
Geotechnical Group Manager
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The Geotechnical Group Manager supervises projects and department operations, ensuring timely delivery and compliance with client requirements and company standards. The role oversees proposals, cost estimates, staffing, safety, quality, and business planning, while supporting business development and client relationships. Candidates need a relevant bachelor's degree and five years of practice experience, or at least nine years of related experience in lieu of a degree.
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General Responsibilities: Supervise or monitor all projects in progress in the Geotechnical department to ensure that work is executed on time and in accordance with the client's requirements and within company policies, procedures and standards. Supervise the preparation of proposals and cost estimates to clients to ensure proper scoping of services, availability of manpower and pricing to achieve desired profitability. Supervise 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. Plan for and participate 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. - With support from the Department/Office manager perform business and client development activities. - With support from the Department/Office Manager develop and manage employee staffing plans, recruitment, selection and on-boarding. - With support from the Department/Office Manager prepare and execute annual business plan for the specialty service group. - With support from the Department/Office Manager oversee and manage the success of the key group metrics of revenue growth, staff chargeability, project billing and collections, and project profitability. - Develop understanding and be aware 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. - Provide and lead continuous quality monitoring and improvement on projects. Monitor and promote quality standards and practices. - Provide consistent quality standards on project and proposal delivery. - Perform other duties as assigned. Requirements: - Bachelor's degree in technical discipline practiced by the Firm including Engineering, Environmental Science or Geology and 5 years' practice experience. Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 9 years' related experience. - Valid driver's license with acceptable violation history. Preferred Certification: - Certification or licensure in field of expertise. - Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer status preferred. #LI-KR1 Terracon is an EEO employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran and disabled candidates to apply and be considered for open positions. We do not discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, disability, age, or military status.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,941 open Engineering Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Ohio median$137–262K/yr49 salary ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 86 open Engineering Management jobs in Ohio and 1,941 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Engineering Management postings that state a minimum ask for 8 years at the median (1,654 postings).
- Education
- 852 of the 1,941 open Engineering Management jobs (44%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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