Deputy Structural Design Manager

HNTB; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 133,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB Corporation seeks a Deputy Structural Design Manager to lead and oversight large-scale design-build infrastructure projects. You will guide structural teams across firms, ensuring design quality, standards, and on-time delivery for multi-location projects valued well over a billion dollars.

You will review critical design decisions, manage technical interfaces, and drive adherence to codes and client expectations, while supporting schedule, resources, and risk management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• 8 years of relevant experience
• 2 years task management or Deputy PM experience

Responsibilities

• Develop project scope and fee quotation and assist in technical proposals and contracts per HNTB’s Sophisticated Contracting Approach (SCA)
• Serve as primary client liaison; manage project team to deliver scope, schedule and budgets to client satisfaction; assist with scoping and contract negotiations
• Perform technical discipline tasks including analysis, reports, design, specification, and production for assigned projects
• Implement project delivery plan using SDA; lead development and execution of the project management plan; supervise and mentor team to objectives
• Coordinate staffing with managers including recruitment, development, retention, and succession planning; support staff reporting and performance reviews
• Assist with business development, build client relationships, and pursue strategic projects; lead proposal development and presentations
• May recruit, hire, develop, and retain staff with reporting and compensation considerations
• Perform other duties as assigned

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

What We're Looking For

The Deputy Structural Design Manager will provide leadership and technical oversight for the delivery of large-scale design-build infrastructure projects, which could exceed $1 billion in construction value. Working in partnership with the Structural Design Manager, this role coordinates and integrates the efforts of structural engineering teams across multiple firms and office locations, ensuring consistency in design standards, quality, and project execution. The Deputy Structural Design Manager is responsible for reviewing critical design decisions, managing technical interfaces, resolving complex engineering challenges, and overseeing adherence to project requirements, codes, and client expectations. The role supports design schedule development, resource planning, risk management, and stakeholder coordination while fostering collaboration among internal teams. This position serves as a key technical authority to achieve successful project delivery on complex, high-profile transportation, bridge, and other major infrastructure programs. 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.

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

• 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 technical team for small to midsize projects or task order with a few subconsultants.
• Using system tools to manage, monitor, and deliver smaller projects or task orders.
• Interfacing with your client‑level peer on other projects or task orders.
• Providing strong technical guidance to team and task leads as well as performing portions of the technical work.
• Demonstrated ability to learn, teach, and efficiently implement new standards.

What We Prefer

• Master’s degree in Engineering
• 10 years relevant experience
• Professional Engineer (PE) certification
• Design‑Build experience as structural technical lead, and/or within design team management, strongly preferred.

Additional Information

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Locations:

• Denver, CO
• Las Vegas, NV (Via Austin Parkway)
• Rocky Hill, CT (Hartford)
• Salt Lake City, UT

The approximate pay range for Colorado is $139,645.93 - $218,420.56. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position based on all selected locations within the state at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

The approximate pay range for Nevada is $133,298.38 - $208,492.35. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position based on all selected locations within the state at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

The approximate pay range for Connecticut is $139,645.93 - $218,420.56. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position based on all selected locations within the state at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

The anticipated last day to apply is 01/03/2027. Please note that the job may be unposted prior to this date if the job is filled or no longer a need.

Job Type: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full time

Job Category: Engineering Group

ReqID: R-31712

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HNTB has implemented the following policy as part of its longstanding commitment to compliance with all applicable affirmative action requirements. HNTB agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, this Affi­nightive Action Policy.

HNTB is a federal contractor subject to Section 4212 of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended("Section 4212") and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended("Section 503"). Accordingly, it is HNTB’s policy to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment protected veterans (disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, Armed Forces Service Medal veterans, or active‑duty wartime or campaign badge veterans) and individuals with disabilities at all levels of employment, including the executive level. HNTB also will provide reasonable accommodation to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified employee or applicant for employment with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose undue hardship on the operation of HNTB. In order to request a reasonable accommodation, employees should contact the HR Solutions Center at General Policy Inquiry - Employee Center and applicants should contact [e-mail].

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Robert J. Slimp, CEO