Project Manager-Bridge

HNTB; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB is seeking a Project Manager I – Engineering in Oklahoma City to lead and manage bridge and transportation projects. This role involves developing project scopes, managing client relationships, and overseeing project execution to ensure quality and satisfaction. Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and at least 8 years of experience in project management. Opportunity to work on significant infrastructure projects for notable clients like the Oklahoma DOT.

Qualifications

• 8 years of relevant experience in project management.
• 2 years of task management or Deputy PM experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop project scopes and fee quotations.
• Manage project team and client relations.
• Perform technical tasks like analysis and design.
• Implement project delivery plans.

Skills

Project management

Client relations

Technical analysis

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

What We're Looking For

At HNTB, we believe in creating meaningful careers while shaping communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we’ve delivered innovative solutions for some of the nation’s most complex infrastructure projects. With our historic growth in Oklahoma, this is an exciting time to join our team of employee‑owners. We’re currently seeking a Project Manager I – Engineering to lead and manage bridge and transportation projects throughout their full lifecycle. This opportunity involves developing scopes and technical sections of proposals and procurement documents, participating in contract negotiations, and overseeing project delivery to achieve HNTB’s 4 for 4 performances: delivering quality work, on time, on budget, and to the client’s satisfaction. In this role, you will proactively manage budgets, schedules, technical requirements, and client communications, lead high‑level technical tasks including reviewing specifications, calculations, reports, and plans, coordinate with internal and external partners, including cross‑discipline teams, to resolve design‑related challenges and manage project teams for one or more strategic projects (typically <$1M), or serve as a discipline lead on mini‑mega projects ($1M–<$5M). This is a unique opportunity to contribute to impactful infrastructure projects across Oklahoma, including work for the Oklahoma DOT and the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA). If you’re ready to grow your career with a team that values innovation, collaboration, and ownership, we invite you to explore this opportunity with HNTB Oklahoma.

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).
• Serve as the primary client liaison and manage the project team to deliver the scope, schedule, and budgets to completion and to the client’s satisfaction. Assist with client project scoping and contract negotiations.
• Perform technical discipline tasks including analysis, reports, design, specification, and production for assigned projects.
• Implement the firm’s project delivery plan using HNTB's Sophisticated Delivery Approach (SDA) on each project. Lead the development and the execution of the project management plan. Supervise and mentor team to overall project objectives.
• Perform coordination with managers on project staffing, including recruitment, development, retention, and succession of project staff; development of plans for project staff reporting; and support for performance and compensation reviews.
• Partner 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). Work with the project team and marketing resources to prepare appropriate proposal and presentation materials. Lead 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.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 8 years of relevant experience.
• 2 years of 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

• Master's degree in Engineering.
• 10 years relevant experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) certification.

Additional Information

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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