Geotechnical Department Manager

• Be accountable for the overall success of the Geotechnical Department.
• Work with Las Vegas branch leadership team that includes Department Managers in other service lines.
• Meet with various clients and solicit business locally, and coordinate with other UES offices to expand business opportunities regionally and nationally. Conduct lunch and learn presentations as necessary.
• Participate with business development and marketing efforts alongside UES’s PMs, executives, and client development professionals. You should anticipate active engagement in several professional organizations.
• Provide client management (including tasks related to financial management such as AR, AP, etc) for clients that are assigned to you.
• Lead team in project pursuits, including Design-Build efforts that may lead to future work.
• Prepare quotes costs and fees to clients.
• Supervise direct reports, perform employee evaluations, mentor, and participate in the hiring process.  
• Take lead for presenting safety data to Geotechnical Team, pushing safety practices to team.
• Take responsibility for the Geotechnical P&L statement including monthly reviews with Senior Leadership.
• As a Geotechnical Department Manager, you will have Project Engineers, Project Managers and Project Coordinators reporting directly to you.  You shall task them to support your efforts in a diligent and responsible manner.
• Lead and review geophysical investigations to obtain additional site information to supplement traditional geotechnical investigation methods.
• Prepare, review and approve Pavement Quality Reports, Selected Backfill Reports, Trench Backfill Reports, and other public entity certification reports, for private and public developments.
• Prepare Partial and Final Grading Reports, pad certifications, and pad recertification’s as needed for various assigned projects.
• Perform computer technical support and analysis with programs such as GIS, GINT, Geosystems, AutoCad, Lpile, and StablePro as needed for various assigned projects.
• Provide field inspection support and active field training for new and growing special inspectors and materials testing technicians.
• Provide mentorship for EIT and other staff members.
• Coordinates personnel and equipment within the department.
• Coordinates with other UES divisions within the office.
• Work with recruiting team for new positions within your department.
• Other responsibilities may be assigned.

• BS in Civil Engineering from 4-year college or university
• P.E. License in Nevada a minimum, western states licenses are welcome additions and will be taken into consideration
• 10+ years of relevant experience 

About UES

UES is a national leader in Geotechnical Engineering, Construction Materials Testing and Inspection, Building Code Compliance, Environmental Consulting, Occupational Health & Safety, Virtual Design Consulting, and Building Envelope. With over 3,400 team members across 70+ branches in the United States, UES provides essential engineering services to some of the most prominent and significant projects in the country. As the #1 fastest growing AEC firm on The Zweig Group’s Hot Firm list in 2021 and 2022, UES is poised to lead our industry into the future.

Our Team Members

Our team members bring unique skill sets, licenses and certifications, and experience to our firm, which diversifies our team and allows us to provide a wide variety of services uniquely grounded in excellence. Our team STRIVES to uphold our core values of safety, teamwork, responsiveness, integrity, value, and excellence to ensure we meet client expectations, support our communities, and build a strong, reliable team. Our UES team members are kind, passionate, and driven, which creates collaborative workspaces and a sense of camaraderie among our team members. At UES, we are eager to hire, teach, and train the next generation of industry leaders and learn from the expertise of each team member who walks through our doors. To learn more about UES, visit teamues.com

Our Benefits

We understand that our team members are the glue that holds our business together. We value the individual contributions of each person, and we show this by offering comprehensive benefits, including medical insurance options, PTO, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and so much more. If you have additional questions about our benefits, please contact our Recruitment team at westcareers@teamues.com

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