Senior Director Engineering

Gai Consultants • Orlando, FL

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About The Position

GAI Consultants is seeking an Senior Engineering Director for a leadership position within their comprehensive statewide Transportation practice. GAI has a well-established and rapidly growing company, with immediate opportunities for industry leaders. Key experience requirements include 20+ years of Project Management on complex roadway design projects for FDOT and other local agencies across Florida. This position requires significant client interaction, and the candidate must possess the strategic skills to identify and develop a marketing strategy for winning specific project opportunities. Join GAI and make your mark among a team of engineering, planning, and environmental consultants who provide innovative solutions to energy, transportation, development, government, and industrial clients worldwide. GAI is the right place for talented and motivated individuals who seek to distinguish themselves in a company poised for unlimited growth.

Requirements

• 20+ years of Project Management on complex roadway design projects for FDOT and other local agencies across Florida
• Significant client interaction
• Strategic skills to identify and develop a marketing strategy for winning specific project opportunities
• Knowledge and experience with FDOT D5, Florida's Turnpike, and CFX are required
• PE Registration in Florida is required
• Makes decisions with broad influence on activities of their organizations
• Demonstrates a high degree of creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in planning, organizing, and guiding projects and activities of major consequence
• Provides leadership and develops and engages others to create a common vision for their projects and the organization
• Assesses the acceptability of engineering economic analyses and the risks associated with solutions to complex engineering problems
• Evaluates solutions to complex problems that involve multiple specialty areas of engineering
• Assesses courses of resolution to ethical dilemmas in complicated situations
• Performs advisory or consulting work for the organization across broad project areas or within a specialized area with innovative/complex aspects
• Assesses practices and requirements to achieve sustainable performance of complex engineering projects from a systems perspective
• Oversees multiple large or multidiscipline project teams
• Develops projects needed for accomplishing the objectives of the organization
• Evaluates project management plans for complex engineering projects
• Develops risk mitigation plans to address project risks
• Evaluates effectiveness of leaders and teams
• Develops organizational strategy for staff development through mentored experience, continuing education, and self-development
• Negotiates critical and controversial issues with leadership
• Represents the organization at important functions and conferences

Nice To Haves

• Other FDOT district experience
• Design-Build expertise
• Master's Degree or Equivalent Experience
• reciprocity in multiple states

Responsibilities

• Business development strategy
• Oversight of engineers in the development of plans
• Financial monitoring
• Acting as GAI's client leadership representative

Benefits

• Competitive salary - GAI is committed to paying market-based salaries
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, vision, dental, company paid Long Term Disability, and Short-Term Disability (benefits start within 30 days of hire)
• New paid Maternity/Paternity/Adoption program
• Generous Paid Time Off and 7 paid holidays
• 401k company match
• Tuition Reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees