Design Build Commercial and Risk Director

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 directing contract strategy, risk management, and contractor relationships across the national design-build portfolio. Leads complex pre‑award and post‑award negotiations in coordination with legal and corporate contracting teams, ensuring consistent contract terms, effective risk mitigation, and alignment with organizational objectives. Provides leadership and mentorship to commercial and project operations teams while supporting dispute resolution, change management, and alternative delivery best practices. Builds and maintains strong relationships with national contractors, internal business units, and client stakeholders to drive successful project delivery and long‑term partnership growth. *This position can be located in any HNTB office What You’ll Do Direct the Design‑Build strategy for contract negotiations with Contractors in coordination with Corporate Contracting and Legal Services, while maintaining consistent contract terms and conditions across the entire design‑build portfolio with all Contractor clients and construction joint ventures. Participate in all Contractor negotiations of pre‑award and post‑award agreements. First line review of potential terms/contracts from new Contractor clients for comparison to HNTB established preferred terms. Work with Corporate Contracting to develop Deal Structure Review documents and participate in monthly Deal Structure Review Board (DSRB) calls. Provide Commercial leadership and development for a team of Contract Manager(s), Project Operations Managers and/or commercial team members deployed across design‑build projects and more broadly with HNTB offices and divisions. Oversee review and evaluation of RFQ and RFP documents released by Owner for risk and assist in negotiating mitigation strategies to benefit Design‑Builder and HNTB. Engage with Division, Office and DB leadership during pre‑award and post‑award project delivery work‑planning, change management, risk assessment/management and payment. Evaluate potential disputes, suggest strategies for early and effective resolution and avoidance of claims. If disputes arise, ensure contract provisions are followed and participate in dispute resolution steps, commercial negotiations, or litigation support at direction of the Office of General Counsel. Work closely with other business units to build integrated and effective solutions and leverage existing contractor relationships to establish best practices related to Alternative Delivery across the Owner and Contractor services that HNTB performs. Establish policies and procedures and implementation strategies for risk assessment and management. Oversee the Design‑Build Risk Assessment process (Owner, Project, Contractor, Contract). Build/maintain effective relationships with key national contractors. Work with the Organization, develop a vertical relationship alignment with the national contractor organizations and support local offices with regional contractor relationships. Develop and nurture effective and lasting customer/client relationships internally (Region/Division/Office and other Market/Service Lines) and externally with our Contractor clients. Provide coaching and mentoring of the division teams in design‑build best practices. Interface with corporate offices, including general counsel, corporate contracting and operations organizations to ensure adherence with corporate policies and performance. Act as Proxy for Design‑Build President and Chief Engineer as needed. Perform other duties as assigned including project specific assignments such as Project Executive for Ultra and Super‑Mega projects. What You’ll Need Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, or related field. 15 years of alternative delivery, design‑build project management and/or contract management experience. What You’ll Bring Background in the design and construction industry, with exposure to transportation, infrastructure and architecture projects. A strategic visionary with sound technical skills, analytical ability, good judgment, clear communication skills and strong operations focus. Creative leader with demonstrated history of success delivering solutions to complex problems. Critical thinking to understand what really matters in any given situation and then develop appropriate solutions. Tenacity to overcome obstacles while at the same time forging strong relationships with key stakeholders. Well organized and self‑directed individual who is "politically savvy" and a team player. Experience developing, reviewing and interpreting legal and contractual documents, negotiating contracts and resolving disputes. Sound decision making skills, including the ability to make recommendations that may influence policies, procedures, risk exposure, strategic objectives, and project costs. Executive level management skills. What We Prefer Master’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, or related field. Professional Engineer (PE), AIA, or equivalent. 15 years’ experience in a key leadership position in Architecture/Engineering/Planning (AEP) or closely related business. Locations Arlington, VA (Alexandria), Atlanta, GA, Bellevue, WA (Seattle), Boston, MA, Indianapolis, IN, Kansas City, MO, Los Angeles, CA (Figueroa Street), Milwaukee, WI (East Wisconsin Avenue), New York, NY, Parsippany, NJ (Fairfield), Salt Lake City, UT Job Type Regular Full/Part Time Full time Job Category Design Build Group ReqID

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