Construction Materials Testing Department Manager

Your role as the CMT Department Manager will both utilize and expand your talents to provide project management and oversight of CMT projects as well as supervision of the CMT department. In addition to your daily responsibilities, you will have the opportunity to create lasting relationships with our diverse team and directly contribute to our path to becoming the most sought after, respected, and successful engineering firm in the country.

Responsibilities:

• Travel to various job sites in a company provided vehicle as needed
• Manage the full lifecycle of field services engineering projects and laboratory operations
• Lead a team of CMT engineers, project managers, and technicians
• Ensure projects adhere to CMT engineering best practices, safety standards, and quality control procedures
• Perform technical review of proposals, reports, and calculations
• Track department budget, revenue, forecasts, and financial performance
• Set goals for the CMT/Field Services group and develop staff skills through training initiatives
• Assist senior staff with business development efforts through community involvement and client engagement
• Attend project meetings and troubleshoot problems in the field
• Promote company values, positive culture, and high employee engagement
• Review daily field reports from a technical oversight
• Approve weekly timesheets and department expense reports
• Prepare invoices
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Preferred: 4-year degree from an accredited university with a focus in Civil Engineering or relevant field of study
• Preferred: Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Virginia or ability to obtain licensure within three months of hire.
• 6 years of related engineering experience, including conducting laboratory testing, construction observation, field quality assurance testing, site grading, and supervising construction materials testing.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and project management skills.
• Ability to thrive and function in the ever-changing environment of a growing company
• Strong technical knowledge of testing procedures and specifications.
• Experience with budgets, forecasts, and financial management.
• Valid Driver's License with acceptable driving record
• Knowledge of construction materials methods, ASTM standards and soil classifications
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
• Operational and project management experience
• Experience in overseeing materials testing projects
• Ability to evaluate “Request for Proposals,” attend site meetings or converse with potential clients to develop a scope of services and associated cost estimate
• Understand companies’ goal and objectives and execute accordingly
• Understanding of human resource management principles, practices and procedures
• Strong leadership skills; strong and proven work ethic
• Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to analyze and correct operational issues
• Ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language
• Highly self-motivated, self-directed and attentive to detail
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks at a time
• Proactive problem solver
• Must enjoy being part of a team, have a “can do” positive attitude and be confidential with all matters
• Ability to work and interact with hands-on level to interactions with senior management

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements:

• Occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions such as wet and/or humid environments, extreme cold and/or heat, dusty and noisy work environments.
• Office work requiring long-term sitting and computer work.
• Some weekend and overtime work and/or overnight work and travel may be required. You may be required to drive hundreds of miles per day.
• Ability to use your senses to see (including close, distant and peripheral vision, depth vision and ability to focus), smell, hear and touch (use your hands to reach, climb or balance, crouch, stoop, crawl, kneel and sit).
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move/shake up to 40lbs (soil and/or concrete tests and related apparatus); frequently lift and/or move up to 60lbs (soil and sand samples, and nuclear density equipment); and occasionally move more than 100lbs. (such as a loaded wheelbarrow of concrete samples).

UES is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Company will recruit, hire, train, and promote into all job levels without regard to race, religion, gender, marital status, familial status, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, source of income, veteran status, or other protected class.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $95,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Physical Setting:

• Office

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Application Question(s):

• What are your compensation expectations?

Experience:

• related engineering: 6 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Professional Engineer (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Sandston, VA 23150 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Sandston, VA 23150: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $95,000