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 continued growth across North Carolina, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

This opportunity entails serving as the Group Director for Strategic Services across North Carolina, leading a multi-disciplinary team providing planning, design, construction, alternative delivery, and advisory services. This role is responsible for guiding the development and delivery of complex projects and programs while ensuring effective management of scope, budget, schedule, and quality.

The Group Director oversees financial performance across departments and service lines, ensuring alignment with group, office, and division goals. This leader collaborates closely with office and division leadership to drive strategic growth, apply the firm’s sales and planning approaches, and lead major pursuits and proposals across the state.

This position coordinates project priorities, staffing strategies, and resource assignments to ensure clients receive the right expertise at the right time. The Group Director is also responsible for developing high-performing teams through technical coaching, mentoring, and fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

Additionally, this role serves as a strategic advisor on complex programs and alternative delivery approaches, helping clients navigate project development from early planning through construction while leveraging HNTB’s national capabilities and best practices.

What You'll Do:

Directs and supervises the development and management of the operating budgets for the departments within the Group and coordination with the office's budget.

Responsible for the oversight of the group (multiple departments) activities, establish priorities and assign staff to projects. Collaborate with other groups, offices and divisions on work-sharing needs and opportunities.

Drives the implementation of the firm's strategic plan and HNTB's Sophisticated Sales Approach (SSA) process on project pursuits and markets with the Group and office, including development of strategic planning strategies.

Drives 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 group.

Drives 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. Leads and assists in sales and marketing efforts for department's growth.

Assists in the development and execution of the office strategic plan. May participate of the Office Leadership Team (OLT)

Recruits, hires, develops and retains department staff within the group, including supporting Department Managers with the development of plans for staff reporting, performance and compensation reviews, and succession planning.

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 group including the direct and indirect supervision of at least 25 but typically 35 - 40 or more employees.

Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering with 12 years of practical experience including 4 years of supervisory experience

What We Prefer:

Master’s degree

15 years practical experience

6 years supervisory experience

Professional Engineer (PE) certification

American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Additional Information

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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