Senior Project Engineer - Gold Star Bridge DSDC Lead

HNTB; Rocky Hill (CT); On-site; USD 118,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to lead the Design Services During Construction phase for a high-profile bridge rehabilitation project. This role offers the opportunity to work on one of Connecticut's most complex infrastructure projects, requiring strong leadership and technical skills. As a key liaison between the construction team and project stakeholders, you will manage schedules, budgets, and ensure quality delivery of design documents. Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and collaboration, and contribute to impactful projects that shape the future of transportation in the region.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant engineering experience or 7 years with a Master's degree.
• Experience in major bridge rehabilitation projects is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Design Services During Construction phase of the project.
• Coordinate technical aspects with clients and team members.

Skills

Project Management

Engineering Design

Communication Skills

Technical Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

PhD in Engineering

Tools

Engineering Software

Project Management Tools

Job description

What We're Looking For

HNTB is a prominent engineering firm that has a rich history of assisting clients across the United States with their most complex and challenging infrastructure projects. The company values a culture of innovation and collaboration, promoting continuous learning and growth for its employees through internal training and education opportunities. With our historic growth, now is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

HNTB is seeking a Senior Project Engineer and Design Services During Construction (DSDC) Lead for the Gold Star Memorial Bridge Northbound Rehabilitation and Deck Replacement project located in Groton and New London, CT. This project is entering the construction phase and stands to be one of the largest, most complex, and innovative bridge rehabilitation projects in the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s history. HNTB will continue to serve as the project’s designer and engineer of record through the construction duration. The project is situated along one of the most heavily traveled highway corridors in Connecticut and is estimated to cost in excess of $500M. If you are seeking a challenging and rewarding career opportunity that offers the chance to work on a high-profile project, this position could be an excellent fit for you.

As a Senior Project Engineer at HNTB and DSDC Lead on the project, your role will be critical in ensuring successful delivery. You will be supported by a team of experienced technical discipline leads, both locally and from across the country, and you will serve as HNTB's liaison with the construction team. This dynamic opportunity requires excellent communication skills and the ability to coordinate with internal and external partners, including cross-discipline and functional teams, to address and resolve design-related issues or concerns. Your responsibilities will encompass proactively managing the schedule, technical requirements, and client communications to support the project's objectives, leveraging technical knowledge and experience to address design related issues or concerns, and working closely with HNTB’s project manager in creative problem solving. This position may include mentoring, training, and review of work by junior engineering staff.

What You'll Do:

• Uses senior-level technical expertise to consider broad range of engineering solutions.
• Responsible for the discipline-specific planning, work distribution, and leadership and adherence to the schedule, and budget on complex or unusual engineering projects.
• Assists in marketing responsibilities, including proposal generation.
• Develops scope of work and level of effort and manages adherence to scope and budget on complex or unusual engineering projects within discipline.
• Oversees completeness and accuracy of project team’s work within the technical discipline.
• Provides technical guidance and mentoring to team members to achieve overall project objectives on complex or unusual engineering projects.
• Coordinates technical aspects of the project with client counterpart and teaming partners at staff level for work within the discipline on complex or unusual engineering projects.
• Leads discipline delivery on larger, multi-disciplinary projects. Works closely with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects.
• Assists with coordination and planning of schedules, hours, and distribution of work for other disciplines on multi-discipline projects on complex or unusual engineering projects.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 8 years of relevant experience, or
• Master’s degree in Engineering and 7 years of relevant experience, or
• PhD in Engineering and 6 years of relevant experience.

What You'll Bring:

• Leading the Design Services During Construction (DSDC) phase of the project with the support of HNTB’s experienced designers.
• Shows excellent technical knowledge and quality work in multiple discipline projects.
• Prioritizes tasks and displays accountability to the project team to deliver work that is of high quality, on-time, and within budget and scope.
• Managing the delivery of design documents and reviewing external designs for conformance with contract requirements.
• Identifying and escalating risk and change management issues with oversight from more experienced staff.
• Interfacing with your client-level and contractor peers.

What We Prefer:

• Master’s degree in Engineering.
• 10 years of relevant experience: construction phase work and/or major bridge rehabilitation projects.
• Professional Engineer (PE) certification.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or Certified Construction Manager (CCM).

Additional Information

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. #RV #Bridges

Locations: Rocky Hill, CT (Hartford)

The approximate pay range for Rocky Hill, CT is $118,461.80 - $185,286.42. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

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