Engineering Manager 1

Description GAI Consultants, Inc. is seeking for a technically diversified Civil/Geotechnical Engineering Manager 1 to support our Power Generation Geotechnical Engineering Group working in Richmond, VA office. An ideal candidate's opportunities would include developing client and business relationships and providing staff management and civil and geotechnical engineering expertise across a diverse range of multi-discipline design and construction projects. This candidate will be able to perform project planning, design, engineering, and geotechnical engineering services for Energy, Institutional, Industrial, and Manufacturing clients. Bring your talent to a range of stimulating projects alongside supportive and accomplished teammates-advance your career, fulfill your professional aspirations, and express your entrepreneurial spirit as an essential contributor to an established and growing company. Responsibilities: - Building relationships with Energy, Institutional, Industrial, and Manufacturing clients and internal clients within GAI's Business Sectors. - Leading business development pursuits and developing statements of qualifications and proposed project scopes of work, schedules, budgets, and fees. - Developing an understanding of and marketing the services GAI performs. - Collaborating, developing, and executing a business plan. - Serving as a primary seller/doer for the Power Generation Business Sector, Geotechnical Group throughout the Mid-Atlantic. - Project and task management responsibilities include delivering the scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, and profitability of all projects managed. Plans and manages small to medium value projects and multiple projects at one time. works closely with Project Accounting to monitor and control project cost and billings to meet budget profit, analyze project performance data, and develop recovery plans as needed. - Providing design, management, and technical direction and oversight associated with geotechnical components on multi-discipline design and construction projects. - Provide leadership, coaching, and/or mentoring to the geotechnical group - Leading teams to successfully execute all assigned projects. - Working with Accounting staff to monitor and control project costs and billings to meet budgeted profit. General Characteristics - Applies thorough knowledge of current principles and practices of engineering related to the variety of aspects affecting their practice. - Applies progressively acquired expertise to resolve crucial issues and/or unique conditions. - Keeps informed of new methods and developments affecting their practice and recommends new practices or changes in emphasis of projects. - Leads projects of moderate complexity and scope or leads a major project. - Analyzes complex problems across specialty areas appropriate to the practice of engineering. - Analyzes ethical dilemmas to determine appropriate courses of action. Minimum Years of Experience - 12+ Education - B.S. or M.S. Engineering Certification/Licensure - Professional Engineer (P.E.) License, reciprocity in multiple states. Technical Responsibilities - Frequently serves as the technical advisor for the practice in the application of advanced concepts and methods in an assigned area. - Keeps informed of new developments and requirements affecting the practice for the purpose of recommending changes in projects or applications. - Frequently develops new techniques and/or improved processes, materials, or products. - Values and analyzes sustainable performance of complex engineering projects from a systems perspective. Project and Task