Geotechnical Risk Manager — Estimating & Constructability Lead

LHH; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership opportunities

Annual discretionary performance bonus

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Prescription drug coverage and telemed

Job summary

LHH is partnering with a leading employee-owned construction company to recruit a Geotechnical Risk Manager in Tempe, AZ. You will provide technical leadership for geotechnical scopes, evaluate subsurface risks, and translate geotechnical data into practical estimating, planning, and risk-mitigation strategies.

The role requires 10–15 years in heavy civil or geotechnical construction, a Civil Engineering or Geotechnical Engineering degree, and a PE preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Construction Engineering or related discipline.
• 10–15 years of experience in heavy civil construction, geotechnical engineering, major underground construction, or complex site-work projects.
• Experience with preconstruction, estimating, constructability, and risk management.
• Strong understanding of subsurface variability, soil conditions, groundwater conditions, and their impact on construction productivity, cost, and schedule.
• Ability to translate complex geotechnical information into practical construction, estimating, and cost decisions.
• Professional Engineer license is preferred.
• Experience with water/wastewater, transportation, or other large-scale infrastructure projects is preferred.
• Experience working across both design and construction environments is preferred.
• Familiarity with alternative delivery methods, including Design-Build and CMAR, is preferred.
• Strong leadership, collaboration, risk-management, and technical communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead review and interpretation of geotechnical, geologic, geophysical, environmental, demolition-related, and historical subsurface information.
• Identify gaps and coordinate clarification requests or appropriate risk allowances.
• Develop geotechnical narratives, estimating approaches, and construction means and methods for earthwork, foundations, shoring, underground utilities, tunneling, dewatering, and ground improvement.
• Establish production rates, crew compositions, equipment assumptions, and sequencing plans based on soil and groundwater conditions.
• Identify and quantify geotechnical risks affecting cost, schedule, safety, constructability, or productivity.
• Develop geotechnical risk registers, mitigation plans, contingencies, allowances, and proposal clarifications.
• Collaborate with designers, geotechnical engineers, owners, and specialty subcontractors to validate constructability and reduce risk.
• Support alternative technical concepts and value-engineering related to geotechnical and underground construction.
• Facilitate transition from preconstruction to operations by documenting assumptions, recommendations, risks, and ownership strategies.
• Provide consultative geotechnical support to project teams during early construction phases as needed.

Skills

Geotechnical engineering

Leadership

Risk management

Estimating

Constructability

Technical communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Construction Engineering

Job description

LHH is partnering with a leading employee-owned construction company to recruit a Geotechnical Risk Manager in Tempe, AZ. You will provide technical leadership for geotechnical scopes, evaluate subsurface risks, and translate geotechnical data into practical estimating, planning, and risk-mitigation strategies.

The role requires 10–15 years in heavy civil or geotechnical construction, a Civil Engineering or Geotechnical Engineering degree, and a PE preferred.