Project Manager I - Transit & Rail

About the role

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful while building communities that matter. For over a century, we have delivered solutions for some of the largest and most complex infrastructure projects across the country. This opportunity involves managing assigned project(s) throughout their full lifecycle—from developing the scope and technical sections of proposal and procurement documents to participating in contract negotiations and overseeing project delivery to meet HNTB’s 4 for 4 performance: quality work, on-time delivery, on-budget completion, and client satisfaction on every project.

This position proactively manages budget, schedule, technical requirements, contractual obligations, and client communications to support project objectives. You will provide high-level technical tasks while managing and reviewing design-related specifications, calculations, reports, and plans. Coordination with internal and external partners, including cross-discipline and functional teams, is essential to address and resolve design-related issues.

The Project Manager I – Engineering typically manages project team(s) for one or more strategic projects (under $1M) or may lead and/or serve as a discipline lead on a mini-mega ($1M to under $5M) project management team.

Responsibilities

• Develop project scope and fee quotation; assist in preparing technical proposals and contracts in accordance with HNTB’s Sophisticated Contracting Approach (SCA).
• Serve as the primary client liaison; manage the project team to deliver scope, schedule, and budgets to completion while ensuring client satisfaction.
• Assist with client project scoping and contract negotiations.
• Perform technical discipline tasks, including analysis, reports, design, specification, and production for assigned projects.
• Implement the firm’s project delivery plan using HNTB’s Sophisticated Delivery Approach (SDA) on each project; lead development and execution of the project management plan.
• Supervise and mentor the team to meet overall project objectives.
• Coordinate with managers on project staffing, including recruitment, development, retention, and succession of project staff; support performance and compensation reviews.
• Partner with Client Service Leaders and pursuit champions to assist with business development, client relationships, and pursuit efforts for strategic and mini-mega projects in accordance with HNTB’s Sophisticated Sales Approach (SSA).
• Work with the project team and marketing resources to prepare proposal and presentation materials; lead proposal development and interview presentations for strategic and mini-mega projects.
• May be responsible for recruitment, hiring, development, and retention of staff, including staff reporting, performance and compensation reviews, and succession planning.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

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

Qualifications

• Experience winning, contracting, and successfully delivering 4for4 (on-time, on-budget, quality, client satisfaction) on smaller projects.
• Ability to identify and escalate risk and change management issues, with oversight from more experienced staff.
• Experience leading a team for a smaller project or task order with few or no subconsultants.
• Proficiency in using system tools to manage, monitor, and deliver smaller projects or task orders.
• Ability to leverage the Office Management Team to implement HNTB’s Sophisticated processes as applicable to the project.
• Experience interfacing with client-level peers on smaller projects or task orders.
• Ability to provide technical guidance to team and task leads, as well as perform portions of the technical work.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Engineering.
• 10 years of relevant experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) certification.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Pay

The approximate pay range for Maryland is $133,298.38 - $208,492.35. Actual compensation will depend on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and physical work location within the state.

Locations: Baltimore, MD