Field Exploration Operations Manager

Requisition Number: 2024-2190-02

We are seeking a talented and experienced Field Exploration Operations Manager to manage our field exploration team supporting drilling-related projects in Charleston, South Carolina.

As a Field Exploration Operations Manager, you will oversee drilling-related projects and lead a team to achieve safety, profitability, and growth objectives. Your responsibilities include staff management, promoting innovative approaches to site characterization, and optimizing rig utilization for efficient project completion. Additionally, you will provide leadership on exploration practices, budget planning, and cross-selling of services to support overall firm goals and client interests.

Your Day-to-Day:

• Team Management: Manage exploration team members, including recruitment, training, and mentoring, to maximize performance.
• Safety and Profitability: Promote safety, profitability, and growth within the exploration service line, aligning with strategic plans.
• Rig Utilization: Drive rig utilization, coordinate scheduling and manage labor to ensure efficient project completion.
• Innovative Approaches: Demonstrate and lead innovative approaches to site characterization to enhance project outcomes.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Provide leadership and direction on exploration practices, budget planning, and cross-selling of services to support firm objectives and client interests.

What You Bring:

• A Bachelor's degree and/or combination of equivalent education and experience
• 5+ years' of experience in field exploration
• Experience managing personnel and operations including scheduling and dispatching resources, and mentoring
• The ability to travel to different project sites and offices within different states when required
• Demonstrated proficient knowledge of multiple exploration methods including auger, mud rotary and coring techniques in addition to in-situ testing.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands:

You are willing and able to perform the physical demands of this position with the use of Company-provided Personal Protective Equipment such as:

• Working outdoors the majority of the time in varying weather conditions
• Walking over rough and uneven terrain
• Standing up to 8 hours a day, up to 12 hours on occasion
• Routinely lifting and carrying 40-50lbs, (field/laboratory samples and equipment)
• Maneuver field equipment safely, such as a loaded wheelbarrow, on uneven ground and around active construction sites
• Working outside of normal business hours when necessary

We Are S&ME:

For over 50 years, our collaborative approach to geotechnical, civil, environmental, and construction materials has offered innovative solutions to solve our clients' most complex challenges. Together, our work results in lasting positive community impacts across the country.

Collectively, we are 1000+ proud employee-owners across 10+ states and value eager, passionate, honest, and hard-working employees who strive to make positive impacts on our communities. With employee ownership at our foundation, we are all vested in the success of each other and S&ME. We know that creating an environment where employees can grow and flourish, both professionally and personally, leads to our collective drive for success. That's why we put our employees first in everything from safety to opportunity.

What We Offer:

We offer a generous benefits package with a full suite of options, including well-being programs to support you and your family, as well as the development resources you need to advance in your career. We also believe in a flexible working environment, allowing you and your manager to determine how you can work most effectively and collaboratively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments.

• Competitive Compensation
• Medical, Dental & Vision Plans with HSA and FSA options
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 401K with Company Matching
• PTO with Rollover
• Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Credential Incentive Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Company Vehicle with Gas Card for Project-Based Work
• $2,000-5,000 Referral Bonuses
• & More!

If you are seeking a challenging and rewarding career with a firm committed to our employees and providing quality service to our clients, join us!

This is a full-time position with competitive pay based on experience. The successful candidate must meet the requirements of the company's Fleet Management Program, Substance Policy, and Reference Check Program. Submit resume, cover letter, and salary expectations for consideration. Only qualified candidates with acceptable employment eligibility verification (I-9) will be considered. Visa assistance is not provided. S&ME reserves the right to fill this position with an internal or external candidate at any time during the search. S&ME is not responsible for unauthorized job postings or submissions of resumes using external links/websites.

No candidate/recruiter calls, personal calls, or walk-ins are accepted.