Director

• Set the technical vision and research roadmap for AET's concrete materials services
• Oversee mix design development, optimization and qualification for structural, mass, precast, high-performance and specialty concretes
• Lead durability and service-life evaluations, including alkali-silica reaction, sulfate attack, freeze-thaw, chloride ingress, corrosion and shrinkage cracking
• Direct forensic investigations and failure analyses, and author or approve expert reports, including litigation support and expert testimony where required
• Ensure laboratory and field testing meets ASTM, AASHTO, ACI, USACE and applicable state DOT standards
• Support AET accreditations and USACE validations
• Serve as final technical reviewer on high-risk or high-value concrete materials deliverables
• Document technical knowledge through Standards and Practices and promote knowledge sharing across Business Groups
• Track regulatory and market shifts and turn them into service offerings
• Develop and execute long-term growth plans for concrete services
• Identify and pursue opportunities with owners, DOTs, contractors, producers, manufacturers, design firms, insurers and law firms
• Coordinate major pursuits, including capture planning, proposal preparation, presentations and negotiations
• Develop emerging service lines such as low-carbon mix qualification, embodied-carbon consulting, performance specification support and research partnerships
• Maintain a qualified CRM pipeline with accurate monthly or quarterly forecasts
• Drive thought leadership through conference presentations, technical papers, webinars, client seminars and ACI/ASTM committee work
• Establish partnerships with subconsultants, universities and professional organizations
• Collaborate with other disciplines and Business Groups to cross-sell concrete expertise
• Serve as senior relationship owner and trusted technical advisor for dozens of key client accounts
• Build account plans and conduct quarterly relationship reviews
• Expand relationships into master service agreements, multi-year programs and preferred-provider status
• Lead critical or sensitive client work and resolve escalations
• Track account health using revenue, margin, repeat-work rate and client satisfaction
• Mentor and train engineers, scientists, petrographers and laboratory technicians
• Coach project managers and staff on client communication, scoping and business development
• Lead technical training, lunch-and-learns and case-study reviews
• Provide peer review and guidance on complex or high-risk projects
• Identify technical expertise gaps and support key hiring decisions
• Support staff pursuing PE licensure and ACI certifications
• Advise leadership on laboratory capabilities and equipment investment
• Adhere to safety policies, report hazards and incidents, use required PPE, participate in safety activities, and exercise stop-work authority when necessary
• Individual contributor role with no supervisory responsibility; may provide technical mentoring and work direction on assigned projects

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Director of Concrete Science