Deputy Structural Design Manager

HNTB Corporation; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB Corporation is seeking a Deputy Structural Design Manager to lead and oversee design-build infrastructure projects exceeding $1B in value. You will coordinate across firms and offices to ensure quality, standards, and on-time delivery, serving as a key technical authority on complex transportation and bridge programs.

You will guide scope, fee proposals, staffing, risk management, and client relationships while mentoring teams and supporting business development efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 8+ years of relevant experience
• Minimum 2 years of task management or Deputy PM experience
• Experience leading design-build infrastructure projects

Responsibilities

• Develop project scope and fee quotation and assist in technical proposals and contracts in accordance with HNTB's Sophisticated Contracting Approach (SCA)
• Serve as the primary client liaison and manage the project team to deliver the scope, schedule, and budgets to completion and to the client’s satisfaction
• Assist with client project scoping and contract negotiations
• Perform technical discipline tasks including analysis, reports, design, specification, and production for assigned projects
• Lead the development and the execution of the project management plan
• Supervise and mentor team to overall project objectives
• Coordinate staffing, recruitment, development, retention, and succession planning
• Partner with Client Service Leaders to assist with business development and pursuit efforts
• Lead proposal development and presentations for strategic projects
• May be responsible for recruitment and staff development and performance reviews
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Technical oversight

Client liaison

Staff mentorship

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.

Click here for benefits information: HNTB Total Rewards Click here to learn more about Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Locations: Denver, CO, Las Vegas, NV (Via Austi Parkway), Rocky Hill, CT (Hartford), Salt Lake City, UT . . . . .

• The approximate pay range for Colorado is $139,645.93 - $218,420.56.
• The approximate pay range for Nevada is $133,298.38 - $208,492.35.
• The approximate pay range for Connecticut is $139,645.93 - $218,420.56.

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.

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.

At HNTB, we are harnessing the power of collaboration and innovation to establish a new vision for the future of mobility across our country. You don’t have to look far to see our impact. For more than a century, HNTB’s spark has connected people and places, expanded opportunity, and left a lasting impact on our communities. Our culture of integrity and inclusion, combined with groundbreaking solutions, has affirmed our reputation and positioned our firm as the industry leader in delivering extraordinary value. When you join HNTB, you are joining an employee-owned firm founded on the values of integrity, collaboration, personal accountability, respect for others, and the development of all employees. We are committed to the continual improvement of an inclusive workplace. We encourage our employees to bring their whole and authentic selves to work, provide them a meaningful welcoming environment where they are valued, celebrated and respected. Diversity of thought and unique perspectives drives innovation, engagement and retention, which makes HNTB better and brings value to our clients and our communities.

Equal Opportunity Employer HNTB is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other status protected by law. We will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with a disability where appropriate. Work Authorization In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, we will only employ qualified individuals legally authorized to work in the United States (if the position is or will be one which is subject to U.S. law). Verification of employment eligibility will be required. HNTB participates in E-Verify Know your rights: Right to Work