Senior Resident Engineer & Department Manager

HNTB Corporation•Salt Lake, UT

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners. This opportunity entails being responsible for leading a professional or technical discipline field department in the development and delivery of project tasks while managing scope, budget, and quality control. This position coordinates project priorities, staffing schedules, and staff assignments to ensure clients are provided the proper resources at the appropriate time. Responsible for technical coaching and mentoring and efficient, productive utilization of staff in providing high-quality service. This position will entail management of staff in other locations, including Denver, and, in the future, in Phoenix and Las Vegas and coordinating with the Mountain West Office PM/CM Group Director and the West Division CM Business Development leaders to grow the CM practices in these locations. This opportunity also entails being responsible for overall field contract management, administration and coordination on large projects or programs of a diverse and complex nature. Has full technical responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating construction engineering assignments. Responsible for monitoring assigned staff to determine that the contractor's activities are monitored and controlled in accordance with design specifications and contractual requirements. Acts as on-site liaison between Client, Company Personnel and Contractor in resolution of project issues. Acts as a specialist in the application of advanced concepts, principles, techniques, and procedures for an assigned area of responsibility. Analyzes complex construction/design problems requiring the development of new or improved techniques or procedures and consults with design engineering personnel. Represents projects at meetings and conferences. Typically responsible for running projects of $20M or greater in construction value and key role in mega project pursuits.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering and 12 years of relevant experience.
All jurisdictional certificates.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Engineering.
15 Years of relevant experience.
Professional Engineer (PE), American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Construction Manager (CCM), or National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) Level III.

Responsibilities

Responsible for development of the project scope and fee quotation and assists in the preparation of technical proposals and contracts in accordance with HNTB's Sophisticated Contracting Approach (SCA).
Coordinates project activities establishes priorities and staff to jobs.
Prepares Summary Inspection Report of Daily activities.
Monitors contractor progress and compares with the reviewed progress schedule.
Resolves technical field issues and coordinates with Architects and Engineers for timely and accurate responses to requests for information.
Oversees project controls including checking contractors’ controls, coordination of schedule, and reviewing constructors schedule.
Reviews submittals for conformance to plans and specifications.
Develops strategies with the contractor to create submittal packages that conform to schedule requirements.
Implements the firm’s project delivery plan using HNTB's Sophisticated Delivery Approach (SDA) on each project.
Leads the development and the execution of the project management plan.
Supervises and mentors team to overall project objectives.
Identifies and resolves non-compliant work.
Provides interpretation and enforcement of contract plans and specifications.
Develops strategies with the contractor to create submittal packages that conform to schedule requirements.
Confirms change order requests, develops estimates, negotiates costs, and writes change orders.
Provides cost control on projects and quality control within discipline.
Partners with Client Service Leaders and pursuit champions to assist with business development, building client relationships, and pursuit efforts for mega and super mega projects in accordance with HNTB's Sophisticated Sales Approach (SSA).
Works with the project team and marketing resources to prepare appropriate proposal and presentation materials.
Leads proposal development and interview presentations for mini-mega, mega, or super mega projects to the client as well as general presentations within the industry and community.
May be responsible for the recruitment, hiring, development, and retention of construction staff, including development of plan for staff reporting, performance and compensation reviews, and succession.
Performs other duties as assigned.