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Sr Electrical Engineer - Team Lead

HNTB
Newark, NJ Full Time
POSTED ON 3/25/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/24/2026
**What We're Looking For** This opportunity entails being responsible for the production and modification of design calculations, technical reports, engineering plans and specifications for assigned electrical projects, that may include low and medium voltage power distribution, emergency and standby power systems, highway lighting, aesthetic lighting, security (CCTV, access control), public address systems, movable bridges, tolling infrastructure primarily for the transportation industry. 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. **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. Recruits, hires, develops and retains staff, including development of plan for staff reporting, performance and compensation reviews, and succession. Coordinates schedules and approves timecards. 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:** Task lead for various power and communications infrastructure design including street lighting, traffic signals, area lighting, pedestrian lighting, aesthetic lighting and other electrical systems. Work closely with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects including other HNTB offices. **What We Prefer:** Professional Engineer (PE) license. **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. \#AJ . Locations: Newark, NJ, Parsippany, NJ (Fairfield) . . The approximate pay range for New Jersey is $118,461.80 - $202,130.64. 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _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-28183

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