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Universal Engineering Sciences Senior Construction Materials Testing Project Manager in Knoxville, Tennessee

As a Senior Construction Materials Testing (CMT) Project Manager , you will be responsible for project management and oversight of assigned projects for the Construction Materials Testing Department. On a typical day, you will apply your skills to the following:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (Please note that the duties below may vary based on the changing needs of the company.)

  • Travel to various job sites in a company provided vehicle

  • Complete proof roll observations and undercuts

  • Staff field work

  • Provide on-site project management to complete field testing

  • Review, update and approve invoices weekly for on-going projects

  • Develop and manage projects with clients

  • Create and update project proposals and reports

  • Document accurate and detailed daily field activity and/or diagrams and report the findings to clients and supervisors

  • Maintain daily communication with technicians, contractors and other project managers

  • Communicate verbally and electronically with various field personnel and colleagues

  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

  • Valid Driver’s License with an acceptable driving record

  • BS in Civil Engineering from an accredited university

  • Must have PE License

  • 10+ years of CMT/Geotechnical full-time work experience

  • 5+ years of experience in a Project Manager role.

  • Strong written and verbal communication and ability to use technology/computer

  • Ability to read and interpret construction documents

  • Ability to accurately complete field-testing paperwork

  • Knowledge of construction materials testing methods, ASTM standards, and soil classifications

  • Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, detailed reports, short correspondence and memos

  • Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel

Working Conditions and 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 50% field work and 50% office 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.

  • Ability to regularly lift and/or move/shake up to 40lbs (soil and/or concrete tests and related apparatus); frequently lift and/or move up to 60lbs (soil and sand samples, and nuclear density equipment); and occasionally move more than 100lbs. (such as a loaded wheelbarrow of concrete samples)

Mission

We are trusted engineering partners enabling the construction community through responsive, expert problem solving.

We strive to be the leading environmental, inspection, testing and engineering firm by ensuring the safety, integrity, and sustainability of our community's land, foundations, and structures from development to redevelopment.

EEOC Statement

UES is committed to embracing diversity, equity and inclusion to create a workplace that welcomes and thrives on the unique experiences, perspectives and contributions of all team members. UES is bringing the best people and most diverse talent forward to drive growth, innovate and think bigger!

Team: Construction Services Department

Work Type: Full-Time

Location Type: onsite

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