GAI Consultants, Inc. · 17 hours ago
Water-Wastewater Project Manager
Jacksonville, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expGAI Consultants, Inc. is seeking a Professional Engineer (PE) to serve as a Project Manager with 10+ years of experience in water/wastewater engineering. The successful candidate will manage projects related to water and wastewater systems, lead multi-discipline teams, and contribute to business development activities.
Consulting
Responsibilities
Independently perform and guide multi-discipline 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 pipeline renewal and replacement programs
Manage projects from inception through construction and start-up, 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, bid-phase 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 “go-to” GAI representative to clients, key contractors and design partners, professional organizations, and in the communities we serve
Qualification
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 rights-of-way), 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 multi-discipline 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 self-initiative to meet deadlines and develop new business opportunities
Experience in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, AutoCAD/ Civil 3D, 3D BIM Revit, ArcGIS, and industry hydraulic modeling software such as InfoWater and SewerGEMs
Bachelors or better in Engineering or related field
10 years: Related Experience
Professional Engineer
Preferred
10+ years of engineering experience, with at least 3 of those years serving in an engineer-of-record capacity for water and/or wastewater projects
Experience with the delivery of cross-market projects
Trenchless pipeline design, permitting, and construction experience
Facility and pipeline condition assessment field and data management experience
Experience with 3D Utility Modeling for design of underground pipeline systems and treatment plant facilities
Alternative project delivery experience including Design-Build, Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR), and/or Design Criteria Professional methods
Successful client management/ business development experience in North Florida
Masters or better in Engineering or related field
Project Mgmt Prof (PMP)
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package including medical, vision, dental, company paid Long Term Disability and Short-Term 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
Tuition Reimbursement
Company
GAI Consultants, Inc.
Transforming ideas into reality® since 1958, GAI Consultants is an engineering, planning, and environmental consulting firm that provides customized solutions and local expertise to clients in the power, transportation, development, government, and industrial markets.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Comvest Partners
2022-10-13Private Equity
Leadership Team
Gary DeJidas
President / CEO
Recent News
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