will be on team leadership, however, you may occasionally be involved with field and/or laboratory testing, which may include: testing of soils, foundations, reinforced and post-tensioned concrete, masonry, structural steel, fireproofing, and asphalt pavement.

• Work Environment: The employee may be exposed to weather conditions such as wet and/or humid environments, cold and/or heat, and dusty and noisy work environments. Noise levels will typically be moderate to moderately loud. Some weekend and overtime work may be required. You may at times also perform technician-level duties.

• Physical Requirements: These physical demands are representative of what a technician may encounter in the field. You may be involved with field work on outside construction sites involving long-term standing and perhaps repetitive motions. You must have the ability to use your hands to handle, finger, or feel; reach, climb or balance; crouch, stoop, crawl, kneel and sit. You will have the ability to see and smell; including close, distance, and peripheral vision, depth vision, and ability to focus. You may be required to drive hundreds of miles per day. Lifting – The employee will regularly lift and/or move/shake up to 40 pounds [soil and/or concrete tests and related apparatus]; frequently lift and/or move up to 60-80 pounds [soils and sand samples, and nuclear density equipment], and occasionally move more than 100 pounds [such as a loaded wheelbarrow of concrete samples]. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required
• BSCE from an ABET accredited college/university preferred; EIT would be a plus
• 3-5 years of relevant experience
• Radiation safety for nuclear density gauge, basic concrete and basic soils certifications required

Founded in 1988, Engineering Consulting Services (ECS) is a leader in geotechnical, construction materials, environmental, and facilities engineering. ECS is currently ranked 2 in Zweig Group’s Hot Firms List (Zweig Group, June 2023), 61 in Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms (ENR, April 2023), and 131 in Engineering News-Record’s Top 200 Environmental Firms (ENR, July 2023). To learn more about us, click here. 

We love our employees and we show this through providing some great benefits, including paid time off, health and other insurance plans, retirement and college savings plans, and more.  Click here to learn more about the great benefits at ECS.

ECS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This means that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.