About this role
What We're Looking For 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, including the Susquehanna River Bridge, Long Bridge, Bush and Gunpowder River Bridges, SEPTA Trolley Modifications, Brightline, and more. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.
This opportunity entails being responsible for some or all of the following:
Managing assigned project(s) throughout their full lifecycle including developing the scope and technical sections of proposal and procurement documents to participating in contract negotiations and overseeing the delivery of the project plan to successfully accomplish HNTB’s 4 for 4 performance: delivery of quality work, on time, on budget and to the client’s satisfaction on every project. This position proactively manages the budget, schedule, technical requirements, contractual obligations, and client communications in support of the project’s objectives. Provides high level technical tasks while managing and reviewing design related specifications, calculations, reports and plans. Coordinates with internal and external partners including cross-discipline and functional teams to address and problem solve design related issues or concerns. Candidates should be familiar with delivering or supporting the delivery of smaller projects and will receive direct support from senior project managers. As part of a national rail team with a large local staff here in Philadelphia, you will get the opportunity to work on local and national projects aimed at transforming rail infrastructure around the country.
You will support transit and railroad projects at all stages from conceptual study and alternative analysis to final design and construction related services. Types of projects may include interlocking renewals, bridge replacements, new track construction, and station designs for Amtrak, SEPTA, PATCO, PATH, Pittsburgh Regional Transit, PennDOT and other national rail clients throughout the United States. Opportunities can include client interaction and marketing/proposal development. The Pennsylvania office had a diverse set of engineers at all levels and railroad disciplines allowing hands on learning from junior and senior staff for track, OCS, signals, power, structures, civil and more.
Candidates with passenger or freight rail experience are preferred, but willing to discuss a career with someone with Civil/Highway experience with knowledge of OpenRoads / InRoads / Civil3D that has a desire to pivot towards a career in Track / Rail design.
What You'll Do:
• 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). • Serves as the primary client liaison and manages the project team to deliver the scope, schedule, and budgets to completion and to the client’s satisfaction. Assists with client project scoping and contract negotiations. • Performs technical discipline tasks including analysis, reports, design, specification, and production for assigned projects. • 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. • Performs coordination with managers on project staffing, including, but not limited to; recruitment, development, retention, and succession of project staff; development of plan for project staff reporting; and support for performance and compensation reviews. • Partners with Client Service Leaders and pursuit champions to assist with business development, building client relationships, and pursuit efforts for strategic and mini-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 strategic and mini-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 staff, including development of plan for staff reporting, performance and compensation reviews, and succession. • Performs other duties as assigned.
What You'll Need:
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 8 years of relevant experience • 2 years task management or Deputy PM experience
What You'll Bring:
• Winning, contracting, and successfully delivering 4for4 (on-time, on-budget, quality, client satisfaction) on smaller projects. Identifying and escalating risk and change management issues, with oversight from more experienced staff. • Understands the impacts of decisions on technical design and work planning. • Leading a team for a smaller project or task order with no or few subconsultants. • Using system tools to manage, monitor, and deliver smaller projects or task orders. • Interfacing with your client-level peer on a smaller project or task order. • Providing technical guidance to team and task leads as well as performing portions of the technical work. • Knowledgeable in MicroStation, InRail, OpenRail, OpenRoads and/or AutoCAD
What We Prefer:
• 10 years relevant experience • Professional Engineer (PE) certification • Project Management Professional (PMP)
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