Senior Roadway Engineering Manager

GAI Consultants, Inc.

Orlando (FL)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 210,000

Full time

23 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Market-based compensation

Medical, dental & vision plans

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off & holidays

401(k) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development support

Job summary

GAI Consultants, Inc. is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a statewide transportation practice in Florida.

The role emphasizes strategic project leadership, client interaction, and marketing of opportunities for winning contracts. The ideal candidate will have 16+ years of project management on complex roadway design projects, a PE license, and advanced skills in engineering economics and risk analysis.

Qualifications

15+ years of project management on complex roadway design projects
Proven leadership and client interaction
Ability to identify and develop marketing strategies for project opportunities
Advanced understanding of engineering economics and risk analysis

Responsibilities

Lead a major practice segment or several teams.
Oversee technical, legal, and financial aspects of projects.
Develop design alternatives for complex roadway projects considering constraints.
Apply sustainability and advanced concepts to solve engineering problems.
Mentor staff and evaluate performance of leaders and teams.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Client interaction

Strategic planning

Education

B.S. or M.S. Engineering

Professional Engineer (P.E.) License

Job description

GAI Consultants is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager 1 for a leadership position within their comprehensive statewide Transportation practice. GAI has a well-established and rapidly growing company, with immediate opportunities for industry leaders. Key experience requirements include 15+ years of Project Management on complex roadway design projects for FDOT and other local agencies throughout Florida. This position requires significant client interaction, and the candidate must possess the strategic skills to identify and develop a marketing strategy for winning specific project opportunities.

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

16+ 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