Project Manager I Design-Build Drainage Engineering

Drainage Project Manager

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.
• 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 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. 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.

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Locations : Denver, CO, Los Angeles, CA (Figueroa Street), Oakland, CA, Sacramento, CA, Salt Lake City, UT, San Diego, CA, Santa Ana, CA (Irvine)

The approximate pay range for Los Angeles Metro Area and Orange County, CA is $142,432.65 - $222,779.29. The approximate pay range for the California San Francisco Bay Area is $154,818.10 - $242,151.39. The approximate pay range for San Diego, Sacramento and Inland Empire, CA is $136,239.94 - $213,093.23. The approximate pay range for Colorado is $136,239.94 - $213,093.23. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual's qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

The anticipated last day to apply is 11 / 16 / 2025. Please note that the job may be unposted prior to this date if the job is filled or no longer a need.

NOTICE TO THIRD-PARTY AGENCIES : HNTB does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies. Any staffing / employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume to this site does so with the understanding that the applicant's resume will become the property of HNTB. HNTB will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion and without any fee owed to the submitting staffing / employment agency, person or entity. Staffing / employment agencies who have fee agreements with HNTB must submit applicants to the designated HNTB recruiter to be eligible for placement fees.

Job Type : Regular

Full / Part Time : Full time

Job Category : Engineering Group

ReqID : R-26799