Resident Engineer

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 overall field management of HNTB's contract, administration and coordination on projects of a diverse and complex nature. Monitors activities of assigned staff for conformance with contractual requirements. Provides technical leadership for complex or unique assignments. Reviews drawings, specifications, and installation procedures for constructability. May recommend changes to design. Represents projects at meetings and conferences. Typically responsible for running projects of $10M or greater in construction value and key role in mega project pursuits.

Construction Oversight & Field Leadership

• Lead HNTB’s construction management presence supervising contractors, inspectors, and field engineers to ensure work meets client plans, specifications, and safety standards.
• Serve as HNTB’s on‑site representative, maintaining strong professional relationships with client personnel, contractors, and local partners.
• Identify risks early and provide clear, well‑documented recommendations that protect the client and the firm.

• Oversee inspection activities and verify materials, workmanship, and documentation in accordance with client standards and HNTB quality procedures.
• Ensure accurate, timely reporting using client and HNTB systems.

• Monitor schedules, budgets, and progress; elevate issues proactively and collaborate with HNTB PMs to maintain project health.
• Communicate clearly and professionally, representing HNTB’s commitment to client service.

• Maintain thorough project records, including inspection reports, correspondence, change documentation, and quality logs.
• Apply HNTB’s risk‑management practices to ensure defensible, audit‑ready documentation.

• Lead, mentor, and develop HNTB inspectors and field engineers, fostering a collaborative, accountable, and growth‑oriented team culture.
• Support onboarding, training, and performance feedback for Construction Services staff.

• 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).
• Coordinates project activities establishes priorities and staff to jobs. Prepares Summary Inspection Report of Daily activities. Monitors contractor progress and compares with the reviewed progress schedule. Resolves technical field issues, and coordinates with Architects and Engineers for timely and accurate responses to requests for information.
• Oversees project controls including checking contractors’ controls and coordinating schedules, reviews constructors schedule.
• Reviews submittals for conformance to plans and specifications. Develops strategies with the contractor to create submittal packages that conform to schedule requirements.
• 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. Identifies and resolves non-compliant work.
• Provides interpretation and enforcement of contract plans and specifications. Develops strategies with the contractor to create submittal packages that conform to schedule requirements.
• Confirms change order requests, develops…