Construction Materials Testing Department Manager

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Summary

The Department Manager for the Construction Services Department is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the department, ensuring high-quality services, compliance with industry standards, and optimal team performance. This role includes client communication, staff supervision, project management, and business development support.

• Manage, maintain, and monitor the Construction Services Department (CSD) engineering services; both field and office operations and personnel to ensure all testing and reporting is per required specs, testing standards, etc.
• Communicate CSD technical needs with counterpart CSD Operations Manager to ensure department functions as needed to accommodate project and Client needs.  
• Directly oversee and monitor QC Manager and Field Staff to ensure, on a technical standpoint, project requirements are being met on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.
• Communicate with the rest of CSD Management team on regular schedule to determine construction progress of projects, testing requirements are met and future technical requirements can be achieved.
• Direct management of all field staff to ensure CSD engineering services are provided at the required technical level for the project team/Client.
• Manage and monitor CSD profitability through managing efficient processes and procedures for field and office staff and communication with CSD Operations Manager.
• Responsible for continuously expanding and updating professional licensure and knowledge of all department software (client and UES) to ensure maximum efficiency and effectiveness.
• In general, direct involvement with clients and client representatives shall predominately be on an engineering or technical basis and any inquires outside of this should be passed on to the appropriate personnel.  Some Client relations will require project site visitations to ensure our services and performance meets expectations and requirements.
• Client/project involvement outside of engineering services should typically be passed to the appropriate CSD management (i.e. field staff logistics and equipment logistics to the CSD Operations Manager); however, overall department profitability is the responsibility of the CSD Engineering Manager and this will require involvement in all aspects of the Construction Services Department.  
• Other duties may be assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Valid Florida Driver’s License with an acceptable driving record (in accordance with our Driver’s License and Motor Vehicle Record Check Criteria)
• Ability to pass a background check screening in accordance with Florida’s Jessica Lunsford Act (or equivalent state classification)
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or related field 
• Engineer-in-Training (EI) certification
• 5+ years of experience in construction materials testing, with at least 2 years in a supervisory or management role
• Strong knowledge of concrete, soils, asphalt, and other materials testing procedures
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Proficiency in report writing, documentation, and scheduling
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or a related field
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or the ability to obtain
• Certifications such as ACI, NICET, and/or other relevant credentials

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• Required to drive, stand, walk, use hands to type, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance, talk, and hear; body motions and movements include bending, twisting, reaching, stooping, pulling, kneeling, lifting, carrying, and pushing 
• Lifting and/or moving up to thirty-five pounds regularly on average, and up to seventy-five pounds on occasion, with or without reasonable accommodation 
• This job is located in Florida, with exposure to intense sun, intense heat, humidity, rain, thunderstorms, and other adverse weather conditions 
• Job site conditions may or may not be accessible by vehicle and can include wetlands, swamps, grasslands, and fields with uneven surfaces, sand, brush, and other natural and man-made obstacles. 
• This job is primarily and regularly exposed to outside weather conditions and construction sites where the noise level is usually moderate to loud 

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