Geotechnical Engineer Manager - Marino Engineering Associates, Inc.

Geotechnical Engineer Manager

Job Details

Full-Time

Benefits

• MEA Group Health Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• PTO: Paid Time Off to be used by employee as personal days, sick days, or vacation days

• Paid Holidays

• IRA with matching contribution

• Relocation Assistance 

Full Job Description

Marino Engineering Associates (MEA) and its predecessor is a geotechnical company with a longstanding tradition that performs innovative and state-of-the-art work. Over the past 40 years, MEA’s well qualified staff have been providing mine subsidence engineering due to mine or karst, field and monitoring services, subsurface investigations, shallow and deep foundation systems, design of earth retaining structures, underground excavations, mine subsidence risk and damage potential, 2D & 3D advanced numerical analyses, rock engineering, soil-structure interaction analyses of geohazards effects on transmission and distribution pipelines, and forensic engineering.

MEA is currently seeking a Geotechnical Engineer Manager to meet the growth needs of the company. The ideal candidate for this position is an individual passionate about geotechnical engineering, has lead teams or departments, and has a Professional Engineer (PE) license.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate workflow

• Lead geotechnical/geological evaluations

• Lead and oversee field and geotechnical explorations, sample collections, and/or construction-related activities

• Perform engineering analyses and calculations

• Write, prepare and review proposals and reports for projects of varying size and complexity

• Effectively interact and communicate with clients and staff

• Supervise and mentor work of other professionals, technical and support staff

• Follow safety rules and standards for all projects

• Manage projects and ensure they are completed on-schedule, within budget, and consistent with company and client standards

• Develop and conduct site characterization activities, foundation and retaining wall design, settlement/heave analyses, slope stability analyses, and foundation/earthwork construction observation

• Safely plan field assignments including geotechnical site reconnaissance, forensic investigations, test boring observations, geophysical investigations, and construction monitoring.

• Clearly and readily communicate with contractors, clients, and others affiliated with the project to proactively resolve potential issues

• Develop and maintain relationship with clients, achieving sales targets

• Serve as the client liaison and be accountable for client satisfaction with company’s performance and deliverables

• Identify and market new clients

• Travel as need and/or assigned

• Perform any other duties assigned by the management team

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Civil Engineering with a focus in Geotechnical Engineering with emphasis on subsidence and/or ground control

• Relevant technical experience in Geotechnical engineering and/or numerical analyses

• Familiar with soil and rock mechanics principles, subsidence analysis experience.

• Have report writing skills

• Ability to work effectively with other engineers and technicians in geotechnical/mining, subsidence, and forensic engineering projects

• Ability to develop proposals and scopes, programming supervision, quality control, and budget management

• 10+ years of employment experience in geotechnical engineering

• 5 years of project management experience

• Excellent writing, organizational, and communications skills

• Must be personable and able to communicate with clients and staff at all levels

• An established history of successful project management

• A commitment to technical excellence

• The ability to develop and maintain relationships with our clients

• Ability to interpret sketches, engineering drawings, and other similar material

• Proven track record of accomplishments in business development planning and marketing of engineering services

Why join MEA?

MEA is a high-end company, which focuses on career development of employees resulting from working on complex projects, in-house awards, professional papers, and specialized training. MEA offers comprehensive benefits to full-time employees and offers competitive salaries matching the experience of the applicants.

MEA has a great culture of collaboration and teamwork. It is our desire that our employees should succeed professionally and personally. In doing so, MEA provides opportunities for growth where you will be able to continue developing your interests and skills while working alongside some of the greatest minds and hard-working individuals.

• It is the policy of MEA to employ, retain, promote, terminate, and otherwise treat any and all job applicants on the basis of merit, qualifications, and competence. This policy shall be applied without regard to any individual’s sex, race, religion, national origin, age, marital status, physical or mental condition or handicap (which can be reasonably accommodated), or other legally protected employee status. MEA prohibits any discrimination against any employee or applicant on the basis of that person’s race, national origin, sex, age, marital status, religious beliefs, physical or mental condition, handicap, or other legally protected status.