Senior Project Technical Specialist 1

GAI Consultants Inc. is seeking a Senior Project (Technical) Specialist with 10 years of experience in water/ wastewater engineering to join our talented and energetic team in either our Orlando or Jacksonville FL office. An ideal candidate has planning design permitting and construction experience as well as client relationships in the Florida municipal water/wastewater market. We are looking for a motivated person to join our team to build our business with technical project management and business development abilities. This position is an excellent opportunity to grow into a leadership position as the Florida Water Division expands its portfolio and range of services. The successful candidate will be eligible for a signon bonus.

Job Duties:

• Independently perform and guide multidiscipline teams on the completion of water and wastewater planning evaluation design and construction projects related to collection conveyance and distribution systems pump stations storage and treatment facilities and asset upgrade/rehabilitation.
• Plan and manage projects from inception through construction and startup including client coordination team chartering scope schedule and budget development and management safety quality assurance/quality control project profitability and staff workload coordination.
• Provide technical execution and oversight of design projects including schematic/preliminary design design development final design specifications permitting bidphase services and construction contract document production.
• Lead water/ wastewater consulting tasks including flow projections hydraulic modeling master planning detailed design calculations alternative analysis and selection cost estimating equipment selection project prioritization and CIP development.
• Mentor and develop junior staff for both technical and project management knowledge skills and abilities.
• Contribute to business development activities including opportunity identification proposal development interviews/presentations and client relationship cultivation.
• Serve as a primary doer/seller for the Florida Water Division growing into a goto GAI representative to clients key contractors and design partners professional organizations and in the communities we serve.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Minimum 10 years of experience in the municipal water/ wastewater market involving master planning hydraulic modeling technical reports design of conveyance systems (including pipelines in public rightsofway) treatment process/facility design regulatory permitting services during construction and/or other technical services.
• Minimum 2 years of experience serving as a Project Manager leading and directing multidiscipline project teams both internally and externally with a track record of delivering on time and on budget while meeting or exceeding client expectations.
• Excellent technical writing verbal communication and leadership skills working in a dynamic team environment.
• Sense of urgency and selfinitiative to meet deadlines and develop new business opportunities.
• Experience in Microsoft Office Microsoft Project AutoCAD/ Civil 3D ArcGIS and industry hydraulic and design modeling software.

Preferred:

• 10 years of engineering experience with at least 3 of those years serving in an engineerofrecord capacity for water and/or wastewater projects.
• Experience with the delivery of crossmarket projects.
• Trenchless pipeline design permitting and construction experience.
• Facility and pipeline condition assessment field and data management experience.
• Alternative project delivery experience including DesignBuild Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) and/or Design Criteria Professional methods.
• Successful client management/ business development experience in Central and/or North Florida.

General Characteristics

• Uses creativity foresight and mature judgment to anticipate and solve new problems.
• 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

• 10

Education

• S. Engineering or other technical degree Masters Degree or Equivalent Experience Preferred

Certification/Licensure

• Advanced credentials such as specialty certification

Technical Responsibilities

• Occasionally develops standards and guidelines.
• Leads a project in the practice in their area of specialization.
• 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

• Occasionally oversees large or multidiscipline project teams.
• Recommends facilities personnel and funds required to carry out projects.
• Occasionally oversees technical legal and financial issues of an entire project.
• Integrates these components into a complete project management plan for a complex engineering project.
• Implements effective teamwork and leadership.
• Determines project objectives and requirements.

Management Responsibility

• 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 or other practices and companies.

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 thats committed to supporting the communities we serve. Join GAI and distinguish yourself in a company poised for unlimited growth.

GAI Consultants Inc. is committed to diversity equity and inclusion through fostering a workforce that represents different communities cultures and viewpoints. We will continue to build mutual trust and respect where employees are empowered to share their diverse perspectives experiences and ideas.

Benefits To Working at GAI Include:

• Competitive salary GAI is committed to paying marketbased salaries
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical vision dental company paid Long Term Disability and ShortTerm Disability (benefits start within 30 days of hire)
• New paid Maternity/Paternity/Adoption program
• Generous Paid Time Off and 7 paid holidays
• 401k company match