National Engineering Leader - Commercial Development

GAI Consultants, Inc.

Orlando (FL)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Comprehensive benefits

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

GAI Consultants, Inc. seeks an Engineering Director to lead the Community Infrastructure team and grow a Commercial development practice. The role emphasizes client interaction, strategic marketing, and oversight of engineers in plans, permitting, and financial monitoring.

PE registration is required, with leadership responsibilities across projects. The successful candidate will drive business development strategy, manage complex engineering tasks, and mentor staff while ensuring high-quality

Qualifications

15+ years of experience in engineering leadership and project management for commercial clients.
Experience overseeing plans, permitting, schedules, and budgets.
Demonstrated ability to lead business development and client leadership relationships.

Responsibilities

Lead the business development strategy for the practice and oversee engineers in plan development, permitting, and financial monitoring.
Act as client leadership representative for GAI on major projects.
Provide strategic direction, risk management, and mentoring to staff across the practice.

Skills

Client relationship management

Permitting knowledge

Scope management

Design oversight

Business development strategy

PE License

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

15+ 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.
Assesses 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.

Why GAI?

GAI offers an exceptional place to do meaningful work, grow your career, and make a real impact in communities nationwide. You'll join a collaborative, multidisciplinary firm bringing together engineering, planning, and environmental expertise to deliver projects across transportation, infrastructure, power, and energy markets. Working alongside accomplished colleagues, you'll help move projects from vision through construction, creating solutions that keep people moving, power essential systems, and support responsible development. At GAI, you'll work in a team-driven environment grounded in integrity, respect, and shared success, with the flexibility, resources, and career support that reflect a real and lasting commitment to our people. That commitment includes comprehensive benefits, wellness programs, and employee discounts. With opportunities across the U.S., GAI offers the collaboration and client focus of regional teams, supported by the stability, resources, and career-development opportunities of an established and growing firm.

Benefits To Working at GAI Include:

Competitive Pay & Recognition