GAI Consultants Inc

Director of Transportation Engineering

GAI Consultants Inc • $125K — $150K *
Orlando, FL 32828In-Person
Transportation
15+ years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 20+ years of Project Management experience in roadway design projects for FDOT and local agencies in Florida.
  • Knowledge of FDOT District 5, Florida's Turnpike, and CFX required; additional FDOT district experience and Design-Build expertise preferred.
  • Professional Engineer (P.E.) License in Florida required; reciprocity across multiple states is a plus.
  • Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Engineering, or equivalent experience preferred.
  • Strong strategic marketing skills for business development in engineering projects.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee multiple large, multidiscipline project teams delivering complex roadway design projects.
  • Develop and implement business development strategies to secure project opportunities.
  • Provide leadership as the client representative for GAI during project execution.
  • Evaluate and monitor project management plans for complex engineering objectives.
  • Develop risk mitigation strategies to address project-specific risks.
  • Engage in consulting work across various project areas with innovative, complex aspects.
  • Assess engineering analyses and solutions concerning economic impact and ethical considerations.

Benefits

  • Mentored experience and opportunities for continuing education.
  • Dynamic and growing company culture with leadership opportunities.
  • Engagement in significant projects impacting statewide infrastructure.
Full Job Description
GAI Consultants is seeking an Senior Engineering Director 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 20+ years of Project Management on complex roadway design projects for FDOT and other local agencies across 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.

Qualifications:

  • Knowledge and experience with FDOT D5, Florida's Turnpike, and CFX are required, with other FDOT district experience and Design-Build expertise being a plus.
  • The successful candidate will be responsible for the business development strategy along with oversight of engineers in the development of plans, financial monitoring, and acting as GAI's client leadership representative.
  • PE Registration in Florida is required.


General Characteristics

  • Makes decisions with broad influence on activities of their organizations.
  • 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 organization.
  • Assesses 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.
  • Assesses courses of resolution to ethical dilemmas in complicated situations.


Minimum Years of 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

  • Performs advisory or consulting work for the organization 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

  • Oversees multiple large or multidiscipline project teams.
  • Develops projects needed for accomplishing the objectives of the organization.
  • Evaluates project management plans for complex engineering projects.
  • Develops risk mitigation plans to address project risks.
  • Evaluates effectiveness of leaders and teams.
  • May manage projects, up to $250,000 in yearly value, without GAI President's approval, but is a small component of overall work.


Management Responsibility

  • Receives general administrative direction.
  • Develops organizational strategy for staff development through mentored experience, continuing education, and self-development.


Communication Skills

  • Negotiates critical and controversial issues with leadership.
  • Represents the organization at important functions and conferences.


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About GAI Consultants Inc

GAI Consultants, Inc. is a multi-discipline engineering and environmental consulting firm headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with over 1,000 employees in offices throughout the eastern United States. GAI provides local expertise to worldwide clients in the energy, transportation, development, government, and industrial markets.
Learn more about GAI Consultants Inc
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$10 million
5 Year Trend
+5%
Revenue
$150 million
* Ladders Estimates

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