Project Engineer – Municipal Transportation

HNTB Corporation; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB Corporation is seeking a design engineer to join the Municipal Transportation Section in Overland Park, KS. The role involves producing and modifying design calculations, reports, plans, and specifications for municipal road projects for local clients such as Olathe, Overland Park, and Lenexa.

You’ll collaborate with project managers to meet schedules and budgets. Requirements include a bachelor’s degree in engineering with 6+ years of relevant experience, or a master’s with 5 years, or a

Qualifications

• Experience designing municipal roadways and associated infrastructure.
• Ability to develop design calculations and technical reports.
• Strong communication and collaboration across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Plan and distribute discipline-specific work, ensuring schedule and budget.
• Assist with marketing responsibilities and scope development.
• Oversee completeness and accuracy of the project team’s work within the discipline.
• Coordinate technical aspects with clients and teaming partners at staff level.
• Mentor and review work of junior engineers; support multi-discipline projects.

Skills

Project coordination

Engineering design

Technical reporting

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

PhD in Engineering

Job description

What We're Looking For Join our growing team! The time is right to join HNTB Corporation! We are currently seeking a design engineer to join our Municipal Transportation Section in Overland Park. This role offers exciting opportunities to design municipal roadways for a variety of local clients, including the City of Olathe, the City of Overland Park, and the 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 in Olathe, KS. 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 most significant, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners. We are dedicated to fostering a positive office culture, as evidenced by our recognition as a 2024 Best Place to Work by the Kansas City Business Journal. Our collaborative and supportive environment is designed to support the career growth of our employees, starting with our Ambassador program during the onboarding process and continued career support through our continuous Career Planning and Development process. As part of our focus on culture, HNTB finds ways to promote work-life balance, such as vacation time, paid sick time, flexible work schedules, and wellness programs. This opportunity entails being responsible for the production and modification of design calculations, technical reports, engineering plans and specifications for assigned projects. This position consults with the project manager to perform research, development, calculations, design and delivery. Applies engineering techniques, procedures and design criteria for projects ranging in size and complexity. Leverages technical knowledge and experience to address design-related issues or concerns, working closely with the project manager through creative problem solving, interactions with clients, and by completing tasks to meet the project schedule. Develops conceptual and detailed designs and calculations to support the project completion using current drawing and technical tools, programs, and software. May mentor, train, and review the work of junior engineer staff and provide constructive feedback. As a team member, you will contribute to the successful delivery of a diverse range of projects for HNTB’s clients.

What You’ll Do:

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.

What You’ll Need:

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.

What You’ll Bring:

Understands the impacts of decisions on technical design and work planning. Coordinates work planning and design effectively across multiple technical disciplines. Prepares high quality deliverables that are on time, and within budget and scope.

What We Prefer:

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

Locations: Kansas City, MO, Overland Park, KS (Sprint Parkway)

Additional Information

• HNTB Total Rewards
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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.