Civil Engineering Director - Land Development

Civil Engineering Director - Land Development

GAI Consultants is actively seeking a Director of Engineering for our Jacksonville, Florida office. This position will lead GAI’s Civil practice in northeast Florida and grows our presence in the region by building relationships with public and private clients.

Job Duties

• Lead and develop a team of project managers, engineers, and technicians for public infrastructure and private land development projects.
• Identify project pursuits, market clients, and manage pursuits including proposal and presentation preparation. Coordinate and develop proposed scope, schedule, and fee for projects pursued and lead the interview team.
• Actively win new work from new and existing clients by building and maintaining customer relationships, monitoring future work opportunities, communicating regularly, and attending client events.
• Collaborate with other GAI services such as transportation, water, CEI, planning, and landscape architecture/planning to market and deliver full‑service project opportunities to clients.
• Directly manage projects on time and within budget while maintaining a high level of client satisfaction.
• Monitor and manage the financial aspects of all projects within the group. Travel is estimated to be approximately 15% to other offices, meet with clients, attend project‑specific meetings, and business development.

General Characteristics

• Makes decisions with broad influence on activities of their practice.
• 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.
• 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.
• Advocates for ethical behavior in the practice of engineering and assesses courses of resolution to ethical dilemmas in complicated situations.

Experience

• 17+ 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.

Communication, Teamwork and Leadership

• Negotiates critical and controversial issues with leadership of other practices.
• Represents their practice at important functions and conferences.

Management, Supervision and Guidance

• 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.

Why GAI:

At GAI, exceptional people have an exceptional place to work, grow, lead, and achieve. Explore an array of opportunities in locations across the U.S., and join accomplished colleagues in tackling challenging projects for a range of markets. Enjoy comprehensive benefits and feel good about being part of a collaborative team that’s committed to supporting the communities we serve.

Benefits To Working at GAI Include:

• Competitive salary – GAI is committed to paying market‑based salaries.
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, vision, dental, company‑paid Long Term Disability, and Short Term Disability (benefits start within 30 days of hire).
• Generous Paid Time Off and 7 paid holidays.
• 401(k) company match.
• Tuition Reimbursement.

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Civil Engineering

Location

Jacksonville, Florida

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