Engineering Geologist

Overview

Foundation Technologies, Inc. is a family-owned manufacturer & distributor of deep foundation construction products. Contractors & engineers rely daily on our best-in-class products, industry leading technical expertise, and on the ground field support for a wide range of deep foundation applications. A 4x consecutive recipient of Great Place to Work®, FTI has tightknit family culture, where team members are deeply cared for and empowered to work in their highest and best gifting in an atmosphere that supports professional & personal growth. 

Major Responsibilites

• Performing take offs and quotes. Tracking projects with CRM Zoho.
• Provide engineering support primarily to our East coast customer base with some West coast support.
• Regularly attend and present at conferences and industry gatherings as a helical piles subject matter expert.
• Pro-actively work with DOT's or other owners to drive the use of FTI's family of brands within the AOR.  
• Be actively involved in Technical committees to support FTI's Helical team.
• Working with the outside sales team pro-actively look for value engineering opportunities in the East where helical piles could be a viable alternative to other foundation elements.

  This includes pro-actively prospecting jobs on Construct Connect.

  Sending potential helical projects to viable clients to garner interest in bidding on the project as well as preparing bid documents for said projects.

  Scraping plans in the bid room for engineer firms to send lunch and learn/seminar info.

  Identify potential contractors to pass on to sales team for friendly visits and phone calls to discuss helical business.

• Working with the outside sales team for engineering visits to contractors, engineers, and geo-techs etc.
• Be willing and able to go to job sites to provide technical support independently (this would be a very, very rare situation) or in conjunction with our field specialists.

Primary Day to Day

• Put together take offs/quotes.
• Answer technical/engineering questions.
• Subject Matter Expert

  Find new leads on Construct Connect

  Garnering interest for Lunch and Learns

  Educating Local Municipality

  Lead Forensics- identify and follow up with potential customers visiting the website

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Civil, Geotechnical or Structural engineering; or its demonstrated equivalent 
• EIT/PE or GIT/PG certification preferred but not required. 
• 5 years Civil/Geotechnical or Structural experience 
• Ability to prepare and review standard engineering documentation and geotechnical reports. 
• Computer proficiency (Microsoft Office, basic CAD) 
• Strong communication skills (both written and oral) are a must. 
• Strong customer service experience 
• Works well with diverse group. 
• Hard Worker/Self-Starter

Skills

• A positive, solution-oriented attitude and mindset
• Organizational skills including ability to manage small details.
• Self-awareness/High Emotional Intelligence
• High ability to build and strengthen relationships.