Traction Power Technical Advisor

HNTB; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB in New York seeks a senior Traction Power engineer to lead and advise on complex projects, applying advanced engineering methods and providing technical designs, plans, and specifications across disciplines.

This role involves guiding project teams, supporting proposal work, and ensuring standards are applied consistently while delivering solutions for large-scale infrastructure developments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 10 years of relevant experience.
• Master’s degree in Engineering with 9 years of relevant experience.
• PhD in Engineering with 8 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Performs independent technical reviews and provides guidance on complex engineering projects.
• Provides technical expertise and mentoring to project leadership and production staff.
• Assists in marketing responsibilities, including proposal generation for complex projects.
• Coordinates technical aspects with client counterparts and teaming partners at local leadership level.
• Develops and advises on technical consistency across processes and projects to ensure standard practices.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Persuasion

Vision for challenges

Engineering principles

Industry knowledge

Multi-project coordination

Collaboration

Subject matter expertise

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

PhD in Engineering

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 being responsible for providing guidance and direction in area of Traction Power expertise and functional discipline. This position supports the technical aspect of project development and delivery including proposal development, scope implementation and change management. Responsible for applying advanced engineering methods, techniques, and analyses to provide solutions, make recommendations and resolve issues. Ensures industry and HNTB standards of design are applied consistently and effectively across projects ranging in discipline, size and complexity. Independently applies knowledge and experience in partnership with internal project team members and external client counterparts. Serves as an advisor on complex projects to provide technical designs, plans and specifications.

What You’ll Do

• 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.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 10 years of relevant experience, or
• Master’s degree in Engineering and 9 year of relevant experience, or
• PhD in Engineering and 8 years of relevant experience

What You’ll Bring

• 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.
• Promotes knowledge within the industry through authoring technical papers, technical presentations, and serving on technical committees.
• Understands, supports, and influences multiple concurrent projects.
• Discovers opportunities for technical improvements across the firm and collaborates with peers to share ideas.
• Serves as a subject matter expert in their field.

What We Prefer

• Master’s degree in Engineering
• 15 years