Geotechnical Special Project Manager
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must only include sections when posting has real specific content. We need to parse the job description.
We have:
- About the role: The description includes "Geotechnical Special Project Manager – Houston, Texas Intertek, a leading provider...". There's a paragraph describing the role, responsibilities, etc. We can put an "About the role" section with prose.
- Responsibilities: There's a "What you'll do:" list with bullet points. Those are responsibilities. So we can have a Responsibilities section with - .
- Requirements / Qualifications: There's "Minimum Requirements & Qualifications:" list with required items. Also "Preferred Requirements & Qualifications:" list with preferred items. We could combine into Requirements section (maybe separate Required and Preferred). But we need to follow rule: use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). They gave examples; we can choose which headings to use. We likely need Requirements and Qualifications maybe separate? But we can combine into one "Requirements" section containing both required and preferred? The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe we have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (including both minimum and preferred), Benefits (since they mention Salary & Benefits Information). Pay: they didn't give specific salary numbers, just "competitive compensation packages". That's vague; we should not create Pay section unless posting actually states them. It says "In addition to competitive compensation packages, when working with Intertek you can expect benefits including..." So no specific pay figure. So we should NOT create Pay section. Schedule: they mention travel average 15% of the time, but not schedule like full-time/part-time. Not specific schedule details. So we should not create Schedule section unless they state something like "Full-time". They didn't. So omit Schedule.
Skills: Could be a section for skills? They have many skill requirements (software proficiency, communication, etc.) Could be included in Requirements. But we could create a Skills section if we want. However "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe combine skills into Requirements.
Benefits: They list benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, disability, 401(k) with company match, generous vacation/sick time (PTO), tuition reimbursement and more! That's specific enough for Benefits section.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits.
We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Must not repeat job title as heading. Must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings (none present). Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. So we need to strip out the EEO statement, diversity statement, drug-free workplace, etc. Also remove "Intertek: Total Quality. Assured." etc. Also remove "About Us", "About The Team" maybe? Those are boilerplate? They are descriptive of company but maybe considered boilerplate? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. "About Us" and "About The Team" might be considered boilerplate but not explicitly listed. However they are generic company description; might be considered not substantive to the job. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. The "About Us" and "About The Team" are generic marketing; maybe not substantive to the specific job. Safer to omit them. Also remove "Intertek: Total Quality. Assured." and the later paragraphs about Intertek being world leader, drug-free workplace, diversity, etc. Also remove the "CA-ST Intertek does not accept unsolicited approaches..." etc.
Thus we keep:
- Intro paragraph about role and company description maybe part of About the role.
- "What are we looking for?" maybe part of About the role.
- "What you'll do:" responsibilities list.
- "Salary & Benefits Information" paragraph leading to benefits list.
- Minimum Requirements & Qualifications list.
- Preferred Requirements & Qualifications list.
We need to format as HTML.
We'll produce:
About the role
... prose ...
Responsibilities
- ... each bullet ...
Requirements
Minimum Requirements & Qualifications:
- ... each required ...
Preferred Requirements & Qualifications:
- ... each preferred ...
Alternatively we could have separate sections for Minimum and Preferred but that would be many thin sections. Better to combine.
Benefits
- ... each benefit ...
We need to ensure we preserve all substantive information from the lists.
Let's extract the content.
From the job description:
Intro:
"Job Description Geotechnical Special Project Manager – Houston, Texas Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions to many of the world’s top-recognized brands and companies, is actively seeking a Geotechnical Special Project Manager to join our Building & Construction team in Houston, Texas. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in Building & Construction industry! Intertek's Building and Construction division is a suite of Intertek brands that are industry leaders across multiple architecture, engineering and construction disciplines, developing the most innovative product and project solutions. Intertek's project-related assurance, testing, inspection and consulting services are the risk management and quality assurance partner you need to ensure the reliability, safety and performance of your new developments, existing assets and facilities. Intertek-PSI is a leading US based provider of construction assurance, testing and inspection in civil and commercial construction. Our broad service offering includes construction materials testing, geotechnical services, environmental engineering, industrial hygiene, and specialty testing."
Then: "What are we looking for? The Geotechnical Special Project Manager is responsible for managing transportation projects for the local DOT team from initiation through completion, ensuring projects are delivered on time and meeting client expectations. The role requires regular communication with client representatives to obtain project requirements, coordinate activities, and maintain a clear understanding of project scope, objectives, and workflow. This position reports to the Regional Chief Engineer and will travel an average of 15% of the time."
