GAI Consultants Inc. is seeking a Sr. Project Manager 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 timesensitive 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 ongoing basis and to develop recovery plans as needed.
- Has indepth understanding of project and/or portfolio goals drivers strategies risks and opportunities.
- Understands the companys 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 longterm goals. Work is reviewed by senior management only to the effectiveness of results obtained typically requiring a longterm 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
- Bachelors 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 GAIspecific project management procedures and requirements.
- Certificates Licenses Registrations
- Current valid stateissued drivers 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 indepth 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.
WhyGAI:
At GAI exceptional people have an exceptional place to workgrowleadand 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 acollaborativeteam thats committed to supporting the communities we serve. Join GAI and distinguish yourself in a company poised for unlimited growth.
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 Short Term Disability (benefits start within 30 days of hire)
- NewpaidMaternity/Paternity/Adoption program
- Generous Paid Time Offand7 paid holidays
- 401k company match
- Tuition Reimbursement
Required Experience:
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