Digital Delivery Solutions Architect

hntb; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB is seeking a distinguished leader to establish, grow, and lead a team focused on transforming how transportation project and asset information is created, connected, governed, and applied enterprise-wide.

This role combines digital delivery expertise, data-focused solution architecture, client advisory skills, and people leadership to move organizations toward integrated, scalable, and broadly adopted workflows.

Qualifications

• Experience leading digital delivery, digital transformation, information management for transportation/ infrastructure.
• Ability to develop current- and future-state operating models, governance frameworks, and implementation roadmaps.
• Proven capability to connect information and workflows across BIM, GIS, data environments, and project delivery systems.

Responsibilities

• Applies technical expertise and guidance in area of practice; acts as SME for strategicadvise and marketing/business development for pursuits.
• Prepares technical materials for projects, including analyses, documentation, provisions, and procurement materials.
• Works with line organization in a senior support role on important client pursuits, providing technical input and market knowledge.
• Targets national and international associations and trade shows to identify leads and win work.
• Identifies and pursues high-level projects with departments, agencies, and programs.
• Assists in contracting and project execution with regional staff and leadership.
• Partners with National Practice Consultants to promote technical knowledge in practice area.
• Collaborates with project leadership to manage client relationships and apply services to benefit client and HNTB.

Skills

Digital delivery

Data governance

BIM & GIS

Enterprise architecture

Stakeholder facilitation

Change management

Public sector experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Master's degree in relevant field

16 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree

Job description

What We're Looking For

Establish, grow and lead a team focused on helping transportation organizations transform how project and asset information is created, connected, governed, and applied across the enterprise. This individual will combine digital delivery expertise, data-focused solution architecture, client advisory skills, and people leadership to move organizations from fragmented tools and project-specific workflows toward integrated, scalable, and broadly adopted ways of working.

What You'll Do

• Applies technical expertise and guidance in area of practice. Acts as subject matter expert to provide strategic advice and analysis and engage in marketing and business development efforts for pursuits.
• Prepares technical materials for projects, including strategic analyses, commercial documentation, technical provisions, procurement documents, and other materials pertaining to applicable subject matter focus.
• Works with the line organization in a senior support role on strategically important client and project pursuits, providing technical input and market knowledge to navigate complex projects and enhance win probabilities and client satisfaction.
• Targets national and international associations, trade shows, etc., to help the division/region/office identify leads, win work and maintain industry recognition.
• Identifies, pursues, and executes high-level projects with assigned departments, agencies, and programs.
• Assists in the successful contracting and project execution process, working closely with regional HNTB staff and office leadership.
• Partners with National Practice Consultants and Leaders to develop and promote technical knowledge and applicability of practice area.
• Works with HNTB project leadership to manage client relationships and guides the application of HNTB services within a specific practice area to best serve the interests of the client and HNTB.
• Contributes to strategic planning in area of expertise and assists with thought leadership initiatives.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field with 12 years of relevant experience
• Master's degree in relevant field with 11 years of relevant experience
• In lieu of degree, 16 years of relevant experience

What You'll Bring

• Experience leading digital delivery, digital transformation, information management, or connected data initiatives for transportation, infrastructure, engineering, construction, or asset-intensive organizations.
• Experience developing current-state assessments, future-state operating models, digital delivery strategies, governance frameworks, implementation roadmaps, or enterprise solution architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to connect information and workflows across BIM, GIS, common data environments, program management, construction, asset management, analytics, or related systems.
• Experience defining data standards, information requirements, governance responsibilities, integration approaches, and lifecycle information strategies.
• Experience guiding multidisciplinary solutions from discovery and architecture through implementation, adoption, and continuous improvement.
• Experience facilitating cross-functional stakeholder workshops and communicating effectively with executive, business, technical, project delivery, and operational audiences.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing multidisciplinary professionals while remaining actively engaged in client and project delivery.
• Experience supporting client development, proposals, scope and fee preparation, interviews, and delivery of professional consulting or technology-enabled services.
• Working knowledge of organizational change, stakeholder engagement, adoption planning, readiness assessment, training, communications, or related implementation-support practices.
• Familiarity with information management, systems interoperability, data governance, information security, solution architecture, quality assurance, and technology implementation principles.
• Experience working with public-sector transportation agencies, infrastructure owners, or major capital programs is preferred.
• Relevant professional certification or advanced training in engineering, architecture, planning, project management, information management, asset management, geographic information systems, BIM, systems architecture, organizational change, or a related discipline.

What We Prefer

Enterprise and systems thinking: Understands how organizational goals, business processes, people,