Senior Project Engineer

Description

GPI is seeking a CEI Senior Project Engineer to join our Transportation Construction Engineering Inspection (CEI) program in Northwest Florida (FDOT District 3). Do you value a company that puts employee satisfaction and diversity at the forefront of who they are? If so, GPI wants you!

GPI is a multi-discipline engineering firm that has been providing planning, design, and construction services for transportation infrastructure and building system projects throughout the United States for over 50 years. Ranked in the Top 100 Firms by Engineering News Record, GPI is a forward-thinking, innovative firm with a culture that is committed to excellence and fosters staff empowerment. For more information, visit: www.gpinet.com

Responsibilities:

• Direct highly complex and specialized construction engineering administration and inspection programs, plan and organize the work of subordinate and staff members, develop and/or review policies, methods, practices, and procedures, and review programs for conformance with client standards
• Lead and direct CEI teams supporting one or more projects from multiple offices, and remote project field offices, for clients that include the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), local government agencies, and other facility owners/agencies
• Planning work details and making technical decisions related to the projects; monitoring and evaluating construction schedules; reviewing Contractor claims and making presentations to the Dispute Resolution Board regarding project disputes.
• Exercise independent judgment in evaluating and analyzing complex construction and design issues and providing solutions for transportation and transportation-related projects
• Leading business development efforts; monitoring FDOT, local government, and other agencies' work programs; preparing proposals and making presentations; preparing, evaluating, and monitoring budgets, forecasts, and manpower estimates; determining staff needs for projects and managing CEI teams; construction contracts management and managing CEI services for diverse clients

Qualifications:

• BS in Civil Engineering or related discipline
• PE license in the state of Florida
• 10+ years of CEI experience on transportation projects serving as a project engineer, 2+ years of which must include significant road and/or bridge construction projects, or 5+ of which must include major bridge construction projects
• Must have the ability to direct highly complex and specialized construction administration and inspection programs
• Must have effective written and verbal communication skills
• FDOT Advanced MOT
• FDOT CTQP Quality Control Manager

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Maintain a valid driver's license with a clean motor vehicle report (MVR) for final consideration
• Possess a personal vehicle for use on or around a job site
• Read, write, and understand plans and directions given in the English language
• Basic computer skills with the ability to create and edit Microsoft Word and Excel documents, create Outlook emails and utilize SharePoint and Microsoft Teams to communicate with other team members
• Able to stand for approximately 3 hours minimum a day up to 8 hours
• Able to traverse a construction job site consisting of uneven ground varying in height and consistency of material, with a variation of elevation 19" or less (mud, gravel, rutted ground, etc.)
• Able to wear and operate personal fall arresting apparatus, and work at a height of 6' or higher
• Able to wear GPI required PPE, i.e., hard hats, safety vest, work boots, and/or safety glasses/goggles while working
• Able to move equipment or inspection specimens weighing up to 50 pounds