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Tennessee CEI Lead

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Location
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Schedule
Full-time
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Job overview

The Tennessee CEI Lead oversees field contract administration and coordination for complex construction programs, supervises staff, and serves as the primary on-site liaison among the client, company personnel, and contractor. The initial assignment involves projects with $3.5 billion in construction value, alongside a role in major project pursuits. The position also supports CEI service growth across Tennessee operations.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Field Contract AdministrationProject CoordinationProject Scope DevelopmentFee QuotationTechnical ProposalsProject ControlsSchedule ManagementSubmittal ReviewProject ManagementContract InterpretationChange ManagementCost ControlQuality ControlBusiness DevelopmentClient Relationship ManagementProposal DevelopmentPresentation SkillsRisk ManagementTeam LeadershipSub-Consultant ManagementSystem ToolsConstruction Management

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, or Related12 Years Relevant Experience16 Years Relevant Experience in Lieu of Education15 Years Relevant Experience19 Years Relevant Experience in Lieu of EducationProfessional Engineer LicenseCertified Construction ManagerNICET Level III Certification

Full 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.

The Tennessee CEI Lead will be responsible for providing overall field contract administration and coordination on a program or project of a diverse and complex nature. This person will be responsible for the growth of CEI services within the Tennessee operations and supervises assigned staff to verify that the Contractor’s activities are monitored and controlled in accordance with design specifications and contractual requirements. Primary on-site liaison between Client, Company Personnel and Contractor for resolution of project issues. Initial project assignment will entail responsibility for running project(s) of $3.5 billion in construction value and key role in other mega project pursuits.

What You'll Do:

  • Responsible for 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).

  • Coordinates project activities establishes priorities and staff to jobs. Prepares Summary Inspection Report of Daily activities. Monitors contractor progress and compares with the reviewed progress schedule. Resolves technical field issues, and coordinates with Architects and Engineers for timely and accurate responses to requests for information.

  • Oversees project controls including checking contractors’ controls, coordination of schedule, and reviewing contractors’ schedule.

  • Reviews submittals for conformance to plans and specifications. Develops strategies with the contractor to create submittal packages that conform to schedule requirements.

  • Implements the firm’s project delivery plan using HNTB's Sophisticated Delivery Approach (SDA) on each project. Leads the development and the execution of the project management plan. Supervises and mentors team to overall project objectives. Identifies and resolves non-compliant work.

  • Provides interpretation and enforcement of contract plans and specifications. Develops strategies with the contractor to create submittal packages that conform to schedule requirements.

  • Confirms change order requests, develops estimates, negotiates costs, and writes change orders.

  • Provides cost control on projects and quality control within discipline.

  • Partners with Client Service Leaders and pursuit champions to assist with business development, building client relationships and pursuit efforts for mega and super 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 mini-mega, mega, or super mega projects to the client as well as general presentations within the industry and community.

  • May be responsible for the recruitment, hiring, development, and retention of construction staff, including development of plan for staff reporting, performance and compensation reviews, and succession.

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, or relevant degree and 12 years relevant experience, or

  • In lieu of education, 16 years of relevant experience.

What You'll Bring:

  • Winning, contracting, and successfully delivering 4for4 (on-time, on-budget, quality, client satisfaction) on multi-disciplined or large/complex projects. Identifying and handling risk and change management independently.

  • Leading large teams inside and outside of HNTB using sub-consultants.

  • Using system tools to manage, monitor, and deliver complex projects.

  • Leading HNTB Sophisticated processes as applicable to the project.

  • Serving as the lead interface with the client.

  • Deploying talent to other projects and developing successors to work with same client on other work.

What We Prefer:

  • 15 years relevant experience.

  • In lieu of education, 19 years of relevant experience.

  • Experience working with a DOT at a high level.

  • Professional Engineer (PE), Certified Construction Manager (CCM), National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) Level III

Additional Information

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Locations:

Nashville, TN (City Center)

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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.

Job Type: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full time

Job Category: Construction Services Group

ReqID: R-32150

How this job compares

Set against the 2,823 open Construction Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$125–190K/yr1,340 salary ranges
  • US median$25–35/hr217 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 58 open Construction Management jobs in Tennessee and 2,823 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Tennessee
Experience
This posting asks for at least 12 years of experience — more than three in four Construction Management postings that state a minimum ask for (median 8 years, across 2,193 postings).
Education
843 of the 2,823 open Construction Management jobs (30%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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