Senior Bridge Inspection Coordinator

Description

GAI Consultants has a career-building opportunity for a Senior Project Technical Specialist within our Transportation and Infrastructure Unit's WV Roadway Design group. This position targets nonlicensed engineers. GAI is an established and growing multi-discipline engineering firm with tremendous growth opportunities. This position can be based out of multiple office locations and has the opportunity for a sign-on Bonus.
Requirements
Familiar with NBIS Inspection practices.
Capable of working at heights.
Familiarity with using Assetwise for Inspection reporting.
understanding of typical bridge inventory item coding
experience with inspection coordination between owners, contractors, riggers, flaggers, etc.
Certified NBIS team leader or capable of becoming one within 3 months.

General Characteristics
Uses creativity, foresight, and mature judgment to anticipate and solve new problems.
Makes authoritative decisions and recommendations that impact organizational activities and culture.
Sets priorities and reconciles directions from competing interests.
Leads programs with complex features with work performed directly, or by others.
Integrates engineering economics and risk analysis into the solutions of complex engineering problems.
Integrates solutions to complex problems across specialty areas.
Demonstrates ethical leadership, behavior, and decision-making.

Experience
16+ years of experience.

Education
B.S. Engineering or other technical degree, Master's Degree or Equivalent Experience Preferred

Certification/Licensure
Driver's License

Technical Responsibilities
Develops standards and guidelines.
Leads a program in the organization in their area of specialization.

Develops appropriate design alternatives for complex engineering projects that consider realistic requirements, constraints, community input, permitting, and other regulatory constraints.
Integrates advanced concepts, including sustainability, to solve complex problems.

Project and Task Management
Oversees large or multidiscipline project teams.
Recommends facilities, personnel, and funds required to carry out programs.
Oversees technical, legal, and financial issues of an entire program.
Integrates these components into a complete project management plan for a complex engineering project.
Implements effective teamwork, leadership, and justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion principles into solutions for engineering problems.
Determines program objectives and requirements.
Develops organizational policies and procedures.

Management, Supervision and Guidance
Receives administrative supervision with assignments given in terms of broad general objectives and limits.
Implements staff development plans within their organizational segment, including technical, management, and leadership skills.
Advocates for and establishes professional attitudes within the organization.
Evaluates the effectiveness of leaders and teams, and their understanding and application of concepts of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Communication, Teamwork and Leadership
Possesses exceptional oral and written communication skills, including negotiation of critical issues.
Integrates different forms of effective and persuasive communication to technical and nontechnical audiences.
Demonstrates financial acumen and familiarity with legal issues related to engineering practice.
Initiates and maintains extensive contacts with key engineers and officials, or other organizations and companies.
Promotes justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion within their organizational segment.
Communications are characterized as strategic interactions between stakeholders with mutual awareness and interests.

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.
GAI Consultants, Inc. is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion through fostering a workforce that represents different communities, cultures, and viewpoints. We will continue to build mutual trust and respect where employees are empowered to share their diverse perspectives, experiences, and ideas.
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

Bachelors of Engineering (preferred)

16 years: Familiar with NBIS Inspection practices. (required)
Licenses & Certifications

Driver's License (required)

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)