Traction Power - Technical Advisor Team Leader

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. This opportunity entails being responsible for providing guidance and direction in the area of Traction Power and Electrical Engineering expertise and functional discipline. Supports the technical aspect of project development and delivery including proposal development, scope implementation, and change management. Responsible for applying advanced engineering methods, techniques, and analyses to provide solutions, make recommendations, and resolve issues. Ensures industry and HNTB standards of design are applied consistently and effectively across projects ranging in discipline, size, and complexity. Independently applies knowledge and experience in partnership with internal project team members and external client counterparts. Serves as an advisor on complex projects to provide technical designs, plans, and specifications. This position is a lead role to direct, mentor, and train junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Performs independent technical reviews, makes recommendations, and provides technical guidance as requested on complex or unusual engineering projects.
• Provides direction to resolve technical issues as requested.
• Provides technical expertise and advice to project leadership and mentoring/support to production staff.
• Assists in marketing responsibilities, including proposal generation on complex or unusual engineering projects within the discipline.
• Coordinates technical aspects with client counterparts and teaming partners at the local leadership level for work within the discipline on complex or unusual engineering projects.
• Develops and advises on technical consistency within the discipline across processes and projects. Ensures the same standards and practices are being applied.
• Recruits, hires, develops, and retains staff, including the development of plans for staff reporting, performance, and compensation reviews, and succession. Coordinates schedules and approves timecards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 10 years of relevant experience
• Master’s degree in Engineering and 9 years of relevant experience
• PhD in Engineering and 8 years of relevant experience

Skills

• Uses persuasion to communicate solutions while understanding project goals and stakeholder interests.
• Demonstrates a vision for complex and unique challenges.
• Understands engineering principles behind design code requirements.
• Promotes knowledge within the industry through authoring technical papers, technical presentations, and serving on technical committees.
• Understands, supports, and influences multiple concurrent projects.
• Discovers opportunities for technical improvements across the firm and collaborates with peers to share ideas.
• Serves as a subject matter expert in their field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Engineering
• 15 years of relevant experience in Rail / Transit Traction Power Design Engineering
• Professional Engineer (PE) certification
• American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification (depending on discipline)

Pay

The approximate pay range for New York is $158,688.55 - $248,205.18. The approximate pay range for New Jersey is $152,341.01 - $238,276.98. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors including but not limited to the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and physical work location within the state.

Locations

Newark, NJ, New York, NY