Licensed PE Seller-Doer Engineer — Geotech & Materials

Construction Material Testing; Bossier City (LA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Construction Material Testing seeks seller-doer engineers who are as comfortable in a contractor's office pitching a testing program as reviewing a compaction report or sealing a geotechnical letter. You carry a business development target and a technical workload, keeping the clients you win, with compensation tied to revenue you bring in.

The role includes developing a client book for materials testing, special inspection, and geotechnical services, scoping and pricing proposals, negotiating

Qualifications

• Active PE license in the state of posting or by comity within 90 days.
• 6+ years in construction materials testing, geotechnical engineering, or special inspection with client-facing responsibility.
• Proven record of bringing in work or a clear plan to do so in this market.
• Comfortable pricing, negotiating, and saying no to a bad contract.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a book of clients—general contractors, owners, developers, and design firms—for materials testing, special inspection, and geotechnical services.
• Scope, price, and write proposals; negotiate terms; convert opportunities into signed work.
• Serve as engineer of record on the projects you win: review field and laboratory data, resolve failing tests, and seal reports and letters.
• Direct technicians and inspectors on your projects and coordinate with the laboratory on testing schedules.
• Represent the company at owner meetings, pre-construction meetings, and industry events in your market.

Skills

Client-facing

Proposal writing

Negotiation

Lead project teams

Education

Professional Engineer license (PE)

Job description

Construction Material Testing seeks seller-doer engineers who are as comfortable in a contractor's office pitching a testing program as reviewing a compaction report or sealing a geotechnical letter. You carry a business development target and a technical workload, keeping the clients you win, with compensation tied to revenue you bring in.

The role includes developing a client book for materials testing, special inspection, and geotechnical services, scoping and pricing proposals, negotiating