Senior Technician

HNTB; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB in Des Moines, IA is seeking a seasoned engineer/technician to contribute to complex infrastructure projects. You will verify drawings, check cross-discipline compatibility, and prepare layouts, specifications, and quantity estimates.

With 6–8 years of relevant experience (or 10 years in lieu of formal education), you will support the project management team, attend pre-construction meetings, and assist in engineering studies from concept to design.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or AS with extensive relevant experience; alternative equivalent experience accepted.
• Experience in verifying drawings, cross-discipline coordination, and quantity calculations.
• Familiarity with project management and documentation practices.

Responsibilities

• Verifies the accuracy of drawings and cross-discipline compatibility, and checks detail and quantity calculations.
• Assists in preparing engineering studies and evaluations from concept to design with project engineer/architect.
• Attends project and pre-construction meetings and provides input to ensure policies and specifications are followed.
• Resolves technical design problems, may include field investigations or inspections and detailed design work.
• Maintains complex project plans and may develop documentation and monitoring of progress.

Skills

Collaboration with clients and sub-

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering Technology or related field

Associate of Science in Drafting or Technical School or related

In lieu education, 10 years of relevant experience

Tools

Bentley ORD

Autodesk Civil 3D

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.

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 performing non-routine and complex assignments at an advance proficiency level, involving responsibility for planning and conducting complete projects of varied scope. Assists the project management team in outlining objectives, requirements and design approaches. Responsible for gathering engineering or operational data from a variety of sources.

What You’ll Do

• Responsible for verifying the accuracy of drawings, compatibility of work across disciplines and for checking detail and quantity calculations. Calculates design data, prepares layouts, detailed specifications, estimates, reports, etc.
• Assists in preparing engineering studies and evaluations involved in the development of projects from initial concept to the design stage, with the assistance from the project engineer/architect.
• Attends project and pre-construction meetings and provides input to ensure proper policies, procedures, and specifications are followed.
• Responsible for resolving technical design problems that may include performing field investigation or inspections, detailed design work and data.
• Performs general administrative assistance by maintaining complex project plans. May develop documentation, prepare project management report and monitors accomplishments as related to targeted goals.
• Makes recommendations regarding process improvement for project delivery at the office level.
• Calculates quantities and performs engineering related computations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering Technology or related field and 6 years of relevant experience, or
• Associate of Science in Drafting or Technical School or related and 8 years of relevant experience, or
• In lieu education, 10 years of relevant experience

What You'll Bring

• Ability to work effectively and participate in working relationships with clients and sub-contractors.
• Proficient in CADD design software such as GIS, 3D, Highway or Railroad design, Building design and Graphic Imaging.
• Proficient in the terminology and symbols used in survey notes, plans, shop drawings, aerial photographs, and maps related to a specific Engineering sub-type.

What We Prefer

• Knowledge of Bentley ORD and/or Autodesk Civil 3D.

Additional Information

Locations: Des Moines, IA, Kansas City, MO, Overland Park, KS (Sprint Parkway)

Notice To Third-party Agencies

HNTB does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies. Any staffing/employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume to this site does so with the understanding that the applicant's resume will become the property of HNTB. HNTB will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion and without any fee owed to the submitting staffing/employment agency, person or entity. Staffing/employment agencies who have fee agreements with HNTB must submit applicants to the designated HNTB recruiter to be eligible for placement fees.

Job Type: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full time

Job Category: Technical Group

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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