Project Manager - Lab Department
 Terracon Consultants, Inc. | |
life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)
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 United States, Texas, Houston | |
| 11555 Clay Rd Ste 100 (Show on map) | |
 Mar 30, 2025 | |
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Job Description Materials Lab Project Manager Come to Terracon and discover what great looks like. Here, you'll have the opportunity to work with great people and work on great projects. At Terracon, you can have the opportunity to build a career focused on rewarding and exciting project that help the community where you live. At Terracon, safety is a core value. Working safely is an uncompromising commitment at all levels of the company to ensure everyone goes home safe to their family each and every day. Our Houston Office currently has a fabulous opportunity for a Sr. Project Manager within the Construction Materials Department. In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead and mentor less experienced team members, assist the Laboratory Manager with high level project management, and leadership of team. This is an exciting department with great cohesion among the members. The revenue continues to rise, as does the size of the team. We would expect the person who takes this position to continue the growth in both areas. Most projects are related concrete and concrete aggregate type observations and laboratory testing. This is a great opportunity for a highly collaborative person who is ready to take this next step in their career. Strong continued growth opportunities will continue for the successful person. General Responsibilities: Directs the efforts of lab personnel personnel on projects related to concrete and concrete aggregate testing to ensure that all services are responsive to the client's needs, including being on time and within an identified scope and budget. Coordinates with laboratory personnel, equipment and technical experts required to complete the assigned projects and actively promotes additional services and projects whenever possible. Respond to client requests, mentor the laboratory staff, train technicians, and oversee quality systems. Essential Functions and Duties: * Continually reviews the project's progress and evaluates technical data received from project staff for decisions to be made by company consultants the client, the contractor or other decision-making bodies involved in the project. * Assists laboratory management and technical consultants with the formulation of strategies to promote a specific and/or large project. * With general assistance from laboratory management, organizes and assembles the resources required to serve the needs of a large project or a number of projects. * Participates in periodic reviews of the project with respect to its schedule, design and/or construction cost, and prepares progress reports on a regular basis to company management and the client's representatives as needed. * Completes the project records at the close of the project, documents the required close-out data, organizes the project records and turns them over to the office responsible for the project and its permanent project files. * Acts as a communication link between all company representatives, management, contractors and any other parties involved in the design or construction process. Directs the inspections and reviews necessary at the close of a project to ensure that check lists are completed, the project documents are retained, costs and quantities have been summarized, any special history data is recorded and obtains approval from the various bodies for the full completion of the project. * Participates in the evaluation and selection of key project personnel with office management and technical experts to ensure appropriate levels of expertise are available to serve the needs of the project requirements. Requirements:
About Terracon Terracon is a 100 percent employee-owned multidiscipline consulting firm comprised of more than 6,000 curious minds focused on solving engineering and technical challenges from more than 175 locations nationwide. Since 1965, Terracon has evolved into a successful multi-discipline firm specializing in environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services. Terracon's growth is due to our talented employee-owners exceeding expectations in client service and growing their careers with new and exciting opportunities in the marketplace. Terracon's vision of "Together, we are best at people" is demonstrated through our excellent compensation and benefits package. Based on eligibility, role and job status, we offer many programs including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, paid time off and holidays, education reimbursement, and various bonus programs. EEO Statement Terracon is an EEO employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran and disabled candidates to apply and be considered for open positions. We do not discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, disability, age, or military status. | |