Florida Transportation Drainage Lead | Hybrid, P.E.

GAI Consultants, Inc.; Tampa (FL); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Sign-on bonus

Relocation assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Licensing & certification support

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

GAI Consultants, Inc. seeks a Senior Drainage Engineer, P.E., to lead Florida transportation drainage design and stormwater management. The role includes hydraulic/hydrologic analysis, pond siting, and permitting, with hybrid work in Tampa and periodic travel across Florida.

You will mentor teams, drive FDOT project delivery, and collaborate with leadership to grow GAI’s Florida Water Resources practice.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in civil engineering.
• Florida P.E. license, or reciprocity.
• 10+ years of transportation drainage engineering experience.
• Demonstrated FDOT project delivery in Florida.
• Strong command of stormwater management, hydraulic analysis, drainage design, and transportation permitting.
• Proven ability to lead teams, build consensus, and make sound engineering and business decisions.
• Valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical lead on complex transportation drainage projects including urban corridors, limited-access highways, interchanges, and bridges.
• Direct stormwater management design, hydraulic and hydrologic (H&H) analysis, drainage design, pond siting analyses, and bridge hydraulic reports.
• Perform and oversee modeling in ICPR, HEC-RAS, MicroStation ORD Drainage, and GeoPAK Drainage.
• Lead drainage permitting through SJRWMD, SFWMD, SWFWMD, NWFWMD, and FDEP, coordinating directly with agency reviewers and clients.
• Manage drainage teams across multiple concurrent projects, including scope, schedule, budget, and risk.
• Mentor engineers and support their licensure and career growth.
• Partner with leadership on client development and Florida market growth, and represent GAI at industry events.

Skills

FDOT drainage engineering

Lead technical projects

H&H analysis

Stormwater management

Team leadership

Regulatory permitting

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

ICPR

HEC-RAS

MicroStation ORD Drainage

GeoPAK Drainage

Job description

GAI Consultants, Inc. seeks a Senior Drainage Engineer, P.E., to lead Florida transportation drainage design and stormwater management. The role includes hydraulic/hydrologic analysis, pond siting, and permitting, with hybrid work in Tampa and periodic travel across Florida.

You will mentor teams, drive FDOT project delivery, and collaborate with leadership to grow GAI’s Florida Water Resources practice.