Industrial Engineer

Posted:
11/30/2025, 7:54:43 AM

Location(s):
Virginia, United States ⋅ Reston, Virginia, United States

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level

Field(s):
Operations & Logistics

We’re looking for motivated, engaged people to help make everyone’s journeys better.

• Execute programs, projects, and activities that provide a labor component for the pricing and costing of existing business and of new business proposals.
• Maintain an effective labor calculation system(s) that tracks the impact of current and proposed process changes on revenue and cost.

Annual Hiring Range/Hourly Rate:

  • $65,000-$75,000 Per Year 

Benefits

  • Paid time off

  • 401k, with company match

  • Company sponsored life insurance

  • Medical, dental, vision plans

  • Voluntary short-term/long-term disability insurance

  • Voluntary life, accident, and hospital plans

  • Employee Assistance Program

  • Commuter benefits

  • Employee Discounts

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Development of labor estimates for the pricing of GGI services using the GGI scoring system, time study data, reasonable estimates, and extensive operational knowledge.

  • Act as the subject matter expert GGI labor calculation. Must maintain the integrity and consistency of the GGI labor pricing structure through detailed knowledge of customer requirements, a high level of operational process knowledge, and consistent application of the principles of industrial engineering.

  • Provide direct and indirect labor cost and price estimates for pro forma income statements used to competitively price new business proposals. Liaison with regional and global Financial Planning and Analysis to coordinate labor estimates.

  • Assist Operations, Pricing, and Marketing personnel in understanding labor calculations, the impact of operational change, and analysis of the impact of new business models or pricing structures.

  • Perform detailed analysis, time studies, work sampling, and operational process modeling to verify the accuracy of labor estimates, project the impact of process change, and develop estimates for new services or operations.

  • Calculate actual operational labor costs in order to support competitive pricing and to provide a metric for operational productivity and labor demand planning.

  • Maintain structured, documented, and accessible records of labor estimates and calculations, customer details, and departmental correspondence to ensure total departmental cross functionality, consistency of knowledge, and accuracy of calculations.

Qualifications

Education:

  • BS Industrial Engineering or other related field

Work Experience:

  • 1 - 3 years in a related position or discipline

Technical Skills: (Certification, Licenses and Registration)

  • Solid MS Office skills (particularly MS Excel and Access)

  • Solid analytical skills across different functional groups within the organization

  • Ability to demonstrate sound judgment and reasoning skills

  • SAP or ERP knowledge a plus

Language / Communication Skills:

  • Strong written and oral communication skills

Job Dimensions

Geographic Responsibility: USA

Type of Employment: Full-time

Travel %: 10%

Exemption Classification: Exempt

Internal Relationships: Employees at all levels of the organization

External Relationships: n/a

Work Environment / Requirements of the Job:

Budget / Revenue Responsibility: (Local Currency)

Organization Structure

Direct Line Manager (Title): Sr Mgr, Industrial Engineering

Dotted Line Manager (Title, if applicable):  n/a

Number of Direct Reports: n/a

Number of Dotted Line Reports: n/a

Estimated Total Size of Team: 2

gategroup Competencies Required to be Successful in the Job:

  • Thinking – Information Search and analysis & problem resolution skills

  • Engaging – Understanding others, Team Leadership and Developing People

  • Inspiring – Influencing and building relationships, Motivating and Inspiring, Communicating effectively

  • Achieving – Delivering business results under pressure, Championing Performance Improvement and Customer Focus

Demonstrated Values to be Successful in the Position

Employees at gategroup are expected to live our Values of Excellence, Passion, Responsibility and Respect. To demonstrate these Values, we expect to observe the following from everyone:

  • Excellence: We put the customer at forefront of everything

  • We communicate and keep each other informed

  • Passion: - Hospitality, in its purest form comes down to a single care principle- care.

  • We do everything with thoughtfulness, attention and care.

  • Responsibility: - We care about what we do, and we understand the impact we have on others and the planet.

  • Respect: - Every job matters. We foster a workplace that supports inclusion and belonging.

  • We care about our coworkers, always taking an opportunity to make someone’s day better.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position.  They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required.  Management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary.  In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

gategroup is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status or other category under applicable law.

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We anticipate that this job will close on:

12/14/2025

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