Water Resources Project Engineer

HNTB; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB is seeking an engineering professional to lead discipline-specific planning and help drive project success across multiple locations, including Overland Park, KS. The role emphasizes coordinating technical work, mentoring teams, and supporting client liaison and proposals.

The candidate will contribute to scope development and ensure deliverables meet schedule, budget, and quality standards across multi-discipline projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Master’s degree in Engineering with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• PhD in Engineering with 4+ years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the planning and distribution of discipline-specific work, and adherence to the schedule and budget on projects.
• Assists in marketing responsibilities, including proposal generation.
• Assists with the development of scope of work and level of effort for projects and/or assignments within discipline.
• Oversees completeness and accuracy of project team’s work within the technical discipline.
• Guides and mentors team to overall project objectives.
• Coordinates technical aspects of project with client counterpart and teaming partners at staff level for work within the discipline.
• Works closely with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

PhD in Engineering

Job description

About the Role

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 You'll Do

• Responsible for the planning and distribution of discipline-specific work, and adherence to the schedule and budget on projects.
• Assists in marketing responsibilities, including proposal generation.
• Assists with the development of scope of work and level of effort for projects and/or assignments within discipline.
• Oversees completeness and accuracy of project team’s work within the technical discipline. Guides and mentors team to overall project objectives.
• Coordinates technical aspects of project with client counterpart and teaming partners at staff level for work within the discipline.
• Works closely with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 6 years of relevant experience, or
• Master’s degree in Engineering and 5 years of relevant experience, or
• PhD in Engineering and 4 years of relevant experience

What You'll Bring

• Understands the impacts of decisions on technical design and work planning.
• Coordinates work planning and design effectively across multiple technical disciplines.
• Prepares high quality deliverables that are on time, and within budget and scope
• Expertise in hydrologic and hydraulic modeling software
• Professional Engineer (PE) certification

What We Prefer

• Master’s degree in Engineering
• 8 years relevant experience
• Experience with local clients (Municipalities, DOTs, and/or Corps of Engineers)

Additional Information

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Locations

Des Moines, IA, Kansas City, MO, Oklahoma City, OK, Overland Park, KS (Sprint Parkway), St. Louis, MO

Equal Employment Opportunity

HNTB provides a fair and equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or other status protected by law. HNTB is committed to inclusivity and nondiscrimination and follows Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other relevant laws.