Project Manager I – Design-Build Drainage Engineering

HNTB Corporation; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB Corporation is seeking a Drainage Project Manager for its Design Build (DB) Organization in Oakland, CA. The ideal candidate has 8+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor’s in Engineering, with strong leadership, hydrologic/hydraulic modelling, and coordination across disciplines.

You will oversee scope, schedule, budgets, and client satisfaction, mentoring teams and coordinating with partners to deliver on time and on budget.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required; 8+ years of relevant experience preferred.
• 2+ years of task management or Deputy PM experience required.

Responsibilities

• Develop project scope and fee quotation and assist in technical proposals and contracts.
• Serve as primary client liaison and manage project team to meet scope, schedule, and budgets.
• Perform technical tasks including analysis, reports, design, specifications, and production.
• Lead the project management plan development and execution.
• Coordinate staffing, recruitment, development, and performance reviews.
• Support business development and client relationship building for strategic projects.

Skills

Drainage

Stormwater

Water Quality

Surface Water Design

Hydrologic Models

Hydraulic Models

Coordination

Engineering Software

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Microstation

InRoads Drainage

GEOPAK Drainage

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Storm CAD

HEC-RAS 1D/2D

SWMM

PondPack

Culvert Master

Flow Master

HydroCAD

Job description

What We're Looking For

What The time is right to join HNTB’s growing Design Build (DB) Organization! We are seeking candidates for a Drainage Project Manager with demonstrated experience on fast-paced transportation infrastructure projects.

This role is a key member of project leadership teams, responsible for proactively managing budget, schedule, technical requirements, and contractual obligations; provides high-level technical tasks while managing and reviewing design elements such as specifications, calculations, reports, and plans. This individual will accomplish HNTB’s 4 for 4 performance: delivery of quality work, on time, on budget, and to the client’s satisfaction on every project through coordination with internal and external partners and cross-discipline teams to address and solve design-related issues or concerns.

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

• Drainage, Stormwater, Water Quality, and Surface Water Design.
• Lead project teams in the development of hydrologic and hydraulic models, drainage calculations, plans and specifications.
• Coordination with other disciplines to assure a fully integrated design.
• Working with project managers, other discipline leads, and contracting partners to provide engineering to develop cost estimates and identify risks for job pursuits.
• Developing scopes, fees and workplans to execute projects on aggressive schedules.
• Assigning tasks and directing the design to provide quality, on-time deliverables.
• Acting as a subject matter expert and providing senior review of designs, proposals, fee estimates, and scopes of work for projects nationwide.
• Proficient with standard industry software (Microstation, InRoads Drainage, GEOPAK Drainage, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Storm CAD, HEC-RAS 1D & 2D, SWMM, PondPack, Culvert Master, Flow Master, HydroCAD etc.).
• Knowledge of, or ability to quickly identify, stormwater and associated permitting requirements of clients, local, state, and federal agencies that may be involved with projects.

What We Prefer

• Master’s degree in Engineering.
• 15+ years relevant experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) certification, and the ability to obtain PE in multiple states.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Familiarity with construction methods and the ability to optimize designs accordingly.
• Familiarity with permitting on the federal, state and local level.
• California Professional Engineer (PE) license.

Additional Information

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Locations

Kansas City, MO; Oakland, CA.

Pay Range

The approximate pay range for the California San Francisco Bay Area is $158,688.55 - $248,205.18.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to the continual improvement of an inclusive workplace.

We encourage our employees to bring their whole and authentic selves to work, provide them a meaningful welcoming environment where they are valued, celebrated and respected.

Diversity of thought and unique perspectives drives innovation, engagement and retention, which makes HNTB better and brings value to our clients and our communities.

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