GEC Consultant Project Manager

HNTB Corporation; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB Corporation in Tampa, FL seeks a Consultant Project Manager to manage projects through full lifecycle. You will develop scope, proposals, and contracts, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to deliver on time and on budget. The role emphasizes client liaison, staffing, and pursuit efforts.

You will lead project planning, risk management, and delivery while mentoring junior staff and coordinating with stakeholders to ensure client satisfaction on each assignment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 8 years of relevant experience.
• 2 years task management or Deputy PM experience.
• Experience coordinating internal and external partners on complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop project scope and fee quotation; assist in technical proposals and contracts.
• Serve as primary client liaison; manage scope, schedule, and budget to client satisfaction.
• Assist with client scoping and contract negotiations.
• Perform technical discipline tasks including analysis, reports, and design production.
• Implement project delivery plan using SDA; lead and execute the project management plan.
• Supervise and mentor team toward project objectives.
• Coordinate staffing, recruitment, training, retention, and performance reviews.
• Collaborate with Client Service Leaders on business development and client relationships.
• Lead proposal development and interviews for strategic projects.

Skills

Project management

Client liaison

Team leadership

Staff development

Proposal development

Budget awareness

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

What We're Looking For

This opportunity is for a Consultant Project Manager to serve on a General Engineering Contract. The selected candidate will be embedded with the HNTB program manager at the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority office. 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 managing assigned project(s) throughout their full lifecycle including developing the scope and technical sections of proposal and procurement documents to participating in contract negotiations and overseeing the delivery of the project plan to successfully accomplish HNTB’s 4 for 4 performance: delivery of quality work, on time, on budget and to the client’s satisfaction on every project. This position proactively manages the budget, schedule, technical requirements, contractual obligations, and client communications in support of the project’s objectives. Provides high level technical tasks while managing and reviewing design related specifications, calculations, reports and plans. Coordinates with internal and external partners including cross-discipline and functional teams to address and problem solve design related issues or concerns. The Project Manager I – Engineering typically manages project team(s) for one or more strategic (<$1M) projects or may lead and/or work as a discipline lead on a mini-mega ($1M to <$5M) project management team.

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

• Winning, contracting, and 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 team for a smaller project or task order with no or few subconsultants.
• Using system tools to manage, monitor, and deliver smaller projects or task orders.
• Leveraging the Office Management Team to assist in implementing HNTB Sophisticated processes as applicable to the project.
• Interfacing with your client-level peer on a smaller project or task order.
• Providing technical guidance to team and task leads as well as performing portions of the technical work.

What We Prefer

• Experience in project scoping and delivery of THEA and/or FDOT projects.
• Strong understanding of FDOT Design Manual and FDOT Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• 10 years of relevant experience.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Locations: Tampa, FL

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