Rail Senior Project Engineer, Team Lead

HNTB; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB in Raleigh, NC is seeking a senior engineering lead for rail projects. You will produce and modify design calculations, technical reports, and specifications, consulting with the project manager to perform research and deliver tasks on schedule.

The role involves directing, mentoring, and reviewing junior staff, and coordinating with clients and partners to ensure successful project delivery across complex, multi-discipline programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 8+ years of relevant experience, or advanced degrees with proportionate experience.
• Demonstrated technical knowledge across multiple disciplines and project leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Use senior-level technical expertise to evaluate broad engineering solutions.
• Lead planning, work distribution, and adherence to schedule and budget on complex projects.
• Mentor and review junior staff; coordinate with clients and team partners.
• Lead discipline delivery on larger, multi-disciplinary projects and coordinate cross-discipline work.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

PhD in Engineering

Job description

What We’re Looking For

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 largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

This opportunity entails being responsible for the production and modification of design calculations, technical reports, engineering plans and specifications for the most transformational rail projects in the region. Consults with the project manager to perform research, development, calculations, design and delivery. Applies engineering techniques, procedures and design criteria for complex and cross-discipline projects. 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 work of junior engineer staff and provide constructive feedback. As a member of the team, you will contribute to the successful project delivery for a diverse range of projects for HNTB’s clients. This position is a lead role to direct, mentor and train junior 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.
• Recruits, hires, develops and retains staff, including development of plan for staff reporting, performance and compensation reviews, and succession. Coordinates schedules and approves timecards.
• 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

• Shows excellent technical knowledge and quality work in multiple discipline projects.
• Prioritizes tasks and displays accountability to the project team to deliver projects that are of high quality, on-time, and within budget and scope.
• Demonstrates vision beyond the task at hand and anticipates risks and effects of their actions.
• Understands and supports the objectives that are responsible for successful project delivery, recognizing how multiple disciplines influence project development
• Applies an accrued knowledge base to innovate project efficiencies.
• Uses refined technical skills to identify problems, develop appropriate solutions, and make good decisions, knowing what tools to use for effective solutions and optimal outcomes on projects.

What We Prefer

• Master’s degree in Engineering
• 10 years of relevant experience
• Professional Engineer (PE) or American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) depending on discipline

Additional Information

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Locations:

Raleigh, NC

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Job Type: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full time

Job Category: Engineering Group

ReqID: R-31754