Traction Power - Technical Advisor Team Leader

HNTB Corporation; Newark, Northern (NJ, KY); Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB Corporation is seeking an established Traction Power and Electrical Engineering leader in Newark, NJ, to drive design excellence on major infrastructure projects and mentor junior staff. The role emphasizes independent technical reviews, client coordination, and cross-discipline collaboration.

You will guide project development, ensure adherence to design standards, and contribute to shaping proposals for complex assignments while coordinating with internal teams and external partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is required or Master’s/PhD with experience.
• Strong leadership, mentoring and team management abilities.
• Experience in rail/transit traction power design preferred.
• Ability to influence project outcomes and coordinate with clients.

Responsibilities

• Performs independent technical reviews and provides guidance on complex projects.
• Provides technical expertise to project leadership and mentors production staff.
• Assists in marketing responsibilities, including proposal generation for complex projects.
• Coordinates technical aspects with client counterparts and teaming partners.
• Ensures technical consistency and standard practices across projects.
• Recruits, hires, develops and retains staff including performance reviews.

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.

This opportunity entails being responsible for providing guidance and direction in area of Traction Power and Electrical Engineering expertise and functional discipline. 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. This position is a lead role to direct, mentor and train junior staff.

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.

• Recruits, hires, develops and retains staff, including development of plan for staff reporting, performance and compensation reviews, and succession. Coordinates schedules and approves timecards.

• 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 relevant experience - Rail / Transit Traction Power Design Engineering

• Professional Engineer (PE) certification

• American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification (depending on discipline)

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Locations:

Newark, NJ, New York, NY

The approximate pay range for New York is $158,688.55 - $248,205.18. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position based on all selected locations within the state at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

The approximate pay range for New Jersey is $152,341.01 - $238,276.98. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position based on all selected locations within the state at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

Job Type: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full time

Job Category: Engineering Group

ReqID: R-31665

Equal Employment Opportunity & Disability Accessibility Statement

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HNTB is a federal contractor subject to Section 4212 of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended (“Section 4212”) and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (“Section 503”). Accordingly, it is HNTB’s policy to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment protected veterans (disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, Armed Forces Service Medal veterans, or active‑duty wartime or campaign badge veterans) and individuals with disabilities at all levels of employment, including the executive level. HNTB also will provide reasonable accommodation to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified employee or applicant for employment with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose undue hardship on the operation of HNTB. In order to request a reasonable accommodation, employees should contact the HR Solutions Center at General Policy Inquiry - Employee Center and applicants should contact [e-mail].

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