Application Technology Manager - Pavements

Commercial Metals LTD; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 benefits

401(k) match

Lifestyle benefit

Bonuses

Life & disability insurance

Employee stock purchase plan

Training & advancement

Job summary

Commercial Metals LTD's Tensar Division seeks an Application Technology Manager to advance pavement technologies, validate designs, and translate testing into practical guidance, software, and training. This senior role connects engineering analysis, research, and field performance to Tensar pavement solutions.

The candidate will lead cross-functional teams, collaborate with researchers, and manage technology development projects, with travel 20–30% domestically and internationally.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of combined experience and education in civil engineering. A focus on pavement design or geotechnical engineering preferred.
• Expertise in pavement design and analysis, including linear elastic, mechanistic, empirical, and mechanistic-empirical methods.
• Working knowledge of pavement engineering, soil mechanics, geotechnical engineering, materials mechanics, and geosynthetics.
• Experience with research, method development, testing, validation, and interpretation of engineering results.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with professionalism and discretion.
• Approximately 20-30% domestic and international travel required.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new pavement application technologies utilizing core Tensar products.
• Identify and implement technical improvements to existing Tensar pavement systems and design methods.
• Collaborate with technical engineers and research partners to develop, validate, test, and implement pavement technologies and design methodologies.
• Analyze laboratory, accelerated pavement testing, and field-performance data and convert findings into pavement design guidance, software logic, and implementation recommendations.
• Monitor competitor technologies, publications, design approaches, and performance claims.
• Provide technical leadership for pavement design and implementation of Tensar products within flexible, rigid, industrial, maintenance/interlayer, foundation, and specialty pavement solutions.
• Independently manage application technology development projects.

Skills

Pavement design

Geotechnical knowledge

Engineering analysis

Research & validation

Communication skills

Data interpretation

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Master of Science in Civil Engineering or related field

MBA

Job description

it's what's inside that counts

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There's more to CMC than our products and the buildings, structures, and roads they go into. At CMC, it's the people inside our recycling centers, fabrication plants, manufacturing facilities, steel mills and offices that make us who we are as a company. Our success comes from finding, retaining, and supporting the highest quality talent by offering:

• Day 1 Benefits Coverage with low cost Medical, Vision, Dental
• Day 1 Paid-time Off and Vacation
• 4.5% Company Match 401(k) plan
• $500 Annual Company-paid Lifestyle Benefit
• Competitive Compensation and Bonuses
• Company-paid Life and Disability Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Training and Advancement Opportunities

Why This Job

CMC's Tensar Division is seeking an Application Technology Manager to support the Global Center of Excellence for Pavements. The role develops, validates, and implements pavement technologies and converts testing, research, and field evidence into pavement design guidance, software methods, technical documentation, training, and application approvals. This position is intended for an experienced pavement professional who can connect engineering analysis, research, validation, and field performance to practical Tensar pavement solutions.

What You'll Do

• Identify and develop new pavement application technologies utilizing core Tensar products
• Identify and implement technical improvements to existing Tensar pavement systems and design methods
• Collaborate with technical engineers and research partners to develop, validate, test, and implement pavement technologies and design methodologies
• Analyze laboratory, accelerated pavement testing, and field-performance data and convert findings into pavement design guidance, software logic, and implementation recommendations
• Monitor competitor technologies, publications, design approaches, and performance claims
• Provide technical leadership for pavement design and implementation of Tensar products within flexible, rigid, industrial, maintenance/interlayer, foundation, and specialty pavement solutions
• Independently manage application technology development projects

What You'll Need

• Minimum 8 years of combined experience and education in civil engineering. A focus on pavement design or geotechnical engineering preferred
• Expertise in pavement design and analysis, including linear elastic, mechanistic, empirical, and mechanistic-empirical methods
• Working knowledge of pavement engineering, soil mechanics, geotechnical engineering, materials mechanics, and geosynthetics
• Experience with research, method development, testing, validation, and interpretation of engineering results
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with professionalism and discretion
• Approximately 20-30% domestic and international travel required

Your Education

• Bachelors in Civil Engineering Required
• Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Pavement Engineering, or a closely related field required
• MBA preferred

We are CMC, a Fortune 500 company at the leading edge of our industry. Our construction reinforcement and steel products have supported construction projects and structures around the world. The secret to our success? We've built our legacy by assembling a team of innovators and doers to tackle some of the most challenging construction reinforcement problems facing our world for more than 100 years - and we're just getting started.

CMC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, or other status protected by federal, state or local law.