Sr Project Manager - Engineering

HNTB Corporation•Austin, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

HNTB is seeking a Senior Project Manager – Engineering to support its General Engineering Consultant (GEC) services for the $4.5 billion IH35 Capital Express Central (CapEx) Program in Austin, Texas. The position is collocated with core HNTB GEC staff at the TxDOT Austin District campus and manages assigned projects within the overall program. The role may serve as GEC design manager and/or ready-to-let lead, supporting TxDOT district leadership with program-wide coordination involving the TxDOT division office and FHWA. It guides GEC discipline leads and design consultant leads to promote design consistency, address potential interdisciplinary conflicts, review schedules, and assist with program budgeting and programming. The role may also coordinate a major or complex project and support the TxDOT project manager’s day-to-day development activities. In addition to the CapEx Central work, the position manages other HNTB projects. It oversees project scope, budget, schedule, technical requirements, contractual obligations, and client communications, with the goal of delivering quality work on time, on budget, and to client satisfaction. The role performs and reviews technical engineering work, including specifications, calculations, reports, and plans, and coordinates with internal and external partners to resolve design issues. It typically manages multidisciplinary teams on one or more mini-mega or mega projects, or leads or serves as a key discipline lead on a super-mega project. The position develops project scopes and fee quotations; contributes to proposals and contracts; serves as primary client liaison; leads client scoping and contract negotiations; executes project management and delivery plans; supervises and mentors teams; and supports staffing, business development, pursuits, and proposal presentations. The posting states that visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
12 years of relevant experience.
4 years of successful management of engineering projects.
Experience winning, contracting, and successfully delivering multidisciplinary or large/complex projects to HNTB’s 4for4 expectations: on time, on budget, quality, and client satisfaction.
Ability to independently identify and manage risk and change.
Experience leading large teams inside and outside HNTB, including subconsultants.
Ability to use system tools to manage, monitor, and deliver complex projects.
Ability to lead HNTB Sophisticated processes as applicable to a project.
Ability to serve as lead interface with the client.
Ability to deploy talent to other projects and develop successors to work with the same client on other work.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Engineering.
20 years of relevant experience.
TxDOT Austin District PS&E delivery experience.
Familiarity with TxDOT design tools, including MicroStation, Bentley OpenRoads, and OpenBridge Designer.
Familiarity with TxDOT systems such as TxDOTConnect and Bentley ProjectWise.
Technical writing skills for technical memos, reports, or white papers that inform TxDOT leadership decisions or support implementation of new best practices.
Professional Engineer (PE) certification.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Responsibilities

Develop project scopes and fee quotations and assist with technical proposals and contracts in accordance with HNTB’s Sophisticated Contracting Approach.
Serve as the primary client liaison and manage project teams to deliver scope, schedule, and budgets to completion and to the client’s satisfaction.
Lead client contract scoping and negotiations.
Perform technical discipline work, including analysis, reports, design, specifications, and production for assigned projects.
Implement HNTB’s project delivery plan and Sophisticated Delivery Approach on each project.
Lead development and execution of the project management plan.
Supervise and mentor project teams toward overall project objectives.
Oversee project staffing, including recruitment, development, retention, succession planning, staff reporting plans, and support for performance and compensation reviews.
Partner with Client Service Leaders and pursuit champions on business development, client relationships, and pursuits for mega and super-mega projects.
Work with project teams and marketing resources to prepare proposals and presentation materials.
Lead proposal development and interview presentations for strategic, mini-mega, or mega projects, and deliver presentations to industry and community audiences.
Manage assigned projects within the CapEx Central program and support TxDOT district leadership with program-wide functions and coordination with TxDOT division office and FHWA.
Guide GEC discipline leads and design consultant leads to maintain design consistency, mitigate interdisciplinary conflicts, review design schedules, and assist with budgeting and programming.
Coordinate major or complex projects and assist TxDOT project managers with day-to-day project development, design coordination, and liaison between TxDOT and design consultants.
Proactively manage project budgets, schedules, technical requirements, contractual obligations, and client communications.
Review design-related specifications, calculations, reports, and plans, and coordinate with partners to resolve design issues.
Perform other duties as assigned.