Vice President, Geotechnical
OUR PURPOSE
Be part of the Future of Environmental Solutions.
At Montrose Environmental we help protect the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the soil that feeds us. Our teammates collaborate across services, disciplines, and geographies to solve environmental challenges together – motivated to do better for our clients, each other, and the communities where we live and work. We deliver responsive, locally connected, and scalable solutions to help our clients achieve their ambitious goals for a more sustainable and resilient future.
WHO WE ARE
Montrose is a leading environmental solutions company focused on supporting commercial and government organizations as they deal with the challenges of today and prepare for what’s coming tomorrow. In Canada, we are one of the leading providers of environmental consulting and engineering services and part of a global network of teammates across 100+ locations around the world.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
Our team is made up of diverse people working collaboratively towards common goals. We value the contributions and perspectives of all employees and are committed to equity and diversity initiatives to create a feeling of belonging for all of our people. When we are inclusive and diverse in a way that reflects the broader world we serve, we are able to draw from a wider community of excellence within the regions we operate.
LEADING AT MONTROSE
As the Vice President of the Geotechnical Service Line, you will provide leadership, expertise and an entrepreneurial mindset to establish and sustain an operational geotechnical service line. The geotechnical practice will be an organic growth initiative centered around servicing long-standing clients in the Energy/Oil & Gas, Infrastructure and Mining sectors. Responsibilities include organically building the new geotechnical service line by establishing a reliable team with client engagement, business development, managing and delivering diverse projects for new and existing clients. Emphasis of the geotechnical practice will include geohazard identification, field reconnaissance, managing subsurface investigation programs, engineering design, construction support, and geohazard monitoring and geotechnical instrumentation.
The successful applicant will be involved in a broad range of responsibilities, including:
Develop and set the strategic path to establish a geotechnical practice
Position Montrose as the technical leader in the geotechnical industry by inspiring thought leadership, with a focus on technical quality, and innovation
Provide leadership and direction for recruiting and organically setting up a geotechnical practice
Foster engagement, ensure ongoing communication, and develop talent across the geotechnical business
Drive a culture of business acumen that includes direction and planning to deliver budgeted business performance
Communicate priorities and align resources to drive operational performance to achieve organizational objectives
Partner closely with the Canadian Sales Team to accelerate organic growth through a strong client portfolio and strategic client selection, including segmentation by market
Deliver operational excellence through consistent project delivery, quality and strong resource management practices
Foster a high-performance culture through highly visible leadership that embraces continuous improvement, is client focused, conducts business in the highest ethical manner and promotes inclusive behavior designed to enable each member of the team the ability to achieve personal and professional satisfaction
Engage with an established client base to expand our geotechnical service offering beyond our core environmental service line
Operate as and build a team of seller-doer’s, collaborating across service lines to help develop and support geotechnical opportunities
Apply high-level geotechnical engineering techniques and processes to establish working practices involving engineering work including concept development, preliminary design, final design, procurement, construction, and operation
Perform professional geotechnical engineering services to conduct investigations and inspections of proposed and existing site conditions, including subsurface investigations, soil foundation engineering, settlement analysis, geological hazards, slope stability
Remain current in latest geotechnical engineering techniques and practices and take on responsibility for ensuring work products are technically sound and in conformance with industry practice and codes
Where applicable, may lead the operational onboarding and integration of newly acquired businesses into the Canadian operations within their service line
Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development
Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs
What We Are Looking For
Bachelor’s Degree in Geotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering with geotechnical focus
15+ years of relevant post education experience in engineering and geotechnical design
Knowledge and experience in multiple provinces across Canada, specifically British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario
Experience working with and collaborating with colleagues and clients outside of Canada
Experience with merger and acquisition integration related to geotechnical practices
Professional Engineering License in British Columbia, Alberta or Ontario.
Demonstrated ability to thrive in a high growth, fast paced and matrixed organization, working collaboratively with all functional support areas i.e. HR, Finance, Sales, Marketing, Safety, Legal etc.
Demonstrated leadership, business acumen, employee development, organizational advancement and successorship accomplishments
Proficient with geotechnical engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
Experience with planning, design, and program/construction management; including project involvement in a variety of mitigation, new design, and construction projects
Proficiency with technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific design software (i.e., Slide, LPILE, Settle3, Geostudios, PLAXIS, etc.), technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools
Experienced with providing critical review for documents and preparing technical deliverables and plans with a high degree of complexity
Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, computations, statistical analysis and arriving at effective, economical, and logical solutions
Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently
Must be flexible to a variety of schedules to meet business needs and able to prioritize responsibilities and quickly adapt to change in a pressure work environment
Frequent travel will be required depending on client, team and project-specific requirements
Why Choose Montrose?
At Montrose you will be part of an amazing community of collaborative people who live shared mission and principles and bring industry-leading technical expertise to their work every day. We offer a comprehensive compensation package, which includes benefits, RRSP matching, vacation days and sick days. This is a permanent position with a salary range of $250,000 - $280,000, starting pay is dependent on multiple factors, such as skills, experience and work location. We are also committed to flexible work hours and schedules, team-based work, and cross-training opportunities.
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Montrose is committed to providing a safe and productive work environment and to promoting the health, safety and well-being of our employees. In keeping with our Health & Safety Policy, individuals in safety sensitive positions are subject to pre-employment, pre-access (and in some client cases, random) alcohol & drug testing as well as drivers abstract reviews.
Applicants must have legal authorization to work in Canada with no restrictions.
We welcome and promote diversity and inclusion in our workplace and encourage applications from all qualified individuals. Montrose provides support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities; including accommodation that takes into account an applicant’s accessibility needs. Candidates requiring accommodation during the recruitment process are asked to contact Human Resources directly.
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