Geotechnical Engineering Group Leader

Schnabel is an employee-owned, professional engineering and consulting firm that focuses on solving problems related to the earth and environment through specialization in geotechnical, geostructural, tunnel, and dam engineering. Schnabel’s high standards for quality, business ethics, and concern for the communities in which we live are a vital part of who we are. Schnabel is an ENR Top 500 Design Firm with 700+ employees in 30 offices throughout the United States.

Recognized by CE News as one of the Best Engineering Firms to Work for, Schnabel provides employees with a competitive benefits package including maternity leave, tuition reimbursement for continuing education, health, dental, life and disability insurance and a wellness program. As an employee-owned company, through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Schnabel employees directly benefit from the success of our growing firm.

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee life & ADD insurance (100% company-paid)
• Short-term disability (100% company-paid)
• Long-term disability
• Supplemental life insurance
• 401(k) and profit-sharing plan
• Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)
• Bonus program
• Paid time off
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Wellness program
• Professional development and tuition reimbursement

Our Jersey City, NJ office is seeking a Vice President/Geotechnical Engineering Group Leader to help expand our growing Geotechnical and Water Practices. In this role, you will provide leadership, management, and technical support for a variety of multidisciplinary projects that involve dams and reservoirs, flood resiliency, heavy‑civil works, and other general infrastructure across the Northeast and nationwide. As an employee-owner, your voice will matter - you will have a say in how our business operates, share in our financial success, and work alongside a team moving in the same direction with a shared vision and purpose.

• Candidate will serve as a Vice President/Geotechnical Engineering Group Leader. Major focus areas for the role include:

  • Develop market growth strategy for our regional Geotechnical practice and prioritize annual investments that elevate the firm's Geotechnical brand in terms of client solutions, innovation, and operational effectiveness.
  • Grow our local practice by adding new clients, building upon current client relationships, and following major regional programs and funding streams.
  • Work with leaders across the firm's divisions and offices to build meaningful alliances and leverage Schnabel's 400-strong team of geotechnical professional nationwide.
  • Identify and pursue key opportunities, partnerships, and funding programs to expand client base and service offerings.
  • Lead and support business development initiatives, including managing proposals, building teams and industry partnerships, and aligning the appropriate technical expertise to best solve client challenges.
  • Manage, execute, and provide technical support within a collaborative team environment on a variety of challenging geotechnical and multidisciplinary infrastructure projects.
  • Develop, manage, and oversee the execution of geotechnical and geologic field investigations; review field investigation results; evaluate instrumentation and monitoring data; assign project-specific soil and rock laboratory testing; conduct engineering analyses and design related to soil and rock mechanics, foundation design, fill placement/ground modification, seepage evaluations, slope stability analyses, and seismic analyses; as well as perform value engineering (VE) and forensic studies.
  • Serve as a primary client interface, establishing goals and objectives for project teams, and planning, scheduling, and managing resources to deliver high‑quality projects on time and within budget.
  • Serve as direct supervisor – Responsible for managing the day‑to‑day operations of our Geotechnical Group, including budgeting, hiring, staff development, and mentoring.
  • Participate in the development of a cohesive, positive culture for our Jersey City Office and company‑wide to cultivate a best‑in‑class environment that allows our people to realize their…