Assistant Technical Director

GAI Consultants•Homestead, PA

12d

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 advancing water infrastructure projects. The position also provides organizational and technical leadership across complex engineering programs, contributes to strategy and staff development, and represents the organization in critical external discussions. Travel is required as needed, and the employee must pass an MVR check to be insurable to drive on company time or in company vehicles.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or another technical degree.
Minimum 20 years of experience in process engineering and consulting.
Demonstrated success delivering water and wastewater treatment projects.
Strong leadership and communication skills.
Deep technical knowledge of advanced treatment processes and facility design.
Must pass an MVR check to be confirmed as insurable to drive on company time or in company vehicles.
Must be willing to travel as required.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

Lead the 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 and recommendations with broad organizational and industry impact.
Plan, organize, and guide programs and activities of major consequence.
Assess engineering economic analyses and risks associated with solutions to complex engineering problems.
Evaluate complex engineering solutions involving multiple engineering specialties.
Promote ethical engineering practice and assess resolutions to ethical dilemmas.
Provide advisory or consulting services across broad program areas or specialized areas with innovative or complex aspects.
Assess practices and requirements for sustainable performance of complex engineering projects from a systems perspective.
Evaluate project management plans and develop risk mitigation plans for complex engineering projects.
Evaluate the effectiveness of leaders and teams while advancing justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in engineering solutions.
Advocate for teamwork, leadership, diversity, and inclusion within the organization.
Negotiate critical and controversial issues with leaders of other organizations.
Represent the organization at important functions and conferences, including media interviews.
Lead conversations that shape public, environmental, and infrastructure policy.
Champion justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion within the organization and communities where the organization works.
Lead a program of critical importance and develop programs to accomplish organizational objectives.
Develop organizational staff-development strategy through mentoring, continuing education, and self-development.
Foster professional attitudes and establish organizational policies that develop leadership, improve teamwork, and advance justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion programs.
Travel as required by the job.