National Engineering Leader - Commercial Development

GAI Consultants Inc.; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits package

Generous Paid Time Off

401k company match

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

GAI Consultants Inc. is seeking an Engineering Director for their Community Infrastructure team in Jacksonville, Florida. This leadership role demands 15+ years of Project Management with commercial clients and a track record of developing marketing strategies.

The successful candidate will oversee engineers, manage complex engineering projects, and advocate ethical practices. Benefits include competitive salary, comprehensive packages, and generous paid time off.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of Project Management with commercial clients.
• PE Registration required.
• 20+ years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Develops practice strategy for staff development.
• Evaluates project management plans for complex engineering projects.
• Leads an entire project of critical importance.

Skills

Project Management

Business Development Strategy

Client Interaction

Ethical Behavior in Engineering

Education

B.S. or M.S. Engineering

Job description

GAI Consultants is seeking an Engineering Director for a leadership position within the Community Infrastructure team to grow a Commercial development practice. GAI has a well-established and expanding civil engineering practice with immediate opportunities for industry leaders. Key experience requirements include 15+ years of Project Management with commercial clients in Florida and nationally and nationally. This position requires significant client interaction, and the candidate must possess the strategic skills to identify and develop a marketing strategy.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience with commercial clients, as well as knowledge of permitting, management of scope, schedule, and design oversight.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for the business development strategy along with oversight of engineers in the development of plans, permitting, financial monitoring, and acting as GAI's client leadership representative.
• PE Registration is required.

General Characteristics

• Makes decisions with broad influence on activities of their practices.
• Makes authoritative decisions and recommendations that are conclusive and have a far-reaching impact on the practice and the industry.
• 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 practice.
• Assess 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.
• Advocates for ethical behavior in the practice of engineering and assesses courses of resolution to ethical dilemmas in complicated situations.

Experience

• 20+ years of experience.

Education

• B.S. or M.S. Engineering, Master's Degree or Equivalent Experience Preferred

Certification/Licensure

• Professional Engineer (P.E.) License, reciprocity in multiple states.
• Driver's License

Technical Responsibilities

• Frequently performs advisory or consulting work for the practice across broad project areas or within a specialized area with innovative/complex aspects.
• Assess practices and requirements to achieve sustainable performance of complex engineering projects from a systems perspective.

Project and Task Management

• Evaluates project management plans for complex engineering projects.
• Develops risk mitigation plans to address project risks.
• Evaluates effectiveness of leaders and teams.

Management, Supervision and Guidance

• Leads an entire project of critical importance.
• Develops projects needed for accomplishing the objectives of the practice.
• Develops practice strategy for staff development through mentored experience, continuing education, and self-development.
• Instills and fosters professional attitudes within the practice.

Communication, Teamwork and Leadership

• Negotiates critical and controversial issues with leadership of other practices.
• Represents their practice at important functions and conferences.

Benefits To Working at GAI Include

• 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

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