Then: "Salary & Benefits Information In addition to competitive compensation packages, when working with Intertek you can expect benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, 401(k) with company match, generous vacation/sick time (PTO), tuition reimbursement and more!"
Then: "What you'll do: Perform geotechnical engineering evaluations and analyses using standard engineering principles, procedures, and design criteria Prepare preliminary geotechnical engineering reports, recommendations, and supporting project documentation Develop project scopes, budgets, schedules, and technical work plans Prepare work assignments, task orders, and related project deliverables Attend client meetings and coordinate with project stakeholders regarding technical requirements and project progress Communicate effectively with clients, contractors, and internal project teams Manage multiple assignments simultaneously while meeting project deadlines and quality expectations Conduct site visits, field observations, and inspections as required Maintain compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and quality standards Provide guidance and leadership to on-site team members to resolve issues"
Then: "Minimum Requirements & Qualifications: Master's degree in Geotechnical Engineering (required) Professional Engineer (PE) License (required) 5+ years of progressive geotechnical engineering experience supporting transportation projects (required) Strong experience with geotechnical engineering modeling using FEA software, such as Plaxis or similar (required) Proficiency with geotechnical engineering software including GeoStudio, LPILE, GROUP, SHAFT, SLIDE, Settle3D, and MSEW(required) Ability to read, interpret, and understand engineering plans, specifications, and technical documents (required) Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills (required) Ability to work off-shift hours and overtime as needed (required) Ability to travel an average of 15% of the time, as needed (required) Valid driver's license and reliable driving record (required)"
Then: "Preferred Requirements & Qualifications: Advanced experience managing geotechnical engineering projects for transportation and infrastructure clients (preferred) Project management experience (preferred) Experience working directly with TxDOT standards, procedures, and project delivery requirements (preferred) Experience conducting field investigations, inspections, and construction support services (preferred) Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and client relationships simultaneously (preferred)"
Then later boilerplate.
We need to ensure we keep all bullet points exactly as given.
Now craft About the role paragraph: combine the intro paragraphs and "What are we looking for?" maybe.
We should not repeat the job title as heading, but we can mention it in prose.
Let's draft About the role:
Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions to many of the world’s top-recognized brands and companies, is actively seeking a Geotechnical Special Project Manager to join our Building & Construction team in Houston, Texas. Intertek's Building and Construction division is a suite of Intertek brands that are industry leaders across multiple architecture, engineering and construction disciplines, developing the most innovative product and project solutions. Intertek's project-related assurance, testing, inspection and consulting services are the risk management and quality assurance partner you need to ensure the reliability, safety and performance of your new developments, existing assets and facilities. Intertek-PSI is a leading US based provider of construction assurance, testing and inspection in civil and commercial construction. Our broad service offering includes construction materials testing, geotechnical services, environmental engineering, industrial hygiene, and specialty testing. The Geotechnical Special Project Manager is responsible for managing transportation projects for the local DOT team from initiation through completion, ensuring projects are delivered on time and meeting client expectations. The role requires regular communication with client representatives to obtain project requirements, coordinate activities, and maintain a clear understanding of project scope, objectives, and workflow. This position reports to the Regional Chief Engineer and will travel an average of 15% of the time.
That seems to capture all substantive info from intro and "What are we looking for?" without repeating job title as heading.
Now Responsibilities: list each bullet from "What you'll do:" exactly.
We need to ensure each bullet is a separate - . The bullets are separated by line breaks. Let's list them:
- Perform geotechnical engineering evaluations and analyses using standard engineering principles, procedures, and design criteria
- Prepare preliminary geotechnical engineering reports, recommendations, and supporting project documentation
- Develop project scopes, budgets, schedules, and technical work plans
- Prepare work assignments, task orders, and related project deliverables
- Attend client meetings and coordinate with project stakeholders regarding technical requirements and project progress
- Communicate effectively with clients, contractors, and internal project teams
- Manage multiple assignments simultaneously while meeting project deadlines and quality expectations
- Conduct site visits, field observations, and inspections as required
- Maintain compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and quality standards
- Provide guidance and leadership to on-site team members to resolve issues
Now Requirements: we need to include both minimum and preferred. We'll make a
with bold label then
.
