Design Build Project Design Manager

HNTB Corporation; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a qualified engineer based in Salt Lake City, UT. The role involves providing expert technical guidance and support in project development, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and mentoring junior staff. Ideal candidates will hold an engineering degree with extensive experience, preferably in complex design-build projects. This is a full-time role within a dynamic team aimed at driving successful infrastructure solutions.

Qualifications

• 10 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's, 9 years with a Master's, or 8 years with a PhD.
• Utah Professional Engineer (PE) certification preferred.
• Experience as a Design Manager on design-build projects.

Responsibilities

• Perform independent technical reviews and make recommendations.
• Provide technical expertise and mentorship to project leadership.
• Coordinate technical aspects with local leadership on engineering projects.

Skills

Communication

Persuasion

Technical expertise

Mentoring

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.

This opportunity entails being responsible for providing guidance and direction in area of expertise and functional discipline. This position supports the technical aspect of project development and delivery including proposal development, scope implementation and change management. Responsible for applying advanced engineering methods, techniques, and analyses to provide solutions, make recommendations and resolve issues. Ensures industry and HNTB standards of design are applied consistently and effectively across projects ranging in discipline, size and complexity. Independently applies knowledge and experience in partnership with internal project team members and external client counterparts. Serves as an advisor on complex projects to provide technical designs, plans and specifications.

What You’ll Do

• Performs independent technical reviews, makes recommendations, and provides technical guidance as requested on complex or unusual engineering projects. Provides direction to resolve technical issues as requested.
• Provides technical expertise and advice to project leadership, and mentoring/support to production staff.
• Assists in marketing responsibilities, including proposal generation on complex or unusual engineering projects within discipline.
• Coordinates technical aspects with client counterpart and teaming partners at local leadership level for work within the discipline on complex or unusual engineering projects.
• Develops and advises on technical consistency within discipline across processes and projects. Ensures same standard and practices are being applied.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 10 years of relevant experience, or
• Master’s degree in Engineering and 9 year of relevant experience, or
• PhD in Engineering and 8 years of relevant experience

What You’ll Bring

• Uses persuasion to communicate solutions while understanding the project goals and interests of the stakeholders.
• Demonstrates a vision for complex and unique challenges.
• Understands engineering principles behind the design code requirements.
• Promotes knowledge within the industry through authoring technical papers, technical presentations, and serving on technical committees.
• Understands, supports, and influences multiple concurrent projects.
• Discovers opportunities for technical improvements across the firm and collaborates with peers to share ideas.
• Serves as a subject matter expert in their field.

What We Prefer

• Master’s degree in Engineering
• 10-15 years relevant experience
• Utah Professional Engineer (PE) certification
• Design Manager on at least 3 design-build projects with at least $250M construction value since 2016

Additional Information

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Locations: Salt Lake City, UT

Job Type: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full time

Job Category: Engineering Group

ReqID: R-29402

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