Bridge Project Engineer - Team Lead

HNTB; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB in Columbia, SC is seeking a lead engineer to produce and modify design calculations, technical reports, and engineering plans for diverse projects. You will mentor junior staff and work closely with the project manager to deliver on schedule.

The role requires coordinating across disciplines, driving quality deliverables, and supporting business development through scope and proposal activities. This is a full-time, on-site position in the Columbia area.

Qualifications

• Design decisions impact technical design and work planning.
• Coordinate planning and design across multiple technical disciplines.
• Prepare deliverables that are on time, within budget and scope.

Responsibilities

• Plan and distribute discipline-specific work, ensuring schedule and budget adherence.
• Assist with marketing responsibilities, including proposal generation.
• Develop scope of work and level of effort for projects within discipline.
• Oversee completeness and accuracy of project team work; mentor staff.
• Coordinate technical aspects with clients and partners at staff level.
• Collaborate with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects.
• Recruit, hire, develop and retain staff; manage timecards and staffing plans.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Design decision impact

Cross-disciplinary coordination

Deliverables planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

PhD in Engineering

Job description

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. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

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 the production and modification of design calculations, technical reports, engineering plans and specifications for assigned projects. Consults with the project manager to perform research, development, calculations, design and delivery. Applies engineering techniques, procedures and design criteria for projects ranging in size and complexity. Leverages technical knowledge and experience to address design related issues or concerns, working closely with the project manager through creative problem solving, interactions with clients and by completing tasks to meet the project schedule. Develops conceptual and detailed designs and calculations to support the project completion using current drawing and technical tools, programs and software. As a member of the team, you will contribute to the successful project delivery for a diverse range of projects for HNTB’s clients. This position is a lead role to direct, mentor and train junior staff.

What You'll Do

• Responsible for the planning and distribution of discipline-specific work, and adherence to the schedule and budget on projects.
• Assists in marketing responsibilities, including proposal generation.
• Assists with the development of scope of work and level of effort for projects and/or assignments within discipline.
• Oversees completeness and accuracy of project team’s work within the technical discipline. Guides and mentors team to overall project objectives.
• Coordinates technical aspects of project with client counterpart and teaming partners at staff level for work within the discipline.
• Works closely with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects.
• Recruits, hires, develops and retains staff, including development of plan for staff reporting, performance and compensation reviews, and succession. Coordinates schedules and approves timecards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 6 years of relevant experience, or
• Master’s degree in Engineering and 5 years of relevant experience, or
• PhD in Engineering and 4 years of relevant experience

What You'll Bring

• Understands the impacts of decisions on technical design and work planning.
• Coordinates work planning and design effectively across multiple technical disciplines.
• Prepares high quality deliverables that are on time, and within budget and scope.

What We Prefer

• Master’s degree in Engineering
• 8 years relevant experience
• SC Professional Engineer (PE) certification
• Experience with SCDOT Design Manuals and Standards

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Locations

Columbia, SC, North Charleston, SC

Notice To Third-party Agencies

HNTB does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies. Any staffing/employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume to this site does so with the understanding that the applicant's resume will become the property of HNTB. HNTB will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion and without any fee owed to the submitting staffing/employment agency, person or entity. Staffing/employment agencies who have fee agreements with HNTB must submit applicants to the designated HNTB recruiter to be eligible for placement fees.

Job Type

Regular

Full/Part Time

Full time

Job Category

Engineering Group

ReqID: R-31899