Roadway Section Manager

HNTB Corporation

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Tampa, FL Bartow, FL Until 8/21/2026 8+ years exp First posted June 5, 2026 Last posted June 5, 2026
Job description

What We're Looking For

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.

What You'll Do:

  • Develops, monitors and manages the section's operating budget in support of the group or office operating budget and forecast updates. 
  • Responsible for the management, growth and professional development of discipline-specific engineering section. Coordinates section activities establishes priorities and staff to jobs. Ensures staff development, mentoring and training needs are being met. Collaborates with other Sections and Departments within the office on work-sharing needs and opportunities.
  • Supports the implementation of the firm's strategic plan and HNTB's Sophisticated Sales Approach (SSA) process on project pursuits in the Section and office, including development of Section-level strategic planning strategies.
  • Supports the implementation of the firm's contracting (SCA) process through project delivery and contracting activities including scope, work plan and fee reviews for all contracting activities impacting the Section.
  • Supports the implementation of the firm's project delivery (SDA) process including Work Planning, Monthly Project Reviews and other project performance methods to ensure quality work, on time, on schedule, to the client's satisfaction.
  • Assists in marketing responsibilities, including client discovery, proposal generation, interviews, and win-to-work activities
  • Maintains client contacts to ensure client satisfaction
  • Recruits, hires, develops and retains section staff, including development of plan for staff reporting, performance and compensation reviews, and succession.
  • Manages assigned project management activities (project scope, schedule, budget and quality management) and performs technical discipline tasks including research, reports, design, specifications and plan preparation.
  • Leads a team including the direct and indirect supervision of at least 5 but typically 7 - 10 or more employees.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 8 years of practical experience including 2 years of leadership experience.

What You'll Bring:

  • Lead West Florida roadway staff meetings & monitor the Roadway projection.  Balance workload locally when possible & coordinate with the Department Manager and the rest of the group to find work or find additional support staff when needed.

  • 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 for roadway projects in West Florida. 

  • 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).

  • Partner 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.

  • Participate in professional development, career planning & evaluation, and merit cycles salary reviews.

  • Participate in hiring/resume screening/interviews.

What We Prefer:

  • Professional Engineer (PE) license.

  • Demonstrates experience managing multi-disciplinary project teams and complex project portfolios.

  • Proven experience delivering FDOT or similar public agency projects.

Additional Information

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Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

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Locations:

Bartow, FL, Tampa, FL

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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.

About this role

Summary

Manage roadway projects, lead staff, develop budgets, ensure client satisfaction, support business development.

Job title

Roadway Section Manager

Experience level

8+ years

Minimum experience

8+ years exp

Industry

infrastructure

Location requirements

Tampa or Bartow, FL; remote work not specified.

Salary

Not specified

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

engineering degree8 years experienceleadershipproject managementclient liaison

Preferred skills

PE licenseFDOT experiencemulti-disciplinary teamspublic agency projects

Specializations

roadsproject managementpublic infrastructure
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Tampa, FL, USA

On-site City

Bartow, FL, USA

On-site City