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Bridge Condition Inspection Team Leader

HNTB

New York, NYFull-time$138–216K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$138–216K/yr
Location
New York, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Visa required • Visa sponsorship

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Job overview

The Bridge Condition Inspection Team Leader supports complex infrastructure projects by leading discipline-specific engineering delivery, developing designs and calculations, and coordinating technical work with clients and partner disciplines. The role oversees project quality, scope, schedule, and budget, and provides technical guidance to team members. HNTB seeks candidates with an engineering degree and relevant experience; bridge inspection knowledge and related credentials are preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Engineering KnowledgeProject PlanningWork DistributionProject LeadershipSchedule ManagementBudget ManagementProposal GenerationScope DevelopmentQuality AssuranceTechnical MentoringClient CoordinationMultidisciplinary CoordinationRisk AnticipationProblem SolvingDecision MakingBridge InspectionNYSDOT EAMFHWA Condition State Rating System

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering or Master's in Engineering or PhD in EngineeringBachelor's+8, Master's+7 or PhD+6 YrsProfessional Engineer LicenseNHI 130055 Safety InspectionNHI 130078 Bridge InspectionOSHA-30ANSI 92.24 CertificationNew York PE LicenseNew Jersey PE License

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.

This opportunity entails being responsible for the production and modification of 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. Applies engineering techniques, procedures and design criteria for complex and cross-discipline projects. Leverages technical knowledge and experience to address design related issues or concerns, working closely with the project manager through creative problem solving, interactions with clients and by completing tasks to meet the project schedule. Develops conceptual and detailed designs and calculations to support the project completion using current drawing and technical tools, programs and software. May mentor, train and review work of junior engineer staff and provide constructive feedback. As a member of the team, you will contribute to the successful project delivery for a diverse range of projects for HNTB’s clients.

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:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 8 years of relevant experience, or

  • 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:

  • 8 years of relevant experience

  • Professional Engineer (PE)

  • NHI - #130055 -Safety Inspection for In-service Bridges

  • NHI -#130078 - Bridge Inspection Techniques for NSTM's

  • OSHA-30

  • ANSI 92.24 certification for using bucket truck, UB60 and manlift.

  • Knowledge of NYSDOT EAM inspection software

  • Knowledge of the FHWA Condition State Rating System

  • Professional Engineering License in NY

  • Professional Engineering License in NJ a plus

Additional Information

Click here for benefits information: HNTB Total Rewards

Click here to learn more about Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

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The approximate pay range for New York is $137,981.08 - $215,816.57. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position based on all selected locations within the state 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.

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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: Engineering Group

ReqID: R-31964

How this job compares

Set against the 7,674 open Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$138–216K/yr
  • New York median$120–175K/yr251 salary ranges
  • US median$117–193K/yr4,272 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $177K, is 21% above the New York median midpoint ($146K) — in the middle half of Engineering salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 353 open Engineering jobs in New York and 7,674 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years at the median (5,279 postings).
Education
4,128 of the 7,674 open Engineering jobs (54%) 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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