OCS Senior Project Engineer

4 weeks ago


Oakland, United States HNTB Full time

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.

This opportunity entails being responsible for the production and modification of Overhead Contact System (OCS) design calculations, technical reports, engineering plans and specifications for assigned projects. This position consults with the project manager to perform research, development, calculations, design and delivery.

Primary Focus of Role

Responsible for the design of complete OCS drawings including master overlap charts, sectionalizing diagrams, general drawings, assembly drawings, OCS layouts and schedules, staging drawings construction details, and specific OCS details

Responsible for the production of OCS specifications, schedules, cost estimates, calculations and reports

Responsible for cost control on projects and quality control within OCS discipline or assigned work tasks

Resolve problems, interpret design criteria and applicable codes, investigate design and field engineering difficulties and coordinate schedules

Manage single and multi-discipline OCS engineering projects and develop cost-effective design solutions

Provide technical guidance and mentoring of project team members, including other engineers and technical support staff (CADD techs)

Lead a small team of engineers in the execution of project design and production on both small and large projects

Coordinate and integrate designs with other systems disciplines and other project civil/structural/architectural disciplines

Prepare and check design drawings and/or specifications

Review and check engineering work completed by others

Oversee planning, design and construction phases of projects

Serve as technical liaison with client on project efforts

Market to clients in pursuit of additional projects

Support project discovery and marketing as well as support proposal writing

What You'll Do:

  • Uses senior-level technical expertise to consider broad range of engineering solutions.

  • Responsible for the discipline-specific planning, work distribution, and leadership and adherence to the schedule, and budget on complex or unusual engineering projects.

  • Assists in marketing responsibilities, including proposal generation.

  • Develops scope of work and level of effort and manages adherence to scope and budget on complex or unusual engineering projects within discipline.

  • Oversees completeness and accuracy of project team’s work within the technical discipline.

  • Provides technical guidance and mentoring to team members to achieve overall project objectives on complex or unusual engineering projects.

  • Coordinates technical aspects of the project with client counterpart and teaming partners at staff level for work within the discipline on complex or unusual engineering projects.

  • Leads discipline delivery on larger, multi-disciplinary projects. Works closely with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects.

  • Assists with coordination and planning of schedules, hours, and distribution of work for other disciplines on multi-discipline projects on complex or unusual engineering projects

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need:

  • Master’s degree in Engineering and 7 years of relevant experience, or

  • PhD in Engineering and 6 years of relevant experience

What You'll Bring:

  • Shows excellent technical knowledge and quality work in multiple discipline projects.

  • Prioritizes tasks and displays accountability to the project team to deliver projects that are of high quality, on-time, and within budget and scope.

  • Demonstrates vision beyond the task at hand and anticipates risks and effects of their actions.

  • Understands and supports the objectives that are responsible for successful project delivery, recognizing how multiple disciplines influence project development

  • Applies an accrued knowledge base to innovate project efficiencies.

  • Uses refined technical skills to identify problems, develop appropriate solutions, and make good decisions, knowing what tools to use for effective solutions and optimal outcomes on projects.

What We Prefer:

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering

  • 10 years of relevant OCS experience.

  • PE preferred (CA, WA, CO) or ability to obtain

  • Preference for candidates to work full time in the Los Angeles area



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