Project Manager I – Design-Build Drainage Engineering
Manage budget, schedule, and technical delivery of drainage/stormwater design on transportation infrastructure projects using tools like HEC-RAS, SWMM, Civil 3D, and Microstation.
- Compensation
- $158.7K–$248.2K / yr
- Location
- Oakland, CA
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Category
- Design
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering
- 8 years of relevant experience
- 2 years task management or Deputy PM experience
- Drainage, Stormwater, Water Quality, and Surface Water Design experience
- Lead project teams in hydrologic and hydraulic models, drainage calculations, plans and specifications
- Coordination with other disciplines for fully integrated design
- Proficient with industry software (Microstation, InRoads, GEOPAK, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Storm CAD, HEC-RAS, SWMM, PondPack, Culvert Master, Flow Master, HydroCAD)
- Knowledge of stormwater and associated permitting requirements of clients and agencies
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Engineering
- 15+ years relevant experience
- Professional Engineer (PE) certification with ability to obtain PE in multiple states
- Excellent communication skills
- Familiarity with construction methods and ability to optimize designs accordingly
- Familiarity with permitting on federal, state and local level
- California Professional Engineer (PE) license
Full description
What We're Looking For
The time is right to join HNTB’s growing Design Build (DB) Organization! We are seeking candidates for a Drainage Project Manager with demonstrated experience on fast-paced transportation infrastructure projects. This role is a key member of project leadership teams, responsible for proactively managing budget, schedule, technical requirements, and contractual obligations; provides high-level technical tasks while managing and reviewing design elements such as specifications, calculations, reports, and plans. This individual will accomplish HNTB’s 4 for 4 performance: delivery of quality work, on time, on budget, and to the client’s satisfaction on every project through coordination with internal and external partners and cross-discipline teams to address and solve design-related issues or concerns.
What You'll Do:
- 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 the 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 the execution of the project management plan. Supervises and mentors team to overall project objectives.
- Performs coordination with managers on project staffing, including, but not limited to; 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.
What You'll Need:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 8 years of relevant experience
- 2 years task management or Deputy PM experience