Senior Geotechnical Engineer

NV5, Inc. is seeking a highly motivated, self-driven Principal Engineer in the Geotechnical field for a leadership position in Northern California. The current Chico, Nevada City and Truckee offices provide consulting engineering services which include conventional geotechnical services, construction materials testing services, advanced geotechnical engineering for hillside design, retaining structures, bridges, seismic analyses, and forensic geotechnical engineering, including public schools and hospitals.

Our client base is in municipal, commercial, and public sectors. This position would assist with the current offices and expands geographically to other northern California areas with the intention of establishing a new business unit operation.
NV5 is a provider of engineering and consulting services to public and private sector clients, delivering solutions through six business verticals:
Testing, Inspection & Consulting;
Infrastructure;
Utility Services;
Environmental Health Sciences;
Buildings & Program Management; and Geospatial Technology. With offices nationwide and abroad, NV5 helps clients plan, design, build, test, certify, and operate projects that improve the communities where we live and work.
As engineers, architects, construction/program managers, environmental professionals, and beyond, we play a significant role in shaping our communities through the services we provide. We are looking for passionate, driven individuals to join our team focused on Delivering Solutions and Improving Lives.
This role will manage operations between Nevada City and the Sacramento area.

• Leads by example, supports the firm’s goals and objectives, and follows the firm’s policies and procedures.
• Manages large-scale, complex projects to ensure the effective functioning of the group and project deliverables.
• Generates and/or monitors all available MIS reports to proactively manage group and office workload and profitability.
• Manages project work in progress and accounts receivable, providing leadership to project managers and interacting with clients as appropriate to forestall and resolve problems.
• Manages administrative staff, including reception and document editing personnel, daily workflow and employee performance evaluation.

• Recognizes, initiates, and advances business development opportunities.
• Works closely with Marketing on business development opportunities.
• Participates in project meetings, public hearings, client events, and interview presentations for new projects.
• Independently develops and maintains client relationships and generates new revenue.
• Prepares proposals on prospective projects, assigning project management responsibilities to group employees.

• Manages project and office budgets for profitability to achieve firm objectives.
• Monitors group and office financial reports.
• Manages office and group WIP and AR to ensure timely billing and collections.
• Monitors and approves the group’s weekly time and expense reports.

• Manages all employees assigned to the manager’s group.
• Manages business unit operations.
• Demonstrates excellent conflict resolution skills.
• Provides coaching, training, and conducts performance appraisals.
• Prepares employee development plans to assist employees in realizing professional goals and addressing performance issues.
• Initiates and participates in recruitment efforts.
• Disseminates publications and technical information as appropriate to foster a continuous education environment.
• Works as part of the corporate senior management team to develop and improve processes and procedures.

• Participating member of professional organizations/associations.
• Participates in internal…