Design Build Transportation Engineer III

HNTB; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 81,339 - 159,030; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Transportation Project Manager I in Los Angeles to lead infrastructure projects. Responsibilities include managing budgets, schedules, and client relationships. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Engineering and relevant experience in project management, delivering complex design-build projects. This role offers competitive salary and full-time employment with opportunities for significant impact in transportation engineering.

Qualifications

• 4 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree.
• 3 years of relevant experience with a Master's degree.
• 2 years of relevant experience with a PhD.

Responsibilities

• Manage budgets, schedules, technical requirements, and contracts.
• Ensure performance and client satisfaction.
• Coordinate project team members.

Skills

Project management

Technical guidance

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

PhD in Engineering

Job description

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Base pay range

$81,339.98/yr - $159,030.08/yr

What We're Looking For

Are you ready to make a significant impact on fast‑paced infrastructure projects? HNTB is looking for a passionate Transportation Project Manager I to lead our innovative project teams. In this pivotal role, you’ll manage budgets, schedules, technical requirements, and contractual obligations, ensuring top‑notch performance and client satisfaction. Be part of a team that delivers HNTB’s 4 for 4 performance: quality work, on time, on budget, and to the client’s satisfaction. Your expertise will make a real difference in the world of transportation engineering as you solve complex design challenges.

What You'll Do

• Completes assigned work within the schedule and number of hours provided.
• Assist in the development of project specifications.
• Responsible for development of discipline specific engineering project elements/deliverables such as reports, designs, and plans.
• Aids in the coordination and productivity of project team members.
• Provides technical guidance to less experienced engineering project team members.
• Works closely with other disciplines and on multi‑discipline projects.
• Performs quality control reviews of discipline‑specific engineering project elements/deliverables.
• Assists with coordination and planning of schedules, hours, and distribution of work within discipline.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 4 years of relevant experience, or
• Master’s degree in Engineering and 3 years of relevant experience, or
• PhD in Engineering and 2 years of relevant experience

What You'll Bring

• Working closely with other disciplines on multi‑disciplinary pursuits and projects
• Managing and leading design teams in delivering complex design‑build infrastructure projects with construction values of $100M to $2.5B.
• Supervising, coaching, and mentoring of junior engineering staff.
• This role involves strategic involvement throughout a project’s design “life‑cycle”, including the pre‑award (bid phase), post‑award, or post‑design (construction) phase.
• The position requires travel to project offices.
• Project management activities include staff management, proposal development, budget and cost control on projects, and quality control for assigned projects.

What We Prefer

• Project management experience delivering Design‑Build projects
• Master’s degree in Engineering
• 10 years of relevant experience
• Professional Engineer (PE) certification (CA PE preferred)
• Experience working in a multi‑disciplinary, collaborative engineering environment

Additional Information

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Locations:

Arlington, VA (Alexandria), Charlotte, NC, East Lansing, MI (Lansing), Kansas City, MO, Los Angeles, CA (Figueroa Street), New York, NY, Salt Lake City, UT

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Job Type: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full time

Job Category: Engineering Group

ReqID: R-27928

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries: Architecture and Planning and Civil Engineering

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