Director of Geotechnical Engineering

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Oversee U.S. geotechnical engineering standards, ensuring quality and technical integrity.

• Serve as Exodigo’s representative for geotechnical expertise with infrastructure owners, Departments of Transportation (DOTs), contractors, and engineering consultants.

• Articulate the technology’s value, precision, and constraints.

• Facilitate technical discussions, presentations, and proposals in collaboration with customers and the Sales team.

• Tackle engineering challenges and showcase practical applications.

• Convert customer needs and industry standards into engineering specifications, acceptance criteria, quality assurance processes, and consistent delivery methods.

• Evaluate geotechnical deliverables and act as the authorized engineering sign-off authority.

• Collaborate with Product and R&D to ensure alignment between customer needs and product capabilities, as well as development priorities.

• Partner with U.S. Project Management, Operations, and CAD/BIM teams to standardize workflows and uphold consistent quality across the nation.

• Assist infrastructure owners, contractors, and engineering consultants in understanding and gaining confidence in Exodigo’s subsurface intelligence technology.

⛳️ Requirements

• B.S. in Civil Engineering with a geotechnical focus; M.S. is highly preferred.

• 10–15 years of advancing geotechnical engineering experience within U.S. civil infrastructure and/or construction.

• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in at least one U.S. state, with the capacity to obtain additional licenses as necessary.

• Proven ability to author formal engineering requirement documents (PRDs, design basis documents, technical specifications) and translate market needs into user stories and acceptance criteria.

• Extensive knowledge of DOT (AASHTO, FHWA, state DOT) and ASCE standards; strong familiarity with ASTM and USACE geotechnical practices.

• Solid comprehension of engineering and geotechnical formats, including common solutions, methodologies, and industry practices.

• Basic technological understanding of current tools and methods utilized in engineering and geotechnical disciplines.

• Proficient in reading, interpreting, and analyzing geological, geotechnical, and civil engineering reports.

• Significant experience in client-facing roles: scoping, presenting, and negotiating technical strategies with owners, DOTs, and contractors; acting as the internal voice of the customer.

• Experience in leading delivery teams that include field operators, OPS, QA, and CAD/BIM/infrastructure engineers.

• Hands-on experience with agile/structured delivery using tools such as Monday, Jira, Slack, and Gantt-based planning.

• Advanced skills in drafting documents, proposals, and strategic plans, with a keen attention to detail to ensure clarity, accuracy, and effective coordination of all requirements and applications.

• Established collaboration with business functions regarding strategy, pricing, and marketing in a technical B2B context.

• Authorization to work in the U.S.

• Willingness to travel domestically to project sites, estimated at 25–40%.

• Preferred: Experience leading delivery for productized geotechnical solutions.

• Preferred: Previous role as a technical/delivery lead on significant DOT or large-scale infrastructure projects.

• Preferred: Active involvement in ASCE Geo-Institute, TRB committees, or DFI technical committees.

• Preferred: Experience in a growth-stage company environment with cross-functional business exposure.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote-first culture promoting flexibility and autonomy.

• Collaborative, no-ego team environment focused on customer impact.

• Access to innovative solutions that are transforming digital infrastructure and data center development.

• Opportunity to influence sales strategy and have a direct effect on company growth.