Project Manager - Wastewater

GAI Consultants • Orlando, FL

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About The Position

GAI Consultants, Inc. is seeking a Professional Engineer (PE) with 12+ years of water/wastewater engineering experience to join its Jacksonville, Florida office as a Project Manager. The role focuses on municipal water and wastewater work in Florida and calls for experience in planning, design, permitting, construction, and client relationships. The successful candidate will contribute technical, project management, and business development expertise to grow the Florida Water Division’s business and may develop into a leadership position as the division expands its portfolio and services. The position is eligible for a sign-on bonus.

The Project Manager independently performs and guides multidisciplinary teams delivering water and wastewater projects. Work may cover collection, conveyance, and distribution systems; pump stations; storage and treatment facilities; and pipeline renewal and replacement programs. The role manages projects from inception through construction and start-up, including client coordination, team formation, scope, schedule and budget management, safety, quality assurance and quality control, profitability, and staff workload coordination.

The role provides technical execution and oversight across schematic and preliminary design, design development, final design, specifications, permitting, bid-phase services, and construction contract documents. It also leads consulting tasks such as flow projections, hydraulic modeling, master planning, design calculations, alternatives analysis and selection, cost estimating, equipment selection, project prioritization, and capital improvement program development. Additional responsibilities include mentoring junior staff, supporting business development, and representing the Florida Water Division with clients, contractors, design partners, professional organizations, and local communities.

Requirements

• Professional Engineer (PE).
• At least 12 years of experience in the municipal water/wastewater market, including master planning, hydraulic modeling, technical reports, conveyance system design (including pipelines in public rights-of-way), treatment process or facility design, regulatory permitting, services during construction, and/or other technical services.
• At least 2 years of experience as a Project Manager leading internal and external multidisciplinary project teams, with a track record of delivering on time and on budget while meeting or exceeding client expectations.
• Excellent technical writing, verbal communication, and leadership skills in a dynamic team environment.
• Sense of urgency and self-initiative to meet deadlines and develop new business opportunities.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, AutoCAD/Civil 3D, 3D BIM Revit, ArcGIS, and industry hydraulic modeling software such as InfoWater and SewerGEMs.

Nice To Haves

• Experience delivering cross-market projects.
• Trenchless pipeline design, permitting, and construction experience.
• Facility and pipeline condition assessment field and data management experience.
• Experience with 3D Utility Modeling for underground pipeline systems and treatment plant facilities.
• Alternative project delivery experience, including Design-Build, Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR), and/or Design Criteria Professional methods.
• Successful client management and business development experience in North Florida.

Responsibilities

• Independently perform and guide multidisciplinary teams delivering water and wastewater planning, evaluation, design, and construction projects involving collection, conveyance, and distribution systems, pump stations, storage and treatment facilities, and pipeline renewal and replacement programs.
• Manage projects from inception through construction and start-up, including client coordination, team chartering, scope, schedule and budget development and management, safety, quality assurance and quality control, project profitability, and staff workload coordination.
• Provide technical execution and oversight of schematic and preliminary design, design development, final design, specifications, permitting, bid-phase services, and construction contract document production.
• Lead consulting tasks including flow projections, hydraulic modeling, master planning, detailed design calculations, alternatives analysis and selection, cost estimating, equipment selection, project prioritization, and capital improvement program development.
• Mentor and develop junior staff in technical and project management knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Contribute to business development through opportunity identification, proposal development, interviews and presentations, and client relationship cultivation.
• Serve as a primary doer/seller for the Florida Water Division and build relationships with clients, key contractors, design partners, professional organizations, and communities.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus eligibility.
• 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.
• 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
• Education Level: No Education Listed