Minimum required list:
- Master's degree in Geotechnical Engineering (required)
- Professional Engineer (PE) License (required)
- 5+ years of progressive geotechnical engineering experience supporting transportation projects (required)
- Strong experience with geotechnical engineering modeling using FEA software, such as Plaxis or similar (required)
- Proficiency with geotechnical engineering software including GeoStudio, LPILE, GROUP, SHAFT, SLIDE, Settle3D, and MSEW(required)
- Ability to read, interpret, and understand engineering plans, specifications, and technical documents (required)
- Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills (required)
- Ability to work off-shift hours and overtime as needed (required)
- Ability to
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). They gave examples; we can choose which headings to use. We likely need Requirements and Qualifications maybe separate? But we can combine into one "Requirements" section containing both required and preferred? The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe we have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (including both minimum and preferred), Benefits (since they mention Salary & Benefits Information). Pay: they didn't give specific salary numbers, just "competitive compensation packages". That's vague; we should not create Pay section unless posting actually states them. It says "In addition to competitive compensation packages, when working with Intertek you can expect benefits including..." So no specific pay figure. So we should NOT create Pay section. Schedule: they mention travel average 15% of the time, but not schedule like full-time/part-time. Not specific schedule details. So we should not create Schedule section unless they state something like "Full-time". They didn't. So omit Schedule.
Skills: Could be a section for skills? They have many skill requirements (software proficiency, communication, etc.) Could be included in Requirements. But we could create a Skills section if we want. However "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe combine skills into Requirements.
Benefits: They list benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, disability, 401(k) with company match, generous vacation/sick time (PTO), tuition reimbursement and more! That's specific enough for Benefits section.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits.
We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Must not repeat job title as heading. Must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings (none present). Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. So we need to strip out the EEO statement, diversity statement, drug-free workplace, etc. Also remove "Intertek: Total Quality. Assured." etc. Also remove "About Us", "About The Team" maybe? Those are boilerplate? They are descriptive of company but maybe considered boilerplate? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. "About Us" and "About The Team" might be considered boilerplate but not explicitly listed. However they are generic company description; might be considered not substantive to the job. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. The "About Us" and "About The Team" are generic marketing; maybe not substantive to the specific job. Safer to omit them. Also remove "Intertek: Total Quality. Assured." and the later paragraphs about Intertek being world leader, drug-free workplace, diversity, etc. Also remove the "CA-ST Intertek does not accept unsolicited approaches..." etc.
Thus we keep:
- Intro paragraph about role and company description maybe part of About the role.
- "What are we looking for?" maybe part of About the role.
- "What you'll do:" responsibilities list.
- "Salary & Benefits Information" paragraph leading to benefits list.
- Minimum Requirements & Qualifications list.
- Preferred Requirements & Qualifications list.
We need to format as HTML.
We'll produce:
About the role
... prose ...
Responsibilities
- ... each bullet ...
Requirements
Minimum Requirements & Qualifications:
- ... each required ...
Preferred Requirements & Qualifications:
- ... each preferred ...
Benefits
- ... each benefit ...
Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions to many of the world’s top-recognized brands and companies, is actively seeking a Geotechnical Special Project Manager to join our Building & Construction team in Houston, Texas. Intertek's Building and Construction division is a suite of Intertek brands that are industry leaders across multiple architecture, engineering and construction disciplines, developing the most innovative product and project solutions. Intertek's project-related assurance, testing, inspection and consulting services are the risk management and quality assurance partner you need to ensure the reliability, safety and performance of your new developments, existing assets and facilities. Intertek-PSI is a leading US based provider of construction assurance, testing and inspection in civil and commercial construction. Our broad service offering includes construction materials testing, geotechnical services, environmental engineering, industrial hygiene, and specialty testing. The Geotechnical Special Project Manager is responsible for managing transportation projects for the local DOT team from initiation through completion, ensuring projects are delivered on time and meeting client expectations. The role requires regular communication with client representatives to obtain project requirements, coordinate activities, and maintain a clear understanding of project scope, objectives, and workflow. This position reports to the Regional Chief Engineer and will travel an average of 15% of the time.
That seems to capture all substantive info from intro and "What are we looking for?" without repeating job title as heading. Now Responsibilities: list each bullet from "What you'll do:" exactly. We need to ensure each bullet is a separatewith bold label then
- .
Minimum required list:
- Master's degree in Geotechnical Engineering (required)
- Professional Engineer (PE) License (required)
- 5+ years of progressive geotechnical engineering experience supporting transportation projects (required)
- Strong experience with geotechnical engineering modeling using FEA software, such as Plaxis or similar (required)
- Proficiency with geotechnical engineering software including GeoStudio, LPILE, GROUP, SHAFT, SLIDE, Settle3D, and MSEW(required)
- Ability to read, interpret, and understand engineering plans, specifications, and technical documents (required)
- Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills (required)
- Ability to work off-shift hours and overtime as needed (required)
- Ability to