Geotechnical Department Manager

Terracon; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Annual bonus

Stock purchase option

4 weeks paid time off

Cell phone reimbursement

Job summary

Terracon in Midland, TX is seeking a Geotechnical Department Manager to lead a growing team on diverse projects, including commercial, education, hospital, and energy facilities. The role requires guiding investigations, budgeting, scheduling, and client relations across West Texas, with a focus on renewable energy and industrial markets.

The ideal candidate will bring established leadership, strong communication skills, and a track record of delivering integrated geotechnical solutions while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline (Engineering, Environmental Science or Geology) with 8 years’ experience, or 9 years’ experience in lieu of a degree.
• Masters degree & licensure/certification in the field are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a geotechnical department to maintain profitability and growth.
• Communicate complex engineering issues to technical and non-technical clients and project teams.
• Oversee resource management, scheduling, budgets, and coordination with external vendors or contractors.
• Lead client development activities for the Midland area and provide excellent customer service.
• Develop written proposals for projects of varying size and complexity.
• Ensure safety rules and standards are followed across all projects.

Skills

Department leadership

Client development

Communication

Project management

Safety compliance

Team supervision

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Geology/Environmental Science

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

General Responsibilities:

Are you passionate about making a difference in your community? Terracon is growing and hiring a Geotechnical Department Manager in our Midland, TX office! Our Midland office works on exciting projects including commercial, education, hospital, slope stability, deep foundation design and various other project types requiring geotechnical services.

The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience supporting large, complex, multi-discipline projects throughout West Texas, particularly within the renewable energy (wind and solar), oil and gas, data center, and industrial development markets. This experience should include leading geotechnical investigations and engineering services for projects with multiple stakeholders, aggressive schedules, and significant construction budgets. Candidates should be comfortable collaborating with civil, structural, environmental, construction materials testing, and facilities engineering teams to deliver integrated solutions that address site characterization, foundation design, earthwork considerations, and construction risk management. Experience managing key client relationships and serving as a trusted technical advisor on regional energy, infrastructure, and mission-critical facility projects is highly desired.

If your passion lies in working on projects that help your community, and if you're interested in belonging to a 100% employee-owned organization thatallows us to set our course together and benefit when our hard work creates financial success,then Terracon is your kind of company! We share your passion.

The selected candidate will also receive a sign-on bonus, in addition to other total rewards, like an annual bonus, the ability to purchase stock, 4-weeks paid time off and cell phone reimbursement!

Essential Roles and Responsibilities:

• Manage and lead a department of geotechnical engineers and continue to make the department profitable and inspire growth.
• Apply sound engineering principles and be able to communicate complex engineering issues and concepts to technical and non-technical clients and project teams.
• May be responsible for resource management, project scheduling, budgets and forecasts, and working with external vendors, subcontractors or contractors.
• Conducting client development activities and work for the Midland area.
• Provide excellent level of customer service.
• Design, communicate, and implement a project plan for completing the project.
• Ability to develop written proposals to clients for both small and large projects.
• Experienced in evaluating, and synthesizing complex laboratory and field data, and assembly in written reports.
• Demonstrate a commitment to follow safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects for incident and injury free operations.
• Report any safety issues or concerns to management.
• Lead technical training and make informed decisions based upon state-of-the‑art technology issues.
• Provide leadership of marketing, sales and business development.
• Supervise less experienced engineers or technical support personnel on projects.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in technical discipline practiced by the Firm including Engineering, Environmental Science or Geology and 8 years’ practice experience. Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 9 years’ related experience.
• A valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history may be required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters Degree & Certification or licensure in field of expertise.