Senior CMT Project Manager – Fort Worth, TX

Geotex Engineering, LLC; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Geotex Engineering, LLC is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee testing, inspection, and certification services from proposal to final report closeout. You will lead a team of project managers and field staff, ensuring technical compliance, project profitability, and high client satisfaction.

Responsibilities include coordinating field and laboratory operations, reviewing data and deliverables for accuracy, and supporting regional growth through technical proposals and client relationship

Qualifications

• Experience in construction materials testing or geotechnical engineering with project management exposure.
• Strong knowledge of plan reading, engineering practices, and standard lab procedures.
• Proficiency in industry project management platforms and reporting tools (e.g., Procore, Excel).

Responsibilities

• Oversee multiple large-scale CMT projects from inception to closeout.
• Ensure field operations comply with ASTM, AASHTO, ACI, AWS, and IBC standards.
• Coordinate scheduling, training, and performance of field technicians and inspectors; oversee lab workflows.

Skills

QEST

Procore

Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field

Job description

Senior Project Managers oversees testing, inspection, and certification services from initial client proposal through field testing execution, laboratory analysis, and final report closeout. This role is fully accountable for project financial health, technical compliance, and client satisfaction. You will lead and mentor a team of project manager personnel while acting as the primary face of the firm to contractors, developers, and engineers.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Project Execution & Quality Assurance: Manage multiple, concurrent large-scale CMT projects. Review construction plans and specifications to ensure all field operations (sampling, testing, special inspections) comply with ASTM, AASHTO, ACI, AWS, and IBC standards.
• Field & Lab Operations Oversight: Coordinate the scheduling, training, and performance of field technicians and inspectors. Oversee laboratory analysis workflows for materials like concrete, soil, asphalt, masonry, and structural steel.
• Technical Review: Interpret laboratory and field data. Review, sign off, and approve field observation reports and final deliverables to ensure strict accuracy and timely submittal.
• Financial Management: Build and manage project scopes of work, budgets, schedules, and resource planning. Direct the billing process, monitor utilization rates, and mitigate financial variances.
• Client & Stakeholder Management: Serve as the chief point of contact for clients, general contractors, engineers, and internal staff. Proactively resolve field-testing anomalies or scheduling timelines.
• Business Development: Support regional growth by assisting with technical proposals, estimating test-item costs, and nurturing long-term client relationships.
• Team Leadership & Mentorship: Directly supervise and mentor a team of Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers and elevate technical excellence within the field technician staff.
• Other duties as required.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to withstand moderate physical activity (standing, lifting, walking, bending, stooping over, reaching, etc.)
• Ability to maintain attention and concentration for extended periods of time.
• Ability to work overtime as needed.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Experience: 7 to 10+ years of progressive experience in construction materials testing, special inspections, or geotechnical engineering, with at least 3 to 5 years in a direct project management capacity.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a closely related engineering field is desired but not required.
• Licenses & Certifications (Preferred/Required): Advanced industry credentials such as Post Tension, TxDOT, NICET, ACI, or ICC certifications.
• Technical Competence: Expert-level knowledge of structural plan reading, engineering practices, and standard laboratory test procedures.
• Software Fluency: Proficiency in industry-specific project management and reporting platforms like QEST, Procore, Excel.

This job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. Other duties may be assigned, or this job description can be modified or amended at any time.

Geotex Engineering provides our employees a culture that is exceptionally responsive and delivers superior quality to our employees and clients alike.

Geotex Engineering Labs is an Equal Opportunity Employer.