Senior Engineering Traffic Manager

GAI Consultants Inc.

Indianapolis (IN)

Hybrid

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

GAI Consultants is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager with 15+ years of experience to lead traffic and engineering projects. The role offers on-site or hybrid work at offices in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, or West Virginia, and includes a sign-on bonus.

The ideal candidate will supervise engineers, oversee plans, financial monitoring, and act as the client representative with state agencies. PE registration is required, with reciprocity across states, and a master’s degree or equivalent

Qualifications

Requires PE registration with ability to obtain PE in additional states.
Experience overseeing engineers on plans, budgets, and client relations.
Knowledge of government and design-build projects preferred.
15+ years of engineering management experience.

Responsibilities

Oversee engineers in development of plans and financial monitoring.
Act as client representative and manage state agency interactions.
Lead complex engineering projects across multiple offices.
Integrate engineering economics and risk analysis.

Skills

Leadership & team management

Client liaison experience

Strategic planning

Education

B.S. or M.S. in Engineering

Tools

PE License

Job description

GAI Consultants is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager with 15+ years of experience in managing traffic and engineering projects. 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. This position will be on-site or hybrid at any of our Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, or West Virginia Offices and will be eligible for a sign-on bonus.

Qualifications:

Demonstrated knowledge of and experience working with State Agencies is required; additional state and local government experience, as well as Design-Build expertise, is preferred.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the oversight of engineers in the development of plans, financial monitoring, and acting as GAI's client representative.
PE Registration is required with ability to attain PE in additional surrounding states.

General Characteristics

Uses creativity, foresight, and mature judgment to anticipate and solve new problems.
Practice activities and culture.
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.

Minimum Years of Experience

15+ Years

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.

Technical Responsibilities

Frequently develops standards and guidelines.
Leads a project in the practice in their area of specialization.
Frequently develops appropriate design alternatives for complex engineering projects that consider realistic requirements, constraints, community input, permitting, and other regulatory constraints.
Integrates advanced concepts, including sustainability, to solve complex problems.

Project and Task Management

Frequently oversees technical, legal, and financial issues of an entire project.
Recommends facilities, personnel, and funds required to carry out projects.
Integrates these components into a complete project management plan for a complex engineering project.
Implements effective teamwork and leadership principles into solutions for engineering problems.
Determines project objectives and requirements.
May serve as the Project Manager for certain projects with prior approval from GAI's President up to $150,000 per year.

Management Responsibility

Supervises a major practice segment or several teams.
Receives administrative supervision with assignments given in terms of broad general objectives and limits.
Implements staff development plans within their practice segment, including technical, management, and leadership skills.
Evaluates the effectiveness of leaders and teams.

Communication Skills

Possesses exceptional oral and written communication skills, including negotiation of critical issues.
Integrates different forms of effective and persuasive communication to technical and nontechnical audiences.
Demonstrates financial acumen and familiarity with legal issues related to engineering practice.
Initiates and maintains extensive contacts with key engineers and officials.

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