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Engineering Director 1GAI Consultants Inc. • Homestead, PA, United States
Engineering Director 1

Engineering Director 1

GAI Consultants Inc. • Homestead, PA, United States
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Description

GAI Consultants, Inc. is seeking a Power Delivery Solutions Leader to enhance oversight and development within the Power Delivery Engineering Business Sector. This role reports directly to the Business Sector Leader.

The ideal candidate will :

  • Possess a strong understanding of Transmission, Substation, and / or Distribution markets.
  • Demonstrate the ability to manage projects and technical staff across various disciplines.
  • Have the capacity to generate work for the Business across regions, preferably within new markets or territories.

Responsibilities Include :

  • Lead, manage, and expand a division within the Power Delivery Engineering sector, ensuring strategic growth and operational excellence.
  • Drive sales and marketing efforts to generate work for staff with expertise in Transmission, Substation, Distribution, and Structural engineering.
  • Achieve profitability and productivity goals for the Business Sector by managing P&L, adhering to chargeable ratio targets, overseeing overhead budgets, and meeting the sector's profit multiplier.
  • Develop and implement the annual business plan for the Business Sector, including gathering information from direct reports and monitoring and reporting progress quarterly.
  • Support corporate mission, goals, strategies, tactics, code of conduct, policies, and procedures actively.
  • Foster effective communication and collaboration at all levels within the organization. Communicate effectively with corporate management to resolve issues, share personnel, workloads, marketing leads, and ideas.
  • Collaborate with Business Sector Leaders, Operations, and Corporate Services to deliver profitable, safe, and sustainable projects and services for clients.
  • Participate in creating company policies and develop long-range goals and objectives.
  • Manage and grow a team to support new business initiatives.
  • Business Development Responsibilities Include :

  • Develop GAI's Power Delivery Engineering business by initiating new client relationships and going deeper within existing clients in the Transmission, Substation, and Distribution energy sectors.
  • Up to 40% of job duties may be dedicated to support Business Development activities
  • Often serve as the 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 Business Sector Leader
  • 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 essential functions.
  • While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb stairs up to 12 floors, climb a ladder, work at high elevations, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds, with or without assistance. While working in the field conducting inspections, the employee will be exposed to the outdoor environment, including weather fluctuations.
  • This position requires the successful candidate to perform field visits to client sites to obtain photos, and physical measurements, and view site conditions.
  • Employees will walk over uneven terrain and over long distances at times. The employee is also required to wear all Personal Protective Equipment including a hard hat, safety glasses, hearing protection, gloves, etc. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
  • 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

  • 20+ years of experience.
  • Education

  • B.S. or M.S. Engineering, Master's Degree or Equivalent Experience Preferred
  • Certification / Licensure

  • Professional Engineer (P.E.) License, reciprocity in multiple states.
  • Driver's License
  • Technical Responsibilities

  • Frequently performs advisory or consulting work for the practice across broad project areas or within a specialized area with innovative / complex aspects.
  • Assesses practices and requirements to achieve sustainable performance of complex engineering projects from a systems perspective.
  • Project and Task Management

  • Evaluates project management plans for complex engineering projects.
  • Develops risk mitigation plans to address project risks.
  • Evaluates effectiveness of leaders and teams.
  • Management, Supervision and Guidance

  • Leads an entire project of critical importance.
  • Develops projects needed for accomplishing the objectives of the practice.
  • Develops practice strategy for staff development through mentored experience, continuing education, and self-development.
  • Instills and fosters professional attitudes within the practice.
  • Communication, Teamwork and Leadership

  • Negotiates critical and controversial issues with leadership of other practices.
  • Represents their practice at important functions and conferences.
  • 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 that's 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 market-based salaries
  • 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
  • Qualifications

    Education

    Masters of Engineering (preferred)

    Bachelors of Engineering (required)

    Experience

    20 years : Related Engineering Experience (required)

    Lead, manage, and expand a division within the Power Delivery Engineering sector, ensuring strategic growth and operational excellence. (required)

    Licenses & Certifications

    Driver's License (required)

    Professional Engineer (required)

    Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

    This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.

    For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

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