Senior Project Engineer - Transportation

Gai Consultants • Jacksonville, FL

20d

About The Position

GAI Consultants, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Project Manager with 15+ years of experience in Transportation and Roadway Design Management to join our talented and energetic team to work out of our Jacksonville, FL office. An ideal candidate has design experience and client relationships with FDOT and/or counties and municipalities in NE Florida. We are looking for a motivated person to join our team to build our business with sales and technical experience. This opportunity is an excellent opportunity for the right individual to grow into a leadership position. Excellent communication skills are required. The successful candidate must perform and manage related design/planning/engineering tasks in the transportation market. Technical experience in roadway design is required. Job Duties: Technical execution and oversight of engineering projects, participation in project pursuits, management of technical projects, and mentorship and development of junior staff. Planning and managing projects with a wide range of value, with a single or multi-discipline focus. Independently perform and guide others on the completion of transportation projects within the NE Florida region. Delivering scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, and profitability of all projects managed. Demonstrating mastery of project management concepts and using advanced techniques to effectively manage projects and portfolios by increasing productivity, efficiency, and accuracy. Directly managing multiple projects with experience in managing over $1 Million of total annual billings. Assembling and leading the project team to execute the scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, and profitability of all projects managed. Working with Accounting staff to monitor and control project costs and billings to meet budgeted profit and to develop recovery plans as needed. Serving as a seller/doer leading significant business development pursuits as company representative to the client, in the community, and with contractors. General Characteristics Uses creativity, foresight, and mature judgment to anticipate and solve new problems. Sets priorities and reconciles directions from competing interests. Leads projects with complex features with work performed directly, or by others. Integrates engineering economics and risk analysis into the solutions of complex engineering problems. Integrates solutions to complex problems across specialty areas. Demonstrates leadership

Requirements

• 18+ Years of Experience
• B.S. or M.S. Engineering, Master's Degree or Equivalent Experience Preferred
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) License, reciprocity in multiple states
• Driver's License
• Possesses exceptional oral and written communication skills, including negotiation of critical issues and effective persuasive communication
• Demonstrates financial acumen and familiarity with legal issues related to engineering practice
• Initiates and maintains extensive contacts with key engineers and officials, or other organizations and companies
• Bachelors or better in Engineering or related field
• Driver's License
• Professional Engineer

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree or Equivalent Experience Preferred

Responsibilities

• Technical execution and oversight of engineering projects
• Participation in project pursuits
• Management of technical projects
• Mentorship and development of junior staff
• Planning and managing projects with a wide range of value, with a single or multi-discipline focus
• Independently perform and guide others on the completion of transportation projects within the NE Florida region
• Delivering scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, and profitability of all projects managed
• Demonstrating mastery of project management concepts and using advanced techniques to effectively manage projects and portfolios by increasing productivity, efficiency, and accuracy
• Directly managing multiple projects with experience in managing over $1 Million of total annual billings
• Assembling and leading the project team to execute the scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, and profitability of all projects managed
• Working with Accounting staff to monitor and control project costs and billings to meet budgeted profit and to develop recovery plans as needed
• Serving as a seller/doer leading significant business development pursuits as company representative to the client, in the community, and with contractors

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: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees