Senior Traction Power Engineer

What We're Looking For

Job Description Summary

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 Lead or Senior Traction Power Engineer will oversee the design, implementation, testing, and maintenance of traction power systems (including substations, distribution, and grounding) for Light Rail projects. This role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective power distribution solutions.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

System Design & Analysis - Develop and review detailed engineering designs for traction power substations, distribution networks, and SCADA interfaces.

Perform load flow, short-circuit, and grounding studies.

Project Management - Lead multidisciplinary project teams and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders. Develop project scopes, schedules, budgets, and resource plans.

Technical Oversight - Oversee design consultants and contractors, ensuring compliance with agency, local, and national standards (e.g., NEC, AREMA, NFPA 130). Provide technical direction during procurement, installation, testing, and commissioning of traction power equipment.

What You'll Do:

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  Performs independent technical reviews, makes recommendations, and provides technical guidance as requested on complex or unusual engineering projects. Provides direction to resolve technical issues as requested.

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  Provides technical expertise and advice to project leadership, and mentoring/support to production staff.

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  Assists in marketing responsibilities, including proposal generation on complex or unusual projects within discipline.

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  Coordinates technical aspects with client counterpart and teaming partners at local leadership level for work within and across disciplines on complex or unusual projects.

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  Develops and advises on technical consistency within and across disciplines on processes and projects. Ensures same standard and practices are being applied.

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  Recruits, hires, develops and retains staff of discipline-specific team, including development of plan for staff reporting, performance and compensation reviews, and succession. Coordinates schedules and approves timecards. Collaborates with Sections and Departments within the office on work-sharing needs and opportunities.

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  Performs other duties as assigned.

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What You'll Need:

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  Bachelor's degree in relevant field and 12 years of relevant experience, or

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  Master's degree in relevant field and 11 years of relevant experience, or

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  PhD in relevant field and 10 years of relevant experience

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What We Prefer:

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  Master's degree in Engineering

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  20 years relevant experience

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  Professional Engineer (PE) certification

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  American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification (depending on discipline)

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Additional Information

Click here for benefits information: HNTB Total Rewards

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Locations:

Bellevue, WA (Seattle), Denver, CO

The approximate pay range for the Greater Seattle, WA Metro Area is $168,853.83 - $269,727.55. 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.

The approximate pay range for Colorado is $161,512.36 - $258,000.27. 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.

The anticipated last day to apply is 02/27/2026. Please note that the job may be unposted prior to this date if the job is filled or no longer a need.

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-26686