Geotechnical Principal

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• Primary responsibilities include providing technical expertise and supporting Geotechnical staff both within a branch and within a region
• Host or attend project meetings with clients and/or ECS staff to help provide technical solutions as requested
• Responsibilities may also include mentoring Associate Principals
• Responsibilities may also include participation in the review committee for candidates who seek Associate Principal designation (Geotechnical)
• Perform the following at the office and regional levels:
• Performing technical report reviews
• Preparing and reviewing proposals
• Assisting with management of the department and P&L
• Business development and assisting other staff in marketing our services by maintaining and developing client interactions
• Assisting hiring managers to help make staffing decisions.
• Leading and coaching junior staff members
• Due to low barriers between departments, duties may also include performing the tasks above in CMT
  

What You'll Do

• Primary responsibilities include providing technical expertise and supporting Geotechnical staff both within a branch and within a region
• Host or attend project meetings with clients and/or ECS staff to help provide technical solutions as requested
• Responsibilities may also include mentoring Associate Principals
• Responsibilities may also include participation in the review committee for candidates who seek Associate Principal designation (Geotechnical)
• Perform the following at the office and regional levels:
• Overseeing projects
• Performing technical report reviews
• Preparing and reviewing proposals
• Assisting with management of the department and P&L
• Business development and assisting other staff in marketing our services by maintaining and developing client interactions
• Assisting hiring managers to help make staffing decisions.
• Leading and coaching junior staff members
• Due to low barriers between departments, duties may also include performing the tasks above in CMT
  

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor and/or Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Geological Engineering, Geology, or similar is required
• 12 years of related experience
• Designation as a senior reviewer at your current or previous firm required
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) or Professional Geologist (P.G.) license is required in each of the state(s) in which you work.
• If driving for, or on behalf of, any ECS subsidiary, a valid driver’s license is required.
  

Who We Are
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 2,800 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), #144 in Engineering News-Record’s Top 200 Environmental Firms (October 2024) and #50 in Zweig Group’s Hot Firm List (June 2025). For additional information about ECS click here.
We love our employees and we show this through providing some great benefits, including paid time off, health and other insurance plans, retirement and college savings plans, and more. Click here to learn more about the great benefits at ECS.
ECS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This means that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Education and Training

• Industries

  Civil Engineering

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