Design Build Transportation Engineer III

HNTB Corporation

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Kansas City, MO Salt Lake City, UT Until 8/22/2026 10+ years exp First posted November 3, 2025 Last posted February 12, 2026
Job description

What We're Looking For

Are you ready to make a significant impact on fast-paced infrastructure projects? HNTB is looking for a passionate Transportation Project Manager I to lead our innovative project teams. In this pivotal role, you'll manage budgets, schedules, technical requirements, and contractual obligations, ensuring top-notch performance and client satisfaction. Be part of a team that delivers HNTB's 4 for 4 performance: quality work, on time, on budget, and to the client's satisfaction. Your expertise will make a real difference in the world of transportation engineering as you solve complex design challenges.

What You'll Do:

  • Completes assigned work within the schedule and number of hours provided.
  • Assist in the development of project specifications.
  • Responsible for development of discipline specific engineering project elements/deliverables such as reports, designs, and plans.
  • Aids in the coordination and productivity of project team members.
  • Provides technical guidance to less experienced engineering project team members.
  • Works closely with other disciplines and on multi-discipline projects.
  • Performs quality control reviews of discipline - specific engineering project elements/deliverables.
  • Assists with coordination and planning of schedules, hours, and distribution of work within discipline.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 4 years of relevant experience, or
  • Master’s degree in Engineering and 3 year of relevant experience, or
  • PhD in Engineering and 2 years of relevant experience

What You'll Bring:

  • Working closely with other disciplines on multi-disciplinary pursuits and projects

  • Managing and leading design teams in delivering complex design-build infrastructure projects with construction values of $100M to $2.5B.

  • Supervising, coaching, and mentoring of junior engineering staff.

  • This role involves strategic involvement throughout a project's 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 activities include staff management, proposal development, budget and cost control on projects, and quality control for assigned projects.

What We Prefer:

  • Project management experience delivering Design-Build projects

  • Master’s degree in Engineering

  • 10 years of relevant experience

  • Professional Engineer (PE) certification (CA PE preferred)

  • Experience working in a multi-disciplinary, collaborative engineering environment

Additional Information

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Locations:

Arlington, VA (Alexandria), Charlotte, NC, East Lansing, MI (Lansing), Kansas City, MO, Los Angeles, CA (Figueroa Street), New York, NY, Salt Lake City, UT

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The approximate pay range for New York is $81,339.98 - $159,030.08. 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.

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The approximate pay range for Los Angeles Metro Area and Orange County, CA is $93,540.99 - $146,307.68. 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.

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NOTICE TO THIRD-PARTY AGENCIES:

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About this role

Summary

Lead design-build transportation projects, manage teams, budgets, and quality in various US locations.

Job title

Design Build Transportation Engineer III

Experience level

10+ years

Minimum experience

10+ years exp

Industry

construction

Location requirements

Multiple US cities; travel required; primarily onsite.

Salary

The approximate pay range for New York is $81,339.98 - $159,030.08. The approximate pay range for Los Angeles Metro Area and Orange County, CA is $93,540.99 - $146,307.68.

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

engineering degreeproject managementteam leadershipdesign coordinationconstruction values

Preferred skills

professional engineermulti-disciplinary experiencecollaborative environmentPE certification

Specializations

transportationdesign-buildinfrastructureproject management
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Kansas City, MO, USA

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Salt Lake City, UT, USA

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East Lansing, MI, USA

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Charlotte, NC, USA

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Los Angeles, CA, USA

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New York, NY, USA

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Arlington, VA, USA

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