Senior Highway Design Engineer – Major Projects Lead

HNTB Corporation; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB Corporation is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to support the highway design team on major conventional and alternative delivery projects. The role focuses on advanced engineering, coordination, preconstruction, and program-level activities, working with planning, environmental, project controls, and traffic teams to ensure high-quality execution.

You’ll lead discipline delivery on larger projects, mentor staff, and coordinate with clients and partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 8+ years, or Master’s with 7+ years, or PhD with 6+ years.
• PE license preferred
• Senior-level technical knowledge across multiple disciplines

Responsibilities

• Apply senior-level technical expertise to select engineering solutions.
• Lead planning, work distribution, and schedule/budget on complex projects.
• Assist in marketing responsibilities, including proposal generation.
• Develop scope of work and manage adherence to scope and budget on complex projects.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to team members.
• Coordinate technical aspects with client counterparts and teaming partners.
• Lead discipline delivery on multi-disciplinary projects.
• Collaborate with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects.

Skills

PE license

Technical leadership

Engineering analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

PhD in Engineering

Job description

HNTB Corporation is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to support the highway design team on major conventional and alternative delivery projects. The role focuses on advanced engineering, coordination, preconstruction, and program-level activities, working with planning, environmental, project controls, and traffic teams to ensure high-quality execution.

You’ll lead discipline delivery on larger projects, mentor staff, and coordinate with clients and partners.