GeoStabilization International is the market leader in geohazard mitigation, protecting people and critical infrastructure from landslides, rockfall, and ground instability. The Pursuit Engineer role is a hybrid technical-commercial position that focuses on developing innovative geohazard solutions while managing engineering and estimating leadership during strategic pursuits.
Responsibilities
- Lead development of innovative, constructible geohazard mitigation solutions under tight timelines and incomplete data
- Own engineering and estimating leadership during pursuits, including means & methods, constructability, and sequencing
- Serve as Design Manager on moderately to highly complex pursuits, directing analysis, calculations, plans, and submittals
- Determine when additional reconnaissance or investigation is required and coordinate second site visits or supplemental data collection
- Manage pursuit schedules, deliverables, and internal coordination with discipline engineers and estimators
- Support construction with targeted site visits to validate assumptions and close the loop between design intent and field reality
- Partner with Project Development Engineers (PDEs) and Regional Leadership on Go / No-Go decisions, risk evaluation, and pursuit prioritization
- Contribute to regional commercial strategy, including pricing logic, funnel health, and opportunity sequencing
- Draft and review proposals to ensure technical, commercial, and contractual alignment, with explicit risk ownership
- Represent GSI externally through professional societies, conferences, papers, and presentations, strengthening technical credibility and brand trust
- Act as Lead Engineer in select client and third-party meetings, translating complexity into clarity and confidence
- Maintain disciplined use of CRM tools to support forecasting, opportunity hygiene, and decision-making
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Geology, or related field
- 1+ years in technical sales, business development, or client-facing engineering roles (geotechnical or heavy civil preferred)
- Strong foundation in geotechnical design principles and constructability
- Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments
- EIT/GIT or PE/PG licensure (or clear trajectory toward licensure)
- Experience working with DOT's
- Demonstrated work in landslides, slope stability, rockfall mitigation, deep foundations, or temporary shoring
- Proficiency with slope stability modeling software (e.g., Rocscience)
- Experience with Salesforce or similar CRM systems
- GIS, Google Earth, or drone experience (FAA Part 107 a plus)
- Expert ability to interpret USACE, DOT, FHWA plans and specifications
- Experience across negotiated work, hard bids, unit price, lump sum, and force account delivery models
- Working knowledge of CPM scheduling and project budgets
- Strong written, oral, and presentation skills with the ability to influence without authority
Benefits
- Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled
- Mental health benefits
- 401(k) plan to help save for your future including company match
- In addition to 7 observed holidays, salaried team members have flexible paid time off
- Paid parental leave
Company Overview
- GeoStabilization International is a North American leader in geohazard mitigation, built around experienced engineers and field crews who respond quickly and execute safely in challenging terrain. It was founded in 2002, and is headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, US, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is http://www.geostabilization.com.