Arkansas Location Leader

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Little Rock, AR, USA
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The Role
Leads HNTB’s Little Rock and Arkansas operations, overseeing business development, client and government relations, staff recruitment and retention, strategic planning, project pursuits, delivery quality, budgets, and community engagement. Drives statewide growth, builds client relationships, coordinates multidisciplinary teams, and represents HNTB with civic, university, industry, and public-sector stakeholders.
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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 serving as the location leader for the Little Rock, Arkansas location within the North Texas – Arkansas Office. The location leader reports to the North Texas – Arkansas Office Leader and serves on the Office Management Team. The location leader is responsible for oversight of the Little Rock, Arkansas geographic location, as well as HNTB’s state of Arkansas operations, including market and business development; quality and technical delivery; client, civic and community relationships; government relations; and leadership and staff coordination so as to operate within the established goals and budgets for the North Texas – Arkansas Office.
The location leader is also responsible for leading the development and execution of Arkansas-focused client programs, pursuits and projects while building and maintaining effective and meaningful client relationships. The location leader will provide guidance, collaboration and oversight of the strategic direction (including the development of the strategic plan), priorities and effectiveness of the state of Arkansas - focused HNTB Client Service Teams including the Arkansas Department of Transportation, Clinton National Airport (LIT), the City of Little Rock and other city and county municipal clients. The HNTB Arkansas Location Leader will also be responsible for growing and adding new clients in high growth regions, like northwest Arkansas.

What You'll Do:

  • Oversees market and business development; client and government relations; brand building and industry, civic, university and community engagement; sourcing, recruiting and retention of staff; and development of staff and culture within the office.
  • Serves as the local “face” and key point of contact for HNTB leadership in the geographic location.
  • Serves as primary driver of growth and vision for the geographic location – ownership over location’s brand, sales, revenue, FTEs, industry/clients/civic/university/community engagement, GR, strategic planning and implementation.
  • Agnostic on technical discipline; focuses on growing all disciplines that provide strong growth opportunities for the location.
  • Engages and performs oversight or management of client programs, pursuits and project management activities (client audits/debriefs; project scope, schedule, budget and quality management and delivery; client program and pursuit discovery and strategy) for HNTB Mega and Super Mega pursuits and projects. May serve as project manager or pursuit champion.
  • Coordinates strategy and initiatives in the market, including coordinating best practices and leading Client Service Client Service Teams relevant to the location.
  • Sources, recruits and retains talent in coordination and partnership with office discipline leaders. Coaches, mentors and advocates for all location staff.
  • Helps facilitate location workshare needs in coordination with Group Directors, Department Managers and Section Managers.
  • Assures 4for4 delivery and budget performance for the location in coordination and partnership with discipline leaders.
  • Assists with the development and implementation of the office group’s strategic plan, as well as the office operating budget.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Planning, or related field and 12 years of practical experience including 4 years of project and/or people management in a client facing role.

What We Prefer:

  • Relevant experience as an HNTB Client Service Leader or Project Manager on Mega or Super Mega projects in the applicable geographic market

What We Prefer:

  • Master’s degree
  • 15 years practical experience
  • 6 years supervisory experience
  • Professional Engineer (PE) certification
  • American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)

Additional Information

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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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.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Planning, or a related field
  • 12 years of practical experience
  • 4 years of project and/or people management experience in a client-facing role
  • Relevant experience as an HNTB Client Service Leader or Project Manager on Mega or Super Mega projects in the applicable geographic market
  • Master's degree
  • 15 years of practical experience
  • 6 years of supervisory experience
  • Professional Engineer certification
  • American Institute of Certified Planners certification
  • Project Management Professional certification

HNTB Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about HNTB and has not been reviewed or approved by HNTB.

  • Retirement Support — Retirement programs are viewed as a standout, with the ESOP and 401(k) described as valuable long‑term wealth components. Accounts note meaningful accumulation through ownership over time.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility — Employee ownership is accessible from day one via the ESOP, enabling broad participation in firm performance. This accessibility is credited with enhancing long‑term compensation value.
  • Affordable Benefits — Health insurance is described as covering most costs with low out‑of‑pocket expenses. Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision options contribute to perceived affordability.

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The Company
HQ: Kansas City, MO
7,233 Employees
Year Founded: 1914

What We Do

At HNTB, we are committed to making connections possible and creating a better tomorrow. As an employee-owned infrastructure solutions firm, we believe that mobility plays an important role in helping to unlock a brighter future for communities everywhere. That's why we work to deliver innovative transportation systems and infrastructure solutions that connect people and expand opportunity. Our approach is rooted in collaboration, and we work closely with our clients and partners to create innovative solutions that meet the unique needs of each community we serve. With more than a century of service, we are working to build a future where everyone has access to safe, reliable and efficient transportation options. Professionals work alongside clients nationwide to address their most complex technical, financial and operational challenges — providing a full range of infrastructure-related services, including planning, design, program management and construction management. Together, we are making connections possible

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