Sr. Project Manager for Roadway Engineering

hntb; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 208,000 - 332,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a Senior Project Manager - Engineering to oversee multiple high-profile highway and roadway projects from scope through delivery, ensuring on-time, on-budget results and client satisfaction.

You will lead cross‑disciplinary teams, manage budgets and schedules, coordinate with clients and sub‑consultants, and drive proposals, negotiations, and project execution in Southern California.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Develop project scope and fee quotation; assist in proposals and contracts.
• Serve as primary client liaison and manage the project team to meet scope, schedule, and budgets.
• Perform technical discipline tasks including analysis, reports, design, specification, and production.
• Lead the project delivery plan and supervise team toward objectives.
• Recruitment and development of project staff; support for performance and compensation reviews.
• Support business development with client relationships and pursuit efforts for mega projects.
• Lead proposal development and interview presentations for mega projects.

Skills

Leadership

Contract negotiations

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) certification

Traffic Engineer (TE) certification in California

American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification

Project Management Professional (PMP)

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.

This opportunity entails being responsible managing assigned project(s) throughout their full lifecycle including developing the scope and technical sections of proposal and procurement documents to participating in contract negotiations and overseeing the delivery of the project plan to successfully accomplish HNTB's 4 for 4 performance: delivery of quality work, on time, on budget and to the client's satisfaction on every project. This position proactively manages the budget, schedule, technical requirements, contractual obligations, and client communications in support of the project's objectives. Provides high level technical tasks while managing and reviewing design related specifications, calculations, reports and plans. Coordinates with internal and external partners including cross-discipline and functional teams to address and problem solve design related issues or concerns. The Sr Project Manager - Engineering typically manages multi-disciplinary project team(s) for one or more mini-mega ($1M to $25M) project management team. Will need to function as a seller/doer for SoCal municipalities and agencies in the pursuit, win, and delivery of Highway and roadway projects.

What You'll Do:

• Responsible for 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.

What You'll Need:

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

What You'll Bring:

• Winning, contracting, and successfully delivering 4for4 (on-time, on-budget, quality, client satisfaction) on multi-disciplined or large/complex projects. Identifying and handling risk and change management independently.
• Leading large teams inside and outside of HNTB using sub-consultants.
• Using system tools to manage, monitor, and deliver complex projects.
• Leading HNTB Sophisticated processes as applicable to the project.
• Serving as the lead interface with the client.
• Deploying talent to other projects and developing successors to work with same client on other work.
• Existing relationships with local municipality and leads from SoCal transportation agencies.
• Management skills to supervise, mentor, and lead various design discipline to successful project deliveries

What We Prefer:

• Master's degree in Engineering
• 15 years relevant experience
• Professional Engineer (PE) certification
• Traffic Engineer (TE) certification in California
• American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification
• Project Management Professional (PMP)

Additional Information

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Locations:

Los Angeles, CA (Figueroa Street) .

The approximate pay range for Los Angeles Metro Area and Orange County, CA is $207,686.38 - $331,758.78. Please note that the pay range provided is a go