Assistant Engineering Director

GAI Consultants, Inc. • Munhall, PA

7h

About The Position

GAI Consultants is seeking a seasoned Assistant Technical Director to lead and deliver complex industrial water and wastewater design projects. The role involves leading multidisciplinary teams, managing client relationships, and supporting technical excellence in advanced treatment facilities and process engineering. The position provides broad organizational influence and requires mature judgment in guiding projects and activities of major consequence. The director oversees large or multidisciplinary project teams, contributes to organizational strategy for staff development, and represents the organization at important functions and conferences.

Requirements

• At least 20 years of experience.
• Demonstrated success delivering water and wastewater treatment projects.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Deep technical knowledge of advanced treatment processes and facility design.
• B.S. or M.S. in Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license, with reciprocity in multiple states.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or equivalent experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, design, and construction services for industrial water and wastewater projects.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, and quality across multiple disciplines.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with established and new clients.
• Develop and implement sales strategies for services.
• Mentor and develop engineering professionals.
• Ensure technical excellence in advanced treatment facilities and process engineering.
• Make decisions with broad influence on organizational activities and guide projects of major consequence.
• Provide leadership and develop others to create a common vision for projects and the organization.
• Assess the acceptability of engineering economic analyses and risks associated with solutions to complex engineering problems.
• Evaluate solutions to complex problems involving multiple engineering specialty areas.
• Assess resolutions to ethical dilemmas in complicated situations.
• Perform advisory or consulting work across broad project areas or specialized areas with innovative or complex aspects.
• Assess practices and requirements for sustainable performance of complex engineering projects from a systems perspective.
• Oversee multiple large or multidisciplinary project teams and develop projects needed to accomplish practice objectives.
• Evaluate project management plans for complex engineering projects and develop risk mitigation plans.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of leaders and teams.
• Develop organizational strategy for staff development through mentored experience, continuing education, and self-development.
• Negotiate critical and controversial issues with leadership.
• Represent the organization at important functions and conferences.

Benefits

• Market-based, competitive compensation.
• Performance-driven recognition and development bonuses.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources.
• Generous paid time off and 7 paid holidays.
• An additional floating holiday.
• Paid maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Support and rewards for professional development and certifications.
• Employee discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior