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What You Will Do:

As GFT continues to grow and expand, we are seeking a Tennessee Client Service Leader to support our Transportation Group in Metro Nashville, TN. This role follows a hybrid work model, requiring a minimum of 3 days of onsite office attendance.

Working on the transportation team at GFT offers the opportunity to engage in transformative projects that enhance transportation infrastructure and improve community connectivity. Whether working on highways and bridges or traffic engineering, our team excels in resilient, sustainable design and constr

uction, delivering innovative solutions that address the complexities of modern, multimodal roadway systems and ensure safe, efficient, and reliable travel for all .

What you’ll be challenged to do:

As a Senior Project Manager, Transportation, you will be responsible for State, municipal, and private clients in transportation infrastructure while also providing effective and efficient management of day-to-day operations within the transportation team.

In this capacity, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Lead the delivery of transportation projects from concept through preliminary and final design.
• Oversee and manage the overall engineering and design and delivery on both conventional and design-build projects for roads and bridges.
• Serve as the Project Manager or Principal for a variety of engineering projects in design.
• Maintain a high level of technical quality on projects.
• Serve as a functional manager for an engineering team, responsible for career development and performance reviews.
• Mentor project staff and participate in the hiring process.
• Track and maintain TDOT opportunity pipeline, on-call contract utilization, and firm prequalifications.
• Develop and maintain relationships with potential teaming partners.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for TDOT, coordinating activities seamlessly across regions and service lines.
• Provide excellent client service through technical expertise, quality management and production, and responsiveness.
• Maintain a close working relationship with all business, market sector, practice, and service line leads, other project managers, project controls staff, and construction personnel.
• Take an active role in business development through client outreach, identifying new opportunities, participating in the capture planning and proposal process, and remain involved in technical and client oversight throughout the life of a project.
• Attend strategically significant conferences; maintain visibility through active participation in professional, civic, and business organizations across Tennessee.
• Identify new opportunities by leveraging professional networks in the region and assist in growing the business.

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Company Overview:

At GFT, a privately held AEC firm, we innovate where transportation, water, power, and buildings converge. We call this the Infrastructure of Life. We measure our success by the strength of our relationships – that’s why we’re the employer of choice for 5,000+ of the industry’s brightest engineers, planners, architects, inspectors, designers, and more.

Our clients choose us for our expertise and prefer us for our nimble approach, creativity, and personal touch. Backed by over a century’s experience, together we’re building a lasting legacy for future generations: stronger communities, a healthier planet, and better lives.

GFT: Ingenuity That Shapes Lives™ is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veterans’ status or other characteristics protected by law.

Unsolicited resumes from third party agencies will be considered the property GFT.

GFT does require the successful completion of a criminal background check for all advertised positions.

Location: Nashville, TN
Core Business Hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Employment Status: Full-Time

Applicants in the County of Los Angeles- Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Applicants in the City of San Francisco- Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Applicants in the State of California-Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act.