Broadband Team Leader

HUNT Engineers, Architects & Surveyors; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

PTO

Continuing Education Support

Life Insurance

Job summary

A full-service engineering firm in Rochester, NY seeks an Engineering Team Leader to oversee a growing team and lead telecommunications projects. The ideal candidate should have 10+ years of experience in engineering, with a strong background in team leadership and project management. This role focuses on fostering collaboration and ensuring project delivery on time and on budget while building a high-performance culture.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering experience, with 5+ years in a leadership or management role.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and ensure high-quality design and project execution.
• Strong project management expertise, including budgeting, scheduling, risk mitigation, and task tracking.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers to deliver construction documents and feasibility reports.
• Oversee the execution of projects by managing multiple project managers.
• Foster a collaborative environment and communicate effectively with stakeholders.

Skills

Team Leadership

Technical Leadership

Project Management

Effective Communication

Process Improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Professional Engineering (PE) license

Job description

HUNT is seeking an Engineering Team Leader to oversee a growing team of engineers working on Telecommunications projects. This role is perfect for a strong technical leader who thrives on collaboration, mentorship, and driving successful project delivery.

As a Team Leader, you’ll play a critical role in shaping both our projects and our people — fostering a high-performance culture, ensuring quality design, and delivering broadband projects on time and on budget. If you’re passionate about growing talent, leading with vision, and building solutions that connect communities, we want to talk to you.

Key Responsibilities

• Team Leadership: Lead a team of engineers to deliver construction documents, feasibility reports, tracking and other telecommunications consulting deliverables. Provide guidance, support, and mentorship while aligning company‑wide resources.
• Technical Leadership: Oversee the execution of projects by managing multiple project managers and ensuring that design and implementation align with best practices.
• Collaboration & Communication: Foster a collaborative environment within the team and with other design departments. Communicate effectively with stakeholders about project status, technical challenges, and timelines.
• Project Management: Ensure successful delivery of projects by managing task priorities, tracking progress, and mitigating identified risks. Track project costs and approve team billing.
• Continuous Improvement: Promote a culture of continuous process improvement by identifying inefficiencies and recommending enhancements.
• Hiring & Team Building: Participate in recruitment efforts and onboard new team members into the company culture.
• Performance Management: Conduct regular group and one‑on‑one meetings to set clear goals and measure individual and team performance.
• Documentation & Best Practices: Ensure that standard operating procedures are followed and project documentation is up to date. Advocate for technical documentation that supports knowledge sharing and maintainability.

Why This Role Matters

Expanding access to reliable broadband is more than just building networks — it’s about building connections. As a Broadband Team Leader at HUNT, your work will directly support communities by improving access to education, healthcare, business opportunities, and everyday life through better connectivity. You’ll lead a team making a measurable difference for people who need it most.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or a related field (Master’s a plus).
• Professional Engineering (PE) license preferred.
• 10+ years of engineering experience, with 5+ years in a leadership or management role.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams, mentor engineers, and ensure high‑quality design and project execution.
• Skilled in workstream delegation and resource management, keeping multiple critical projects on track simultaneously.
• Strong project management expertise, including budgeting, scheduling, risk mitigation, and team task tracking.
• Hands‑on experience delivering construction documents, feasibility studies, and broadband consulting projects.
• Effective communication and presentation skills, able to clearly explain technical solutions to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Highly organized, process‑oriented, and committed to continuous improvement, documentation, and technical best practices.

Benefits

• Holidays
• PTO
• Health Insurance
• FSA/HSA
• Life Insurance
• Continuing Education Support

Department

Technology

Salary Range

$100,000+

Job Type

Full Time

About HUNT

HUNT is a full‑service A/E Firm with offices located in Albany, NY, Binghamton, NY, Horseheads, NY, Rochester, NY, and Towanda, PA. As a firm, our vision is to build vibrant communities by empowering creativity and partnership. We have accomplished this to date by being an entrusted partner to our clients/communities, providing full‑service design that is innovative, practical, and community focused. In addition, we offer a family‑friendly, flexible workplace that aims to encourage long, successful, sustainable careers through a variety of life stages. We are excited to welcome you to apply to this strong culture and hope that your values align with those of the firm, which will further enhance our culture even as we look toward targeted growth opportunities.

HUNT is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.