Chief Engineer - CLT

Overview:   SUMMIT Engineering, a Universal Engineering Sciences (UES) Company has an opening in our Geotechnical Department. UES is a nationwide leader in Geotechnical Engineering, Construction Materials Testing and Inspection, Building Code Compliance, Environmental, Occupational Health & Safety, and Building Envelope.
Position Summary:  
As the Chief Engineer, you will provide technical engineering oversight for the Geotechnical and Construction Materials Testing service lines within the Mid-Atlantic region.  The position will complete projects for existing clients as well as contribute, lead, design, and streamline the daily engineering operations to ensure they align with the business objectives set forth by senior management, while specifically supporting the Geotechnical and Construction Materials Testing departments. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide senior technical oversight and expertise on complex proposals and projects
• Examine engineering reports, lot letters and field recommendations produced by field staff
• Provide recommendations leadership, mentorship and guidance other engineers and project managers throughout the company
• Generate reports, recommendations and other documentation needed by clients, including engineering and design
• Conduct site meetings, site estimates, and project recommendations for prospective and current clients
• Create, prepare and update project proposals and technical reports in a timely manner
• Work with company’s senior management to improve consistency and efficiency in reporting procedures
• Provide guidance to project managers regarding engineering problems or client interactions
• Develop and manage projects with new and existing clients, ensuring profitability
• Participate in business development, networking and marketing
• Travel to various job sites in a company provided vehicle
• Review, update and approve invoices weekly for on-going projects
• Maintain excellent communication both verbally and electronically with senior management, project managers and colleagues
• Demonstrated commitment to safety, quality and integrity
• Other task as assigned

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements:

• Regularly exposed to outside weather conditions such as wet and/or humid environments, extreme cold and/or heat, dusty and noisy work environments
• Field work on outside construction sites involving long-term standing and potentially repetitive motions
• Typically, this position involves 80% office work, 20% field work
• Ability to use your senses to see (including close, distant and peripheral vision, depth vision and ability to focus), smell, hear and touch (use your hands to reach, climb or balance, crouch, stoop, crawl, kneel and sit)
• Some weekend and overtime work and/or overnight work and travel may be required
• May be required to drive hundreds of miles per day
• Ability to lift/move up to 50lbs.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Required:
• Valid Driver’s License with acceptable driving record
• 4-year Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited university
• Professional Engineering license (PE) in NC & SC with the ability to obtain additional state licenses as needed
• 15-25 years of Geotechnical and/or CMT full-time work experience


• Preferred:
• Knowledge or certification in radiation safety
• Active certifications in ACI Concrete, ICC Special Inspections, OSHA 10-hour, NCDOT/SCDOT Roadway, Earthworks, Concrete
• Active Asbestos license in NC/SC
• Active Well Driller’s license
• Active Erosion Control Inspector classes/certification
 
• Skills:
• Knowledge of geotechnical and construction materials testing methods, ASTM standards, and soil classifications
• Ability to calculate results from geotechnical/construction materials testing data
• Ability to read and interpret construction documents
• Ability to accurately complete field-testing paperwork and detailed figures
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to write technical reports, proposals, business correspondences and/or procedure manuals as needed
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, detailed reports, short correspondence and memos
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public

Who We Are:   UES provides essential engineering services for some of the most prominent and significant projects in the nation. Our team members, from our drillers to administrative staff, contribute directly to projects that transform communities. With some of the greatest talent in Geotechnical Engineer