GPR Field Services Manager

ECS Limited is offering a unique opportunity for a talented and certified Field Services Manager to join our Special Projects Group team. We offer opportunities for professional development with additional incentives as you advance your skills and gain experience. In this role, you will successfully ensure that our technicians are properly trained and organized through management within the Field Services department. 

Responsibilities

• Safety: Oversee the calibration of field equipment, to include inventory maintenance and organization of supplies; Promote safety and safety culture; Ensure proper PPE is used on project sites; Assist with company required safety training.
• Communication: Management of field services scheduling operations; Ensure that schedule requests are being met; Daily review of field reports and senior review of reports as requested; Assist staff with resolution of issues; Regularly provide assistance to project managers and the department manager as needed; Attend project site meetings and provide technical resolution of issues as needed.
• Training and Development: Supervise, lead, and mentor field services staff as they grow in their careers; Responsible for day-to-day operations of the group with consideration to financial performance; Ensure that the field services group is properly trained and address any gaps in training when needed; Collaborate with other managers and recruiting to ensure adequate staffing for your team; Manage and oversee utilities locating projects and prepare proposals; Manage the group to promote continued growth with a strong emphasis on marketing and business development.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• 5 years of related experience, including practical experience in utilities location and supervising locators as needed, data collection, construction observation, field quality assurance testing, site grading
• Must have and be willing to maintain basic certifications.
• Advanced certifications may be required based on the work performed.
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 85 pounds.
• Expert understanding of utilities location and subsurface exploration techniques and tools.  
• Ability to determine appropriate testing methods and the ability to evaluate test results in terms of specification compliance.
• Strong understanding of construction materials testing and evaluation techniques.
• Strong communication skills (speaking, reading, and writing).
• Ability to work effectively with peers and supervisors and to build a team.
• Knowledge of ECS systems and procedures is a plus.

ECS Group of Companies (ECS) was founded in 1988 with the goal to raise the standards of professional engineering consulting. Today, we are a leader in geotechnical, construction materials, environmental and facilities consulting services. We are employee-owned with more than 2,700 employees in 90 offices and testing facilities across the United States. ECS is currently ranked #64 in Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms (April 2024) and #28 in Zweig Group’s Hot Firm List (June 2024). To learn more about us, click here.

We love our employees and we show this through providing some great benefits, including paid time off, health and other insurance plans, retirement and college savings plans, and more. Click here to learn more about the great benefits at ECS.


ECS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This means that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.