What are the responsibilities and job description for the Geotechnical Senior Project Manager/NCDOT Lead position at ESP Associates?
ESP is seeking a Senior Project Manager with experience in geotechnical engineering for our Raleigh, North Carolina operations. The senior project manager will provide engineering and consulting services for a wide variety of projects, market sectors and clients, including the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT).
Responsibilities:
- Involvement in all phases of a project including proposal preparation, managing and/or performing field engineering and testing, engineering analysis, report writing, consultation, invoice preparation, client contact and correspondence.
- Manage existing NCDOT geotechnical contracts/projects
- Business development and growth of geotechnical services in the NC transportation market
- Review of deliverables for technical accuracy and compliance with loss prevention policies and company standards
- Providing oversight and mentorship to field and project management staff
- Client management duties
- Review project plans, specifications and construction to verify compliance with project documents
- Develop scope and cost estimates, track and evaluate project progress/budgets, and recommend changes
- Providing consultation/evaluation for field related concerns
- Performing engineering field evaluations and inspections
Position expectations include technical abilities in some or all the following:
- Shallow and deep foundation analysis
- Pavement design and analysis
- Slope stability analysis
- Settlement analyses
- Seismic analyses
- NCDOT project experience
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, master’s degree in geotechnical engineering preferred
- Professional Engineer (PE) registration is required
- 8 years of experience is preferred
- Strong written/verbal communication skills
- Candidate must be able to pass a drug screen, background check, and have a satisfactory driving record in accordance with the company’s driving (MVR) policy.
Corporate Information:
ESP is a multi-discipline engineering design and consulting firm providing our clients with civil engineering, surveying, planning/landscape architecture, geosciences, environmental, subsurface utility engineering, and construction engineering inspection.
Through years of dedicated service to our clients, ESP has received a designation of 186 on the 2026 ENR Top 500 Design Firm rankings. For the firm's primary territory, the ENR Texas & Southeast Top Design Firms, ESP received a 2026 ranking of 53.
ESP offers an excellent employee benefits package including:
- Competitive compensation with yearly performance reviews and discretionary annual bonuses
- 401(k) (Traditional & Roth plans) with a guaranteed employer match of 100% up to the first 3% and 50% on the next 2% (eligibility after 60 days)
- PTO (Paid Time Off) & 10 Paid Holidays
- VTO (Volunteer Time Off) of 4 hours each year (prorated during first year based on hire date)
- Tiered Health, Vision & Dental Insurance Options (eligibility after 30 days)
- Behavioral Medicine through Teladoc
- Short-Term Disability Insurance (Employer paid)
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Education Reimbursement Opportunities
- Flexible and Dependent Benefits Plan
- Referral Bonuses