Senior Bridge Engineering Advisor

HNTB; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB is seeking a Bridge Technical Advisor in the Dallas/Fort Worth area (Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano) to lead independent technical reviews and provide guidance on complex transportation projects. The role supports project leadership, mentors production staff, and contributes to proposals while coordinating with clients and teaming partners to ensure technical consistency across disciplines.

The ideal candidate brings a strong engineering background with substantial experience and can manage

Qualifications

• Uses persuasion to communicate solutions while understanding the project goals and interests of the stakeholders.
• Demonstrates a vision for complex and unique challenges.
• Understands engineering principles behind the design code requirements.

Responsibilities

• Performs independent technical reviews, makes recommendations, and provides technical guidance as requested on complex or unusual engineering projects. Provides direction to resolve technical issues as requested.
• Provides technical expertise and advice to project leadership, and mentoring/support to production staff.
• Assists in marketing responsibilities, including proposal generation on complex or unusual engineering projects within discipline.
• Coordinates technical aspects with client counterpart and teaming partners at local leadership level for work within the discipline on complex or unusual engineering projects.
• Develops and advises on technical consistency within discipline across processes and projects. Ensures same standard and practices are being applied.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Persuasive communication

Vision for complex challenges

Engineering principles

Project coordination

Collaboration

Subject matter expert

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

PhD in Engineering

Job description

HNTB is seeking a Bridge Technical Advisor in the Dallas/Fort Worth area (Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano) to lead independent technical reviews and provide guidance on complex transportation projects. The role supports project leadership, mentors production staff, and contributes to proposals while coordinating with clients and teaming partners to ensure technical consistency across disciplines.

The ideal candidate brings a strong engineering background with substantial experience and can manage