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With more than 40 offices across North America, we offer a range of engineering, science, and technical consulting services. Our range of expertise, project types, and culture make us the choice for top talent in the AEC industry.

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As a 100% employee-owned company, our employees support our flat leadership structure, have a say in how our business operates and benefit from our financial success. We are committed to employee growth with career development opportunities, competitive total rewards, a well-being program, flexible work arrangements and more. Our company culture is driven by our 4 Cs – we are Client-Centered, Curious, Collaborative, and Community Minded – which support our focus on sustainability, safety, diversity, equity and inclusion. Get to know us better by visiting GEI s career site here.

Your role at GEI.

Job Description

GEI is seeking a motivated Geotechnical, Water Resources, Environmental, or Civil Design Senior Practice Leader looking for a career opportunity geared toward growth in GEI s Knoxville office. The selected candidate will be a member of the seller-doer senior management team with direct responsibility to strategically grow business for our South Region. Our Knoxville location currently offers a variety of geotechnical and construction oversight/quality assurance services including geotechnical exploration, geotechnical remedial design, slope stability analysis, retaining wall design, and construction quality assurance oversight and testing. We are also interested in complimentary practice areas aligned with GEI s broader services. Knoxville staff implements geotechnical field investigations for Energy, Civil, and Water Resources clients located in the Knoxville and Tennessee Valley area. Our clients include government, private, and public clients within the markets we serve. We look forward to the selected candidate growing their career and GEI s business and expanding our capabilities into new markets.

Essential Responsibilities & Duties

• Grow the Knoxville practice within GEI s geotechnical, water resources, environmental or civil design (www.geiconsultants.com) expertise by developing new and existing clients and markets.
• Coordinate business development activities within practice; identify key clients / business areas, growth strategy, and capture strategy.
• Exemplify commitment to technical excellence to meet client-expectations and satisfaction, and profitable project management. Serve as a technical leader and mentor.
• Coordinate growth of practice across the region. Participate in recruiting efforts and identification and integration of new staff.
• Lead proposal efforts, presentations, maintain high visibility in the marketplace through regular client contact, participate and encourage active participation in client-based professional organizations, and make presentations at industry events.
• Manage the technical, financial and client relationship aspects of a variety of projects with a geographic emphasis in the Knoxville, Tennessee, and southeastern regional market.
• Serve as a role model for leadership, company culture, and values.
• Contribute to strategic planning at the office, regional and national level.
• Work with marketing and others to develop GEI branding within practice.

Minimum Qualifications

• Leader recognized for technical excellence and the development of client-focused, creative, and practical solutions with a focus on growth and developing project teams.
• Seller-Doer looking for the right company to grow your career and practice area with established network of clients and contacts, and a successful track record in business development.
• Documented success in growing practice area and client relationships.
• Experience working on interdisciplinary design teams with the ability to be conversant in a variety of technical fields.
• Collegial team builder with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Broad local/regional understanding of discipline needs and emerging trends.
• Ability to identify project opportunities and lead teams across a large geography.
• Excellent technical report writing and communication skills.
• Willingness and ability to travel to GEI branch offices and client sites as required.
• Bachelor s Degree in Civil Engineering or related fields required; Master s Degree preferred.
• Professionally Licensed in Tennessee, surrounding states preferred.
• Valid U.S. driver s license required.

GEI Consultants, Inc. is a leading consulting engineering and environmental firm ranked #84 in the ENR top 500 (2022). We serve hundreds of energy, industry, government and institutional clients, and have completed 50,000 project engagements throughout the United States, Canada, and more than 20 other countries.

GEI is proud to be a privately held employee owned company founded nearly 50 years ago by five engineering pioneers and original employee owners. GEI now consists of over 900 employees in multiple offices throughout the U.S. and Canada. Our technical experts are involved in dozens of specialty services emanating from our core solutions in water, energy, buildings, infrastructure and industrial. Our technical experts are some of the most innovative and leading subject matter experts in their respective fields. We continue to grow and expand in our solutions, expertise and geography to ensure we can continue providing valuable solutions to our clients.

Our culture is one where we encourage employees to respectfully and thoughtfully challenge current practices for continual improvement. We believe this constructive engagement helps us evolve in an ever-changing business environment and will continue to strengthen our organization in the future. Our practices reflect our commitment to a collaborative teaming approach, encouraging diverse perspectives which lead to innovation and value added solutions that fuel our success. Our committed employees work hard for our clients and in support of one another. In return we invest in a culture with engaging learning and career development opportunities and our success provides competitive total rewards packages to our employees.

Benefits

• Market-Competitive Compensation
• Comprehensive Benefits Program, including Medical, Dental, Vision and More
• Continuing Education Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
• Professional Development and Opportunities for Advancement
• Paid Holidays and Paid Time Off
• Rewards and Recognition
• GEI-Funded Profit Sharing and 401(k)
• And More…

Environment Requirements

GEI is an AA/equal opportunity employer, including disabled and veterans.