What are the responsibilities and job description for the Drilling Manager position at ACES Group North America LLC?
Opportunity Overview:
Lead drilling operations, staff, budgets, schedules, safety, quality, and equipment planning to deliver efficient, cost-effective fieldwork. This is a newly created position due to growth.
What You'll Do:
- Develop estimates, proposals, budgets, and schedules with project leadership.
- Track costs, labor, equipment use, and performance; correct variances.
- Communicate scope, field, delay, and other cost or schedule impacts.
- Plan staffing, overtime, equipment, maintenance, and future needs.
- Lead, train, coach, and evaluate the Department Assistant and drilling crews.
- Support hiring and personnel decisions and set coordination priorities.
- Promote safety, accountability, teamwork, and professionalism.
- Oversee daily operations and ensure crews have the information, equipment, and resources they need.
- Monitor productivity, schedules, field conditions, and equipment issues.
- Manage safety, cost, schedule, and quality risks; resolve issues promptly.
- Coordinate with project teams and remain accountable for drilling performance.
Skills & Qualifications
- 5 years of geotechnical drilling experience; supervisory experience preferred.
- Strong knowledge of drilling methods, equipment, tooling, maintenance, and safe operation.
- Experience leading crews and coordinating projects, schedules, and field layouts.
- Understanding of estimating, budgets, labor and equipment costs, and productivity.
- Strong leadership, communication, organization, problem-solving, and adaptability.
- Basic Microsoft Office skills; valid driver’s license and acceptable record. CDL preferred.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, 100% medical paid for employee
- 401(k) with employer match
- Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
- Learning and development
About Us
MC Squared is a professional consulting engineering firm specializing in the fields of Geotechnical Engineering, Geo-Environmental, Construction Materials Testing and Inspection, and Pavement Design and Management with offices in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. Our clients include DOTs, municipalities, state agencies, and large multi-national engineering firms. We are retained to provide innovative solutions to complex subsurface issues to support the design of heavy civil infrastructure projects in Transportation, Water/Wastewater, Tunneling, Dams, and Aviation sectors, as well as provide cost-effective solutions for structures, commercial developments, and educational institutions. MC Squared has now joined forces with Meskel and Associates Engineering,