Project Manager - Design Build Maintenance of Traffic

What We're Looking For

We are seeking a Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) Project Manager I with experience delivering MOT plans and construction phasing strategies on fast‑paced, large, complex design‑build infrastructure projects. This key member of the project leadership teams will manage budget, schedule, technical requirements, and contractual obligations, delivering quality work on time and on budget while coordinating with all parties to solve design challenges.

• 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).
• Serves as the primary client liaison and manages the project team to deliver scope, schedule, and budgets to completion and to the client’s satisfaction; assists with client project scoping and contract negotiations.
• Performs technical discipline tasks including analysis, reports, design, specification, and production for assigned projects.
• Implements the firm’s project delivery plan using HNTB's Sophisticated Delivery Approach (SDA) on each project. Leads the development and execution of the project management plan. Supervises and mentors team to overall project objectives.
• Performs coordination with managers on project staffing, including recruitment, development, retention, and succession of project staff; development of plan for project staff reporting; and support for performance and compensation reviews.
• Partners with Client Service Leaders and pursuit champions to assist with business development, building client relationships, and pursuit efforts for strategic and mini‑mega projects in accordance with HNTB's Sophisticated Sales Approach (SSA). Works with the project team and marketing resources to prepare appropriate proposal and presentation materials. Leads proposal development and interview presentations for strategic and mini‑mega projects to the client as well as general presentations within the industry and community.
• May be responsible for the recruitment, hiring, development, and retention of staff, including development of plan for staff reporting, performance and compensation reviews, and succession.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 8 years of relevant experience
• 2 years of task management or Deputy PM experience

• Managing and leading MOT design teams in the delivery of complex design‑build infrastructure projects with construction values of $100M to $2.5B.
• Coordinates with design‑build contractor, discipline task leads and others to develop innovative, cost effective, and alternative construction phasing strategies to align with client budget and traffic mobility goals.
• Working closely with project managers, other discipline leads and contracting partners to provide engineering to develop cost estimates, alternate MOT strategies, and identify risks for projects and job pursuits.
• Project management activities, such as staff management, proposal development, budget, scope, fees, workplans and quality control for assigned projects.
• Acting as a subject matter expert and providing senior review of designs, proposals, fee estimates, scopes of work for projects nationwide.
• Supervising, coaching, and mentoring of junior engineering staff.
• This role involves strategic involvement throughout projects design life cycle including the pre‑award (bid phase), post‑award, or post‑design (construction) phase.
• The position requires travel to project offices.

• Project management experience delivering Design‑Build projects
• Master’s degree in Engineering
• 10+ years relevant experience
• Professional Engineer (PE) certification, and the ability to obtain PE in multiple states
• Excellent communications skills
• Experience working in a multi‑disciplinary, collaborative engineering environment
• Familiarity with construction methods and the ability to optimize designs accordingly

The approximate nationwide pay range for this position is $ - $. Actual compensation is dependent on factors including qualifications, experience, skills, and work location.

Arlington, VA (Alexandria), Austin, TX, Indianapolis, IN, Kansas City, MO, Los Angeles, CA (Figueroa Street), Milwaukee, WI (East Wisconsin Avenue), Parsippany, NJ (Fairfield), Salt Lake City, UT

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

• Job Type: Regular
• Full/Part Time:
  Full time
• Job Category:
  Engineering Group
• ReqID: R-29563