Office Manager

Responsibilities

• Manage multidisciplinary engineering projects including geotechnical and construction materials projects.
• Assemble project teams and provide leadership throughout the full project lifecycle.
• Oversee project financials, resource allocation, schedules, and deliverables.
• Ensure quality control, safety standards, and engineering best practices are maintained.
• Perform technical review of engineering designs, drawings, plans, and specifications.
• Pursue new business opportunities through networking, proposals, and client relationships.
• Manage branch budgets, forecasts, hiring, and staff development.
• Promote company values, positive culture, and high employee engagement.

Requirements

• 10+ years of technical and managerial experience.
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Strong business acumen with P&L experience.
• Excellent project management and organizational abilities.
• Committed to safety and engineering excellence.

Skills

• Knowledge of local/regional engineering climate preferred.

Qualifications

• BS in Civil Engineering from an ABET accredited college/university with a concentration in geotechnical engineering.
• If unlicensed, ability to obtain licensure within six months of hire required.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) or Professional Geologist (PG) preferred.

Benefits

• Employee ownership.
• More than 3,000 employees in 100+ offices and testing facilities coast to coast.
• #60 in Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms (April 2026).
• #148 in Engineering News-Record’s Top 200 Environmental Firms (October 2025).
• #50 in Zweig Group’s Hot Firm List (May 2025).

Pay

TBD

Schedule

N/A

Company Information

ECS Group of Companies (ECS) was founded in 1988 with the goal to raise the standards of professional engineering consulting. Today, we are a leader in geotechnical, construction materials, environmental and facilities consulting services. We are employee-owned with more than 3,000 employees in 100+ offices and testing facilities coast to coast. ECS is currently ranked #60 in Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms (April 2026), #148 in Engineering News-Record’s Top 200 Environmental Firms (October 2025) and #50 in Zweig Group’s Hot Firm List (May 2025).

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About the Role

ECS Limited is seeking an experienced engineering leader to manage our Columbia office. As the Engineering Branch Manager, you will oversee engineering projects, staff, business development, and day-to-day operations for the branch.