Project Engineer – Municipal Transportation

HNTB; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB Corporation is looking for a Design Engineer to join their Municipal Transportation Section in Overland Park, KS. This position focuses on designing municipal roadways for local clients, involving projects like the I-35 & Santa Fe Street Interchange and various street rehabilitations.

Qualified candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and six years of relevant experience, or a Master’s with five years, or a PhD with four years. Preferred qualifications include a Master’s degree, eight years of experience, and a Professional Engineer certification.

Qualifications

• 6 years relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree.
• 5 years of relevant experience with a Master's degree.
• 4 years relevant experience with a PhD.

Responsibilities

• Plan and distribute discipline-specific work per project schedule.
• Assist in marketing and proposal generation.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of technical work.

Skills

Project management

Technical guidance

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

Ph.D. in Engineering

Job description

Join our growing team at HNTB Corporation! We are seeking a Design Engineer to join the Municipal Transportation Section in Overland Park, KS. This role focuses on designing municipal roadways for local clients such as the City of Olathe, City of Overland Park, and City of Lenexa. Recent projects include I‑35 & Santa Fe Street Interchange, I‑35 & 119th Street Interchange, 167th Street (Switzer to Antioch), and various arterial street rehabilitation projects.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the planning and distribution of discipline‑specific work, and adherence to the schedule and budget on projects.
• Assists in marketing responsibilities, including proposal generation.
• Assists with the development of scope of work and level of effort for projects and/or assignments within discipline.
• Oversees completeness and accuracy of project team’s work within the technical discipline. Guides and mentors team to overall project objectives.
• Coordinates technical aspects of project with client counterpart and teaming partners at staff level for work within the discipline.
• Works closely with other disciplines on multi‑discipline projects.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 6 years of relevant experience, or
• Master’s degree in Engineering and 5 years of relevant experience, or
• PhD in Engineering and 4 years of relevant experience.

Preferred

• Master’s degree in Engineering
• 8 years relevant experience
• Professional Engineer (PE) certification

Location

Kansas City, MO; Overland Park, KS (Sprint Parkway)

Equal Employment Opportunity & Disability Accessibility Statement

HNTB provides a fair and equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or other status protected by law. The HNTB Companies ensure nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.