Geotechnical Explorations Manager

About the role

Manage a region with teams of employees responsible for exploration services.

Responsibilities

• Execute the initiatives of regional exploration services including development of drilling safety practices/initiatives, drill rig inspection programs and compliance.
• Oversee and ensure consistent operations and practices of regional teams by providing training, drill rig safety inspections, and monitoring/balancing workload [employees, rigs and projects].
• Maintain and monitor the performance of regional teams through site visits, safety incident and near miss investigations, quality audits and metrics.
• Provide leadership and direction on drilling practices and rig utilization/fleet management to local offices.
• Partner with other Regional Exploration Managers to develop and deliver coordinated and consistent exploration services across all regions.
• Monitor safety, quality, and production of regional teams and provide recommendations for improvement to Division/Service Line Management.
• Aid local offices with marketing activities related to exploration services including pricing, planning and drill methods.
• Participate and provide input in the recruitment, interview and selection process for drillers.
• Develop understanding and be aware of project-related risk. Be familiar with what could go wrong on a project and how to protect the Company. Be familiar with company risk policies.
• Communicate safety initiatives, rules and guidelines for Office or Region. Hold Managers and Employees accountable for following safety rules and guidelines.
• Promote continuous quality monitoring and improvement on projects. Ensure best practices are being followed and hold Managers accountable for quality control standards.

Qualifications

• Innovation and hands-on practice come together in our geotechnical consulting services. We provide geotechnical services nationwide for a wide range of projects, drawing on six decades of historical geotechnical data, a fleet of more than 200 drill rigs, 140 accredited laboratories, and thousands of employees to quickly organize or capture site data wherever projects are located.
• We deliver precision, value-added subsurface information and engineering and scientific expertise to solving our clients’ challenges and achieve their goals for project sustainability, quality, and efficiency.