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HNTB

Engineering, architecture, and infrastructure design

Senior Project Engineer - Geotechnical

Geotechnical EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeParsippany-Troy Hills, NJ, USA$132.5k - $207.2kIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 8 years of relevant experience, a Master's degree in Engineering and 7 years of relevant experience, or a PhD in Engineering and 6 years of relevant experience.
  • Demonstrate excellent technical knowledge and quality work on multiple-discipline projects.
  • Prioritize tasks and display accountability to the project team to deliver projects that are high quality, on time, and within budget and scope.
  • Demonstrate vision beyond the task at hand and anticipate risks and the effects of actions.
  • Understand and support the objectives responsible for successful project delivery, recognizing how multiple disciplines influence project development.
  • Apply accumulated knowledge to innovate project efficiencies.
  • Use refined technical skills to identify problems, develop appropriate solutions, make sound decisions, and select tools for effective solutions and optimal project outcomes.

Responsibilities

  • Produce and modify design calculations, technical reports, engineering plans, and specifications for assigned projects.
  • Consult with the project manager to perform research, development, calculations, design, and delivery.
  • Apply engineering techniques, procedures, and design criteria to complex and cross-discipline projects.
  • Use technical knowledge and experience to address design-related issues or concerns through problem-solving, client interactions, and task completion according to the project schedule.
  • Develop conceptual and detailed designs and calculations to support project completion using current drawing and technical tools, programs, and software.
  • Mentor and train junior engineering staff, review their work, and provide constructive feedback as needed.
  • Use senior-level technical expertise to consider a broad range of engineering solutions.
  • Lead discipline-specific planning, work distribution, and adherence to schedules and budgets on complex or unusual engineering projects.
  • Assist with marketing responsibilities, including proposal generation.
  • Develop scopes of work and levels of effort, and manage adherence to scope and budget on complex or unusual engineering projects within the discipline.
  • Oversee the completeness and accuracy of the project team's work within the technical discipline.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentoring to team members to achieve project objectives on complex or unusual engineering projects.
  • Coordinate technical project aspects with client counterparts and teaming partners at staff level within the discipline on complex or unusual engineering projects.
  • Lead discipline delivery on larger, multidisciplinary projects and work closely with other disciplines.
  • Assist with coordinating and planning schedules, hours, and work distribution for other disciplines on complex or unusual multidisciplinary projects.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

  • A Master's degree in Engineering.
  • 10 years of relevant experience in Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Transportation infrastructure experience.
  • Proficiency in geotechnical analysis software.
  • Professional Engineer (PE) licensure.

About the Company

HNTB

Engineering, architecture, and infrastructure design

HNTB provides infrastructure engineering, planning, and design services across transportation, architecture, and digital infrastructure. It works by applying multidisciplinary expertise to project stages from planning and analysis through construction, delivering high-quality design, technical solutions, and project management. The company emphasizes employee-owners who share ownership and a culture of respect and continuous improvement, which shapes collaboration and accountability. Compared with competitors, HNTB highlights its long history, collaborative ownership model, and deep specialization across bridges, highways, architecture, and digital infrastructure, aiming to build durable, well-designed infrastructure that serves communities and clients over the long term.

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Headquarters
Kansas City, MO
Founded
1914

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