Geotechnical Group Manager

Terracon; Morgantown (WV); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Terracon in Morgantown, WV is seeking a senior professional to supervise multiple projects within the department, ensuring on-time delivery and adherence to client and company standards. You will oversee proposals, cost estimates, staffing plans, and business development activities while maintaining safety and quality across all work products.

In this role, you will lead staff training and performance reviews, manage metrics for revenue growth and profitability, and collaborate with clients to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, or Geology with 5 years’ related experience (or 9 years without degree).
• Valid driver’s license may be required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day department operations, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to client requirements.
• Lead staff training, development, performance reviews, and resource utilization.
• Prepare proposals and cost estimates to ensure proper scoping and profitability.
• Develop and manage staffing plans, recruitment, and onboarding.
• Plan and execute annual business plans for the specialty group.
• Monitor key metrics: revenue growth, billings, collections, and profitability.
• Lead safety initiatives and maintain a safe work environment.
• Identify project risks and promote quality monitoring and continuous improvement.

Skills

Staff leadership

Proposal development

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Environmental Science/Geology

Job description

General Responsibilities:

Supervise or monitor all projects in progress in the 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.
• A valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history may be required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certification or licensure in field of expertise.
• Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer status preferred.