Geotechnical Group Leader

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and mentorship to geotechnical engineers, field professionals, and project managers across multiple concurrent infrastructure, commercial, and public works projects.
• Oversee deep and shallow foundation analysis, slope stability evaluations, and ground improvement design using industry-standard methods and software.
• Review and approve geotechnical engineering reports, including analysis of CPT, borings, lab testing, and slope monitoring data.
• Deliver geotechnical design recommendations aligned with AASHTO, ASTM, TXDOT, and IBC standards.
• Manage all operations of the geotechnical laboratory, ensuring quality assurance and efficient data turnaround.
• Direct proposal development, scope definition, budgeting, and profitability of the department, including oversight of collections.
• Partner closely with senior leadership on long-term strategy, resource planning, and market expansion.
• Support recruiting, hiring, and professional development for your group; promote a culture of coaching, learning, and retention.
• Maintain and grow client relationships through technical consultation, presentations, and project delivery excellence.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering with a focus in Geotechnical Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution.
• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license in the state of Texas.
• Minimum 8 years of progressive geotechnical experience, including management of technical teams and client-facing roles.
• Proven ability to lead complex projects involving foundations, embankments, slope stability, earth retention systems, and CMT services.

• Experience applying geotechnical standards from AASHTO, ASTM, TXDOT
  , IBC
  , and other industry accredited authorities in design and reporting.
• Technical expertise with CPT data interpretation, settlement analysis, liquefaction evaluation, and ground improvement techniques.
• Familiarity with software tools such as Geo Studio, LPILE, Settle3, and gINT.
• Strong business acumen, including prior experience with group-level financial oversight, proposal writing, and client development.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to coach and develop early-career engineers.

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 3,000 employees in 100+ offices and testing facilities coast to coast. ECS is currently ranked #66 in Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms (April 2025), #148 in Engineering News-Record’s Top 200 Environmental Firms (October 2025) and #50 in Zweig Group’s Hot Firm List (May 2025).

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