Principal Geotechnical Engineer

  • San Diego, CA
  • Posted 14 hours ago | Updated 2 hours ago

Overview

On Site
USD 175,000.00 - 225,000.00 per year
Full Time

Skills

Reporting
Project Management
Negotiations
Public Relations
Forensics
Testing
FOCUS
Strategic Planning
Leadership
Budget
Editing
Civil Engineering
Management
Microsoft Windows
Genetics
Authorization
Law
LOS
Recruiting

Job Details

This Jobot Job is hosted by: Brian Perkins
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Salary: $175,000 - $225,000 per year

A bit about us:

Formed in 1998 with a commitment to excellence. We work hard to give our clients thoughtful, cost-saving approaches to difficult problems.

Our mission is to provide excellent and economical engineering solutions and fertile ground for employee growth.
We are proudly an employee-owned company, evidenced by our family-like work environment and collaborative nature.

Why join us?
  • Employee Stock Options
  • Great Work Atmosphere
  • Flexible Schedule
  • Great Company Culture
  • Bonuses
  • Long Term Growth Potential


Job Details

Principal - North San Diego County, CA

Summary:

We are seeking a full-time project professional to manage complex engineering projects and internal operations. Initially, this will be a remote position, reporting to Auburn and West Sacramento offices. Eventually, this person will open and lead an office in this area. This person will work under the CEO and senior firm leadership. This candidate should have 15+ years of experience performing and managing civil/geotechnical services and management on water, flood control, and transportation related projects. This position requires some travel to our Socal offices and projects, project management, cost negotiation, and client and public relations, and internal management of our engineering and geologist staff.

Company Overview:

We are responsive to clients, but we take the time to get things right. We pride ourselves in our family-like work environment and culture. Employees strive for high quality and constant improvement.

We provides geotechnical, geo-environmental, construction, and forensics engineering services throughout California with offices in Auburn, West Sacramento, and Fresno. We have an extensive geotechnical and materials testing lab in West Sacramento, CA. We focus mostly on public works including flood control and transportation. We have been in business since 1998 and are rapidly growing!

Technical Duties:

Manage budgets and schedules
Review and edit reports and calculations

Conduct impactful meetings
Know industry standards
Interpret plans and specifications
Have deep knowledge and experience of services offered by Blackburn

Leadership and Managerial Duties:

Assist with company leadership, strategic planning and goal setting
Continuously develop your leadership and managerial skills
Communicate with clients, team members, and contractors
Understand project scopes and Blackburn's services
Understand and review contracts
Win target work
Manage and review employees

Identify and resolve project issues, including changes to scope
Coordinate Blackburn staff according to project needs
Review and assign project tasks while following deadlines and budgets
Teach and develop younger professionals.

Essential Abilities:

Communicate regularly with staff, clients, partners and subs
Handle multiple projects
Deliver high-quality projects in a timely manner
Edit and write thorough, cohesive reports in the active voice
Work well with many personality types.
Self-starter

Technical Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering (MS preferred)
5+ years of management (10+ years preferred)
Valid driver's license
Professional Engineer license (GE preferred)
Computer Savvy (Windows based systems)

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