Roadway Section Manager

HNTB Corporation; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB Corporation is seeking a Roadway Section Manager in South Florida to guide a team of engineers and staff in delivering roadway projects on time and within budget. You will lead workload planning, client liaison, and supervision of 5–10+ professionals while integrating the firm's strategic plans and delivery processes.

The role requires a PE license or eligibility, a Bachelor's in Engineering, and 8 years of experience with at least 2 in leadership, plus a track record of complex project

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering with 8 years of practical experience including 2 years of leadership experience.
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary project teams and complex project portfolios.
• Proven experience delivering FDOT or similar public agency projects.

Responsibilities

• Develops, monitors and manages the section's operating budget and forecast updates.
• Manages discipline-specific engineering section and staff development; coordinates with other sections.
• Supports strategic plans and SSA/SDA/SCA processes on project pursuits and delivery.
• Oversees contracting activities, scope, work plans, and fee reviews for the Section.
• Leads project performance reviews and ensures quality, on-time delivery to clients.
• Involves in marketing responsibilities including client discovery and proposal generation.
• Maintains client contacts to ensure satisfaction; recruits and retains staff.
• Manages project scope, schedule, and quality; supervises 5–10+ staff.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Budget management

Client liaison

Staff development

Proposal development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Job description

The Roadway Section Manager 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 for roadway projects in South Florida. Leads roadway staff meetings for South Florida office & manages workload projections.

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.

What You'll Do:

• Develops, monitors and manages the section's operating budget in support of the group or office operating budget and forecast updates.
• Responsible for the management, growth and professional development of discipline-specific engineering section. Coordinates section activities establishes priorities and staff to jobs. Ensures staff development, mentoring and training needs are being met. Collaborates with other Sections and Departments within the office on work-sharing needs and opportunities.
• Supports the implementation of the firm's strategic plan and HNTB's Sophisticated Sales Approach (SSA) process on project pursuits in the Section and office, including development of Section-level strategic planning strategies.
• Supports the implementation of the firm's contracting (SCA) process through project delivery and contracting activities including scope, work plan and fee reviews for all contracting activities impacting the Section.
• Supports the implementation of the firm's project delivery (SDA) process including Work Planning, Monthly Project Reviews and other project performance methods to ensure quality work, on time, on schedule, to the client's satisfaction.
• Assists in marketing responsibilities, including client discovery, proposal generation, interviews, and win-to-work activities
• Maintains client contacts to ensure client satisfaction
• Recruits, hires, develops and retains section staff, including development of plan for staff reporting, performance and compensation reviews, and succession.
• Manages assigned project management activities (project scope, schedule, budget and quality management) and performs technical discipline tasks including research, reports, design, specifications and plan preparation.
• Leads a team including the direct and indirect supervision of at least 5 but typically 7 - 10 or more employees.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering with 8 years of practical experience including 2 years of leadership experience.

What We Prefer:

• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Demonstrates experience managing multi-disciplinary project teams and complex project portfolios.
• Proven experience delivering FDOT or similar public agency projects.