Earthwork Manager Reston, Virginia, United States

Muller, Inc.; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Yearly Bonus

Paid Holidays & Vacation

Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance

401K with company match

Company Vehicle

Job summary

Muller, Inc. is a full-service site development contractor based in Northern Virginia seeking an Earthworks Manager to lead and optimize earthwork and aggregates production and logistics, ensuring efficiency and implementing continuous improvement strategies.

The role focuses on cost reduction, industry partnerships, and strategic planning to reduce dirt and aggregate removal costs while maintaining safety and environmental standards. Strong collaboration with internal teams is essential.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in aggregates.
• Strong understanding of production processes.
• Safety-focused with commitment to environmental standards.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced, growing operation.
• Valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Develop industry relationships to import/export dirt and aggregates.
• Analyze ways to increase profit by improving efficiency in earthwork operations.
• Propose cost-reduction and revenue-increase ideas for earthwork and aggregates.
• Identify strategic sites for disposal of dirt and aggregates.
• Propose an aggregates recycling plan and strategy.
• Collaborate with project teams to align schedules with dirt/aggregate removal and costs.
• Coordinate with estimating to accurately estimate aggregate-related costs for projects.
• Form long-term partnerships with logistics, earthwork, and aggregate vendors and negotiate terms.

Skills

Earthworks management

Logistics optimization

Cost reduction

Negotiation

Safety awareness

Communication

Job description

Muller, Inc. is a full-service site development contractor based in Northern Virginia. Our unique technology and systems-driven approach has led us to become a leading provider of sustainable civil construction services throughout Maryland, Virginia, and DC.

Exciting opportunity to lead and optimize our earthwork operation. Muller Inc is hiring for an Earthworks Manager to join its growing team. The ideal candidate will oversee and optimize earthwork and aggregates production and logistics, ensure efficiency, and implement strategies for continuous improvements.

Disclaimer: The following description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential responsibilities of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required.

Responsibilities:

• Network aggressively with others in the industry to form mutually beneficial relationships when needs arise for importing and exporting dirt and aggregates.
• Analyze different ways to increase profit by being more efficient with dirt and aggregate import, export, and recycling.
• Propose ideas and partnerships to owner on how to reduce costs and/or increase revenue being more efficient with earthwork and aggregates.
• Locate possible sites that are strategically located to dispose of dirt and aggregates.
• Propose aggregates recycling game plan and strategy.
• Work with internal project teams to review future project schedules and match up with current best-case options to reduce costs for dirt and aggregate removal.
• Work with internal estimating team to accurately estimate aggregate related costs for future projects taking into consideration timing of projects and current and future status of the dirt and aggregate program.
• Coordinate with hauling/logistics companies to form long term partnerships to reduce costs and increase efficiency.
• Form long term partnerships with and negotiate with logistics, earthwork and aggregate related partners and vendors.

Required Qualifications:

• At minimum 5 years of experience in aggregates.
• Strong understanding of production processes.
• Resourceful, analytical and creative thinking skills.
• Commitment to safety and environmental standards.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Adaptable to fast pace and growing operation.
• Ability to multitask and strong time management skills.
• Ability to demonstrate initiative and problem-solving skills.
• Valid Driver’s license.

Compensation:

• Competitive Salary + Yearly Bonus
• Paid Holidays and Vacation
• Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance plus additional voluntary plans
• 401K with company match
• Company Vehicle + Fuel Card

Muller Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes hiring decisions solely on the basis of merit