Sr. Project Engineer, Team Lead

HNTB Corporation•Overland Park, KS

About The Position

This senior-level position provides inspection or construction field work to monitor compliance with engineering and architectural plans and specifications. The role supervises project staff and ensures contractor construction activities are monitored and controlled in accordance with design specifications and contractual requirements. The position may serve as the on-site interface among the client, company personnel, and contractor to resolve project issues; it may also manage project tasks under a Resident Engineer or serve as assistant to the Resident Engineer on a large or complex project. As a lead role, it directs, mentors, and trains junior staff. The role provides discipline-specific technical leadership and planning on complex or unusual engineering projects, including work distribution, schedule and budget adherence, scope development, and quality oversight. It contributes to marketing and proposal development, coordinates technical work with clients and teaming partners, and leads discipline delivery on larger multidisciplinary projects. It also supports staffing and team development, including recruiting, hiring, performance and compensation reviews, succession planning, schedule coordination, and timecard approval. The listed location is Overland Park, Kansas (Sprint Parkway). Visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 8 years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree in Engineering and 7 years of relevant experience, or a PhD in Engineering and 6 years of relevant experience.
Excellent technical knowledge and quality work on multidisciplinary projects.
Ability to prioritize tasks and be accountable for delivering high-quality projects on time and within budget and scope.
Ability to anticipate risks and understand the effects of actions beyond the immediate task.
Understanding of project delivery objectives and how multiple disciplines influence project development.
Ability to apply accumulated knowledge to improve project efficiencies.
Refined technical skills for identifying problems, developing appropriate solutions, and making sound decisions about tools and approaches.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Engineering.
10 years of relevant experience.
Professional Engineer (PE) or American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) credential, depending on discipline.

Responsibilities

Provide senior-level inspection or construction field work to monitor compliance with engineering or architectural plans and specifications.
Supervise project staff and monitor contractor construction activities for compliance with design specifications and contractual requirements.
Serve as an on-site interface among the client, company personnel, and contractor to resolve project issues, as applicable.
Manage project tasks under a Resident Engineer or assist the Resident Engineer on large or complex projects, as applicable.
Direct, mentor, and train junior staff.
Apply senior-level technical expertise to consider a broad range of engineering solutions.
Plan discipline-specific work, distribute assignments, and lead adherence to schedules and budgets on complex or unusual engineering projects.
Assist with marketing responsibilities, including proposal generation.
Develop scopes of work and levels of effort, and manage scope and budget adherence on complex or unusual engineering projects within the discipline.
Oversee the completeness and accuracy of the project team's work within the technical discipline.
Provide technical guidance and mentoring to team members to achieve project objectives.
Coordinate technical project matters with client counterparts and teaming partners at staff level within the discipline.
Lead discipline delivery on larger, multidisciplinary projects and work closely with other disciplines.
Assist with schedule and hours coordination and work distribution for other disciplines on complex or unusual multidisciplinary projects.
Recruit, hire, develop, and retain staff, including planning for reporting, performance and compensation reviews, and succession.
Coordinate schedules and approve timecards.
Perform other duties as assigned.