County GEC Project Manager

HNTB Corporation; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB Corporation in Austin, TX seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead county road bond programs in Central Texas. You will oversee project consultants, manage scope, schedule, and budgets, and serve as liaison with clients and agencies to ensure timely delivery.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Engineering and at least 8 years' relevant experience, with at least 2 years in project management or Deputy PM.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 8 years of relevant experience.
• 2 years task management or Deputy PM experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop project scope and budget estimates; prepare technical proposals and contracts.
• Lead development and execution of the project management plan; manage scope, schedule and budgets to client satisfaction.
• Coordinate staffing, recruitment, development, retention and performance reviews for project staff.
• Lead business development and pursuit efforts for strategic projects and prepare client presentations.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Client communication

Budget management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

What We're Looking ForAt 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 role will be dedicated to GEC County Road Bond Programs in our Austin office. This role primarily consists of assisting managing teams of professional service providers to deliver transportation infrastructure projects ranging in size and complexity in the Central Texas Area.This role is responsible for assisting with overseeing and guiding project consultants on designated projects, ensuring they meet contractual obligations, stay within budget, and adhere to the project timeline. Responsibilities include managing the planning and design plan review process, managing the right of way and utility coordination process, coordinating bids for local projects, and leading regular meetings with consultants and clients to foster effective collaboration. This role serves as a liaison between the client, local agencies, and other relevant parties, ensuring smooth communication and project progress. It also involves reviewing project plans for regulatory compliance and scrutinizing consultant contracts to safeguard client interests. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of client needs and Bond Program requirements related to project deliverables.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 experience2 years task management or Deputy PM experienceWhat 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.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.Leveraging the Office Management Team to assist in implementing HNTB Sophisticated processes as applicable to the project.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.What We Prefer:10 years relevant experienceProfessional Engineer (PE) certificationAdditional InformationClick here for benefits information: HNTB Total RewardsClick here to learn more about Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/VeteranVisa sponsorship is not available for this position.#AR.Locations:Austin, TX, San Antonio, TX (McAllister Freeway)........................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.