Senior Roadway Engineering Project Manager

GAI Consultants, Inc. is seeking a Senior Roadway Engineer with 15+ years of experience in Transportation and Roadway Design Management to join our talented and energetic team to work out of our Jacksonville, FL office. An ideal candidate has design experience and client relationships with FDOT and/or counties and municipalities in NE Florida. We are looking for a motivated person to join our team to build our business with sales and technical experience.

Project Management Responsibilities:

• Approximately 40% of job duties are dedicated to project management and 10% to technical delivery.
• Delivers scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety and profitability of all projects or portfolios managed.
• Plans and manages projects of high value with high risk profiles or a portfolio of multiple projects.
• Directly manages over $3 million per year of total billings and portfolios of higher value.
• Projects managed are typically time-sensitive, unique and /or very complex, of significant magnitude, scope, and difficulty.
• Demonstrated expertise in the development of project schedules, cost budgets and understanding and analysis of the financial data.
• Works closely with Project Controls staff to monitor and control project cost and billings to meet budget profit, to analyze project and portfolio performance data on an on-going basis, and to develop recovery plans as needed.
• Has in-depth understanding of project and/or portfolio goals, drivers, strategies, risks, and opportunities.
• Understands the company’s businesses, competing projects or portfolios, and profit impact of decisions.

Business Development Responsibilities:

• Up to 40% of job duties may be dedicated to Business Development.
• Often serves as a primary seller/doer for a client or group and leads significant business development pursuits.
• Acts as senior company representative to the client, in the community and with contractors.
• Provides guidance and oversight for significant projects or a portfolio of client projects managed by multiple PMs.
• Leads contract negotiations with clients, with assistance from senior management.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Assembles and leads large project teams covering several specialties with staff from more than one office and work in several locations.
• Serves as mentor to all levels of PMs.

Direction Received: Acts independently within broadly defined objectives, limits, and long-term goals. Work is reviewed by senior management only to the effectiveness of results obtained, typically requiring a long-term perspective.

Experience

• Minimum of 15 years of total engineering or technical experience, with at least 10 of those years serving as a Project Manager leading and directing projects or portfolios, preferably with an engineering consulting organization or similar professional services firm.
• Demonstrated track record of external customer engagements and building and maintaining successful client relationships.

Education and Training

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in an engineering or applicable technical discipline is required.
• Advanced technical degree or MBA is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated mastery of fundamental project management skills and use of PM advanced techniques and practices to increase productivity, efficiency and accuracy.
• Willingness to learn GAI-specific project management procedures and requirements.
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
• Current valid state-issued driver's license.
• Relevant professional license or certification in applicable technical discipline is required (PE, PLS, PG, RLA, etc.)
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification is preferred or desire to obtain.

Communication Skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate with and garner support from key stakeholders and staff.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical reports and procedures, and governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports and other business correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.

Mathematical Skills

• Required mathematical skills are commensurate with the technical or engineering discipline practiced (e.g., engineering calculations, design, etc.)
• Demonstrated mastery of fundamental project management financial concepts, including developing pricing, cost budget monitoring, calculating profit, etc.

Computer Skills

• Demonstrate in-depth understanding of software as needed to successfully perform the duties described here, including MS Office Suite applications and software, CAD programs, document management systems, database software, HR Systems, internet software, and reporting tools related to databases.
• Experience with Deltek for Professional Services as a Project Management / Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Platform, including Client Relationship Management applications is preferred.

Travel Requirements

• Must be able to travel to GAI and client office locations as needed. Travel requirement is estimated at up to 25%.
• Physical Demands
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The noise level in the work environment is moderate.

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

• Market based, competitive compensation
• Performance driven recognition and development bonuses

Comprehensive Health & Wellness

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability
• Company-paid life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources

Meaningful Work–Life Balance

• Generous paid time off + 7 paid holidays
• An additional floating holiday—use it for what matters to you
• Paid maternity, paternity, and adoption leave

Growth, Learning & Financial Security

• 401(k) with company match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Support and rewards for professional development and certifications

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