Senior Engineering Leader – Travel-Heavy Infrastructure

HNTB Corporation; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB Corporation in Nashville, TN is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager for the Choose How You Move program. The role requires 50% travel and oversees the full lifecycle of multiple engineering projects, including scope and technical documentation, negotiations, and client communications.

You will lead the development of project scopes, manage budgets and schedules, supervise staff, and coordinate with cross-functional teams while delivering high-quality results for the client.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 12 years of relevant experience
• 4 years of successful management of engineering projects

Responsibilities

• 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. Leads client contract scoping and 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.
• Responsible for/oversees 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 mega and super 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, mini-mega or 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.

Skills

Engineering management

Project staffing

Client liaison

Contract negotiations

Proposal development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

PE certification

AICP certification

PMP

Job description

HNTB Corporation in Nashville, TN is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager for the Choose How You Move program. The role requires 50% travel and oversees the full lifecycle of multiple engineering projects, including scope and technical documentation, negotiations, and client communications.

You will lead the development of project scopes, manage budgets and schedules, supervise staff, and coordinate with cross-functional teams while delivering high-quality results for the client.