Project Engineer - Transportation (Utilities)

What We're Looking For

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.

Responsible for executing the NJDOT Utility Engineering process or similar process for other clients, on highway infrastructure capital projects. This position works closely with the Project Manager and coordinates with the design team, subconsultants, utility owner representatives and client personnel. Applies engineering techniques, procedures, design criteria and applicable utility industry standards to projects of varying sizes and complexity that are progressing through concept development, preliminary engineering, final design and construction phases. The position requires effective communication and documentation. May mentor, train and supervise junior engineering staff.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead the process of collecting and cataloguing utility as-built records;

• Develop a utility base plan by compiling and reconciling multiple sources of

information;

• Coordinate subsurface utility engineering (SUE) investigations,;

• Perform conflict analysis of proposed designs on existing aerial and

underground utility infrastructure;

• Perform calculations to support the identification of conflicts;

• Create and update a Conflict Identification matrix that complies with TRB best practices;

• Identify strategies to avoid utility relocations;

• Where relocations are unavoidable, prepare utility checklists and

alternatives of accommodations;

• Meet with utility owner representatives and negotiate proposed relocations

that lead to mutually agreeable relocation concepts by the owner, client and

HNTB design team;

• Prepare utility construction plans for inclusion in the bid documents that

depict all required relocation work to be performed by the client contractor

and utility owners;

• Prepare specifications and quantity calculations for utility pay items;

• Prepare Utility Plans and client construction authorization documents;

• Obtain, review and approve utility owner provided cost estimates, COIs and

other supporting documents as needed for utility reimbursement;

• Prepare utility risk assessment plans;

• Contribute utility related information into the construction schedule and

risk register.

What You'll Do:

• Responsible for the planning and distribution of discipline-specific work, and adherence to the schedule and budget on projects.

• Assists in marketing responsibilities, including proposal generation.

• Assists with the development of scope of work and level of effort for projects and/or assignments within discipline.

• Oversees completeness and accuracy of project team’s work within the technical discipline. Guides and mentors team to overall project objectives.

• Coordinates technical aspects of project with client counterpart and teaming partners at staff level for work within the discipline.

• Works closely with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 6 years of relevant experience, or

• Master’s degree in Engineering and 5 years of relevant experience, or

• PhD in Engineering and 4 years of relevant experience

What You'll Bring:

• Working knowledge of utility owner systems including electric, gas, water, sewer, telecommunications, pipelines and railroads;

• Working knowledge of the NJDOT Utility Accommodation Policy (N.J.A.C. 16:25);

• Understanding of applicable sections of the NJDOT Roadway Design Manual and Bridges and Structures Design Manual related to utility facilities;

• Familiarity with OSHA and NESC requirements;

• Experience in the use of MicroStation, ProjectWise and Bluebeam

• Understands the impacts of decisions on technical design and work planning.

• Coordinates work planning and design effectively across multiple technical disciplines.

• Prepares high quality deliverables that are on time, and within budget and scope.

What We Prefer:

• 8 years relevant experience

• Professional Engineer (PE) certification

Additional Information

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Locations:

Cherry Hill, NJ (Woodbury), Parsippany, NJ (Fairfield), Princeton, NJ

The approximate pay range for New Jersey is $103,015.28 - $175,774.32. 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.