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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.\nThis 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.\nResponsibilities:\nBuilding relationships with Energy, Institutional, Industrial, and Manufacturing clients and internal clients within GAI’s Business Sectors.\nLeading business development pursuits and developing statements of qualifications and proposed project scopes of work, schedules, budgets, and fees.\nDeveloping an understanding of and marketing the services GAI performs.\nCollaborating, developing, and executing a business plan.\nServing as a primary seller/doer for the Power Generation Business Sector, Geotechnical Group throughout the Mid-Atlantic. \nProject 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.\nProviding design, management, and technical direction and oversight associated with geotechnical components on multi-discipline design and construction projects.\nProvide leadership, coaching, and/or mentoring to the geotechnical group\nLeading teams to successfully execute all assigned projects.\nWorking with Accounting staff to monitor and control project costs and billings to meet budgeted profit.\nGeneral Characteristics\nApplies thorough knowledge of current principles and practices of engineering related to the variety of aspects affecting their practice.\nApplies progressively acquired expertise to resolve crucial issues and/or unique conditions.\nKeeps informed of new methods and developments affecting their practice and recommends new practices or changes in emphasis of projects.\nLeads projects of moderate complexity and scope or leads a major project.\nAnalyzes complex problems across specialty areas appropriate to the practice of engineering.\nAnalyzes ethical dilemmas to determine appropriate courses of action.\nMinimum Years of Experience\n12+\nEducation\nB.S. or M.S. Engineering\nCertification/Licensure\nProfessional Engineer (P.E.) License, reciprocity in multiple states.\nTechnical Responsibilities\nFrequently serves as the technical advisor for the practice in the application of advanced concepts and methods in an assigned area.\nKeeps informed of new developments and requirements affecting the practice for the purpose of recommending changes in projects or applications.\nFrequently develops new techniques and/or improved processes, materials, or products.\nValues and analyzes sustainable performance of complex engineering projects from a systems perspective.\nProject and Task Management\nFrequently plans, schedules, and coordinates the preparation of documents or activities for multiple major projects or is responsible for an entire project of a practice.\nAnalyzes project management plans for complex engineering projects.\nUnderstands project delivery uncertainties and uses risk management principles to address them. Reviews operational procedures to ensure compliance with applicable policies and performance measures.\nMay serve as the Project Manager for certain projects with prior approval from GAI's President up to $50,000 per year.\nManagement Responsibility\nSupervises a staff of engineers and technicians.\nReceives administrative supervision with assignments given in terms of broad general objectives and limits.\nProvides continued mentored experience to senior staff.\nIntegrates professional attitudes relevant to the practice of engineering and fosters creativity, curiosity, flexibility, and dependability in staff.\nCommunication Skills\nApplies principles of formal strategic and persuasive communications.\nRepresents their area of specialty within the practice and liaises with related individuals and practices.\nRoutinely interacts with practice leaders, clients, officials, contractors, and others.\nIntegrates concepts of effective teamwork and leadership.\nPhysical Requirements:\nLifting/maneuvering requirements: Up to 50 lbs.\nExposure to outdoor elements: approximately 25% of the day\nWalking long distances outdoors on uneven terrain: approximately 25% of the day\nOperating mid-size or full-size trucks offroad in various weather conditions: approximately 25% of the day\nClimbing, walking, bending, navigating construction landscapes: approximately 25% of the day\nOffice environment: 75%\nWhy GAI?\nGAI offers an exceptional place to do meaningful work, grow your career, and make a real impact in communities nationwide. You’ll join a collaborative, multidisciplinary firm bringing together engineering, planning, and environmental expertise to deliver projects across transportation, infrastructure, power, and energy markets. Working alongside accomplished colleagues, you’ll help move projects from vision through construction, creating solutions that keep people moving, power essential systems, and support responsible development.\nAt GAI, you’ll work in a team-driven environment grounded in integrity, respect, and shared success, with the flexibility, resources, and career support that reflect a real and lasting commitment to our people. That commitment includes comprehensive benefits, wellness programs, and employee discounts. With opportunities across the U.S., GAI offers the collaboration and client focus of regional teams, supported by the stability, resources, and career-development opportunities of an established and growing firm.\nBenefits To Working at GAI Include:\nCompetitive Pay & Recognition\nMarket based, competitive compensation \nPerformance driven recognition and development bonuses \nComprehensive Health & Wellness\nMedical, dental, and vision plans \nCompany-paid short-term and long-term disability \nCompany-paid life insurance \nEmployee Assistance Program and wellness resources \nMeaningful Work-Life Balance\nGenerous paid time off + 7 paid holidays \nAn additional floating holiday-use it for what matters to you \nPaid maternity, paternity, and adoption leave \nGrowth, Learning & Financial Security\n401(k) with company match \nTuition reimbursement \nSupport and rewards for professional development and certifications","description_format":"text","description_chars":7078,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Life insurance","Professional development","Wellness"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Energy & Utilities","Health Care","Science & Engineering"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-01T19:49:57Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":56,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.618,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":15,"expected_fill_days":43,"reasons":["conf:4","stale_co","velocity","win:mid","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-14T06:34:16Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":50000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/gai-consultants-engineering-manager-1","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/gai-consultants-engineering-manager-1.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-14T16:44:48Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":21297,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-15T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2086983},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2086983"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fgai-consultants-engineering-manager-1"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fgai-consultants-engineering-manager-1"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fgai-consultants-engineering-manager-1"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/gai-consultants-engineering-manager-1\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fgai-consultants-engineering-manager-1"}]}