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Geotechnical Senior Project ManagerNCDOT Lead

ESP Associates


Job Location:

Morrisville, NC - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 29 September 2026 (2 days ago)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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:

  • Bachelors degree in civil engineering masters 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 companys 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 firms 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



Required Experience:

Senior IC


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The ESP team of companies delivers innovative engineering, surveying, and planning solutions for all phases of project development.

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