Lab Manager

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Job description

What You'll Do:
ECS Limited is offering a unique opportunity for a talented and certified Lab Manager to join our Houston team. We offer opportunities for professional development with additional incentives as you advance your skills and gain experience. In this role, you will primarily be responsible for the quality control and management of junior staff within the construction materials testing (CMT) laboratory to ensure the department's goals are met.

Responsibilities

Laboratory Safety and Compliance: Promote safety and safety culture and ensure proper PPE is used; Oversee calibration and maintenance of laboratory equipment following the manufacturer's schedule and records; Ensure your lab is in compliance with corporate-level and office-specific Quality Management Systems (QMS) related policies and procedures, including adoption, implementation, and enforcement; Ensure that all team members earn and maintain relevant laboratory certifications by external certifying agencies and in accordance with Corporate's Lab Accreditation Policy, such as AASHTO, CMEC, or A2LA, including performance of required Proficiency Same Testing.

Laboratory Leadership: Manage activities and personnel related to geotechnical and construction materials laboratory testing with consideration of financial performance; Oversee and coordinate the schedules and work of laboratory technicians; Oversee laboratory tests and interpretation of test data.

Soils Testing: Oversee routine laboratory tests for soils including Atterberg limits, gradation analyses, swell testing, moisture content testing, unconfined compressive strength testing, standard and modified proctor testing, and begin learning how to visually classify soils.

Concrete Testing: Oversee routine laboratory tests for concrete including labeling and setting samples for curing, monitoring temperature logs, and breaking of samples.

Data: Prepare and review reports and summaries of findings; Perform calculations and data reduction of test results.

Communication: Actively mentor and train lab staff; Assist with the coordination and schedule of work for laboratory technicians; Provide assistance to project managers and the department manager as requested; Collaborate with recruiting and your supervisor to maintain adequate staffing for your lab; Participate in business development, marketing, and client development.

What We're Looking For:
Required Qualifications

High school diploma or GED.

4+ years of related experience performing laboratory tests on construction materials.

Must have and be willing to maintain basic concrete and/or soils lab certifications.

Must be able to lift 60-80 pounds.

Strong communication skills (speaking, reading, and writing).

Ability to work effectively with peers, supervisors, and clients and to build a team.

Good understanding of construction materials laboratory testing equipment, methods, principles, applications, and ASTM testing standards to include evaluation of results in terms of specification compliance.

Proficient at data interpretation and evaluation of CMT techniques and results.

Leadership and decision-making skills.

Sound knowledge of Quality Management Systems (QMS) implementation and laboratory accreditation requirements.

Knowledge of ECS systems and procedures is a plus.

Who We Are:
ECS Group of Companies (ECS) was founded in 1988 with the goal to raise the standards of professional engineering consulting. Today, we are a leader in geotechnical, construction materials, environmental and facilities consulting services. We are employee-owned with more than 2,700 employees in 90+ offices and testing facilities across the United States. ECS is currently ranked in Engineering News-Record's Top 500 Design Firms (April 2024) and in Zweig Group's Hot Firm List (June 2024). To learn more about us, click here.

We love our employees and we show this through providing some great benefits, including paid time off, health and other insurance plans, retirement and college savings plans, and more. Click here to learn more about the great benefits at ECS.

ECS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This means that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

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