Water Resources Project Engineer — Lead Hydrology & Design

HNTB; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership

Job summary

HNTB is seeking an experienced engineer to lead discipline-specific work planning and ensure on-time, on-budget project delivery. The role includes mentoring staff, coordinating with clients and partners, and supporting marketing efforts through proposal development.

The ideal candidate has a PE certification and a strong background in hydrologic and hydraulic modeling across multi-disciplinary projects. This on-site position focuses on infrastructure initiatives with public-sector clients.

Qualifications

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

Skills

Project planning

Hydrologic/hydraulic modeling

Team mentoring

Multi-disciplinary coordination

Deliverables management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

PhD in Engineering

Job description

HNTB is seeking an experienced engineer to lead discipline-specific work planning and ensure on-time, on-budget project delivery. The role includes mentoring staff, coordinating with clients and partners, and supporting marketing efforts through proposal development.

The ideal candidate has a PE certification and a strong background in hydrologic and hydraulic modeling across multi-disciplinary projects. This on-site position focuses on infrastructure initiatives with public-sector clients.