Senior Geotechnical Project Manager

About the Role

Verdantas is seeking a highly skilled, people-focused Senior Geotechnical Project Manager to join our growing New England team. In this high-impact role, you will apply deep geotechnical insight to shape resilient civil infrastructure and sustainable redevelopment. Your leadership will elevate project outcomes, build client trust, and help shape the careers of emerging talent within the Geotechnical team.

• Manage diverse projects involving multidisciplinary teams to promote high-quality delivery while meeting project schedule and budget metrics
• Maintain and grow existing client relationships and seek opportunities to develop new relationships
• Support and/or lead business development efforts, including major pursuits, strategic partnerships, and key account expansion
• Attend meetings with clients, municipal and state officials, other engineers and consultants, developers, and contractors
• Lead or assist in the development of strategies, the scope of work, evaluation of risk, and budget for a variety of projects
• Supervise and provide work assignments to internal project teams and subcontractors
• Perform technical, administrative, and compliance peer reviews for a variety of engineering analyses, documents, and design deliverables
• Interact with regulatory agencies as a client advocate during pre‑application meetings and formal permitting, knowing what information to provide and with appropriate internal or client directives
• Manage and perform technical engineering work associated with land or site development, including site planning and layout, access design, design of stormwater management, utility conveyance, identification of erosion and sediment control practices, and implementation of sustainability practices
• Prepare construction plans for agency/municipal review, along with completion and submission of various land development permit application packages
• Mentor aspiring engineers and technicians

• Bachelor's degree in civil/geotechnical engineering
• 20 or more years of geotechnical and/or site civil engineering and construction review experience, with at least 8 years in Project Management
• Professional Engineer license in at least one New England state, with the potential for reciprocity in others
• Project Management Certification preferred
• Design experience in both geotechnical and site civil concepts preferred
• Willingness to travel to projects within New England and New York as needed (