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GAI Consultants seeks a civil engineering leader to grow its practice in the Ohio River Valley Region and lead multidisciplinary infrastructure projects for private and public clients. The senior role includes client management, business development, project planning, contract negotiation, and community or professional leadership. Projects may include residential, commercial, industrial, municipal, and institutional developments.
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Description GAI Consultants is looking for a motivated leader to be part of the continued growth and expansion of the civil engineering practice in the Ohio River Valley Region. GAI's civil engineering practice is focused on private and public projects. The successful candidate will lead multi-disciplined infrastructure projects for GAI. Private projects are anticipated to include master planned projects, residential, commercial, industrial, and other wide-ranging developments in the region. Public projects are anticipated to include municipal and institutional projects that require civil expertise and typically include other GAI disciplines. This is a senior position responsible for client management and business development for public and private project opportunities in the greater region. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Provide sales and client management for existing and new strategic clients. - Work with other senior leadership to support and execute GAI's multi-disciplined efforts in the greater Ohio River Valley Region - Work with technical and proposal staff to develop responses for cost proposals, Requests for Proposals (RFPs), and Requests for Qualifications (RFQs). - Work with project managers to develop project management plans for effective management of project deliverables, budget control, and schedule control, with a focus on maximizing client satisfaction and profitability. - Negotiate or assist with negotiating contracts. - Assist with annual strategic and tactical planning for the market and company. - Contribute to GAI's public profile by actively participating in leadership roles in the community and/or professional organizations. - Support plan preparation, scope compliance, scheduling of tasks - Have a good working knowledge of reviewing and approving local agencies - Cities, Counties, and Authorities. - Prepare weekly updates to backlog and manpower reports Job Qualifications (Experience, Essential Education, and Skills Needed): - Bachelor's Degree from an Accredited Institution - Minimum 15 years of experience in Civil Engineering, with 5 in the local market preferred - Must be a registered Professional Engineer in Indiana or have the ability to obtain within 6 months - Capable of sales to support team. - Knowledge of civil drainage, grading, and utilities - Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Project General Characteristics - Makes decisions with broad influence on activities of their practices. - 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 - 15+ years of experience. Education - B.S. or M.S. Engineering, Master's Degree or Equivalent Experience Preferred Certification/Licensure - Professional Engineer (P.E.) License - Driver's License Technical Responsibilities Frequently performs advisory or consulting work for the practice across broad project areas or w
How this job compares
Set against the 5,102 open Civil Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Ohio median$91–130K/yr107 salary ranges
- US median$30–43/hr204 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 244 open Civil Engineer jobs in Ohio and 5,102 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Ohio
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- American Structurepoint, Inc.14 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 15 years of experience — more than three in four Civil Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 4,147 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 3,966 of the 5,102 open Civil Engineer jobs (78%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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