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Geotechnical Engineering Department Manager
Raba Kistner, Inc. is a premier Engineering Consulting and Program Management firm. They are seeking a detailed-oriented, dependable Geotechnical Engineering Department Manager to lead their geotechnical engineering service department in the greater Austin region, focusing on business growth and project management.
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Responsibilities
Serve as Senior Geotechnical Engineer on all geotechnical engineering projects to ensure reports are technically correct and budgets and schedules are met
Serve as Project Manager for all projects
Direct and supervise field-logging activities if engineering supervision is required during drilling operations
Coordinate drilling activities with subcontractors and RKCI’s field staff
Oversee classification of soil samples in the laboratory
Oversee laboratory-testing assignments on projects in accordance with the testing program established in the proposal
Analyze field data, laboratory results and perform calculations necessary for completion of engineering reports
Coordinate preparation of geotechnical engineering reports for review and determine quality of final reports
Has sole responsibility to coordinate, as required, with other divisions or consultants for project support
Monitor product quality, design and technology to ensure consistency with contractual agreements
Provide mentorship and professional development to other professional, technical clerical and support staff employees
Conduct performance reviews of staff employees
Conduct salary reviews of staff employees
Determine to whom, why, and number of discretionary bonuses are to be distributed in the Engineering Department
Perform other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's of Science Degree in Civil Engineering (or equivalent) from an ABET accredited school
Fifteen (15) years of relevant geotechnical engineering experience or Master's Degree with a minimum of ten (10) years' appropriate geotechnical engineering experience required
Must have a Professional Engineer's (P.E.) License for the State of Texas or if licensed in another state have the ability to obtain Texas license within 3 months
Must have experience with expansive soil and heave prediction
Must have experience with drilled pier foundations and over-consolidated clays
Must have experience with global stability analyses and evaluations
Must have experience with coastal projects, particularly port and harbor projects including bulkheads, dolphins and relieving platforms
Must have experience with geotechnical aspects of growth faults
Must have experience with pavement section design
Must have experience with a large breadth of projects ranging from small single-story structures to mid to high-rise level construction
Must have experience with horizontal Civil Works projects including pipeline and transportation projects
Good oral and written communications skills and ability to work in teams at different levels within the organization
Intermediate to advance in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
Management skills to supervise project teams as well as monitor and evaluate progress of projects