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 providing guidance to the program management team to ensure the appropriate delivery of contractual obligations in various financial areas, including Contracting, Cash Management, Subcontract Management, Change Management, Cost Management, and Financial Controls. This role plays a critical part in implementing best business practices in alignment with the firm's policies and standards of performance throughout the program's lifecycle. The Program Finance Manager is the lead finance advisor on programs of at least Super Mega magnitude with complex financial structures and interdependencies between client programs.
Responsible for the financial oversight of one or more programs of moderate complexity, which may include programs where HNTB is the managing Joint Venture (J/V) partner. Moderate complexity typically involves well-established processes and predictable challenges. Examples of moderate complexity include programs with existing clients, clear objectives, and limited subconsultant complexity.
What You’ll Do:
- Provides financial counsel to the Program Manager, engaging with clients, project teams, and subconsultant management to maintain financial discipline.
- Provides subject matter expertise in project finance and controls oversight, making recommendations to maximize cash performance and gross margin. Assist in decision-making, including the creation and implementation of policies, practices, and procedures.
- Develops, manages, and maintains elements of the Project Management Plan, covering items such as the Cost Management Plan, Change Management Plan, Project Review Action Plans, Project Financial Workplan, Risk Management Plan, Document Control Plan, and Cash Management Plan.
- Directs and oversees the development, evaluation, and analysis of project financial and control tasks for a program, including fee proposals, burn/revenue analysis, labor and cash flow forecasts, project schedules, and monthly performance analysis.
- Oversees program month-end reporting and revenue recognition activities, ensuring adherence to internal and external governance requirements. Provides guidance to project finance teams for updated financial project deliverables to key stakeholders.
- Manages the program's cash management goals, including profitability or gross margin analysis to assess projected outcomes.
- Delivers timely updates on program performance that influence office results to the office management team.
- Establishes client and subconsultant relationships within the program, ensuring effective client service and efficient subconsultant management achieving the financial goals of the program.
- May be responsible for hiring, supervising, managing, training, and mentoring project finance staff. Responsible for assigning tasks and duties. Manages all aspects of the Career Planning and Development process, including goal setting, coaching, and performance and compensation evaluation.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
What You’ll Need:
- Bachelor’s degree and 7 years of financial, project accounting/analysis, or related experience, or
- In lieu of education, 11 years of financial, project accounting/analysis, or related work experience
What We Prefer:
- Knowledge of and experience supporting transportation and infrastructure projects, including Construction Engineering & Inspection (CEI) contracts and clients/agencies such as the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), and Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT)
- Familiarity with DOT contracting, project controls, billing requirements, revenue recognition, and financial management practices within the AEC industry.
- Bachelor's degree in relevant Finance, Accounting, Business, Engineering, or related field
- Master's degree in business or engineering
- Knowledge of project financial management/cost controls
- Knowledge of accounting/financial principles and practices
- Knowledge of A/E industry
Additional Information
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Locations:
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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
- 7 years of financial, project accounting/analysis, or related experience
- In lieu of education, 11 years of financial, project accounting/analysis, or related work experience
- Knowledge of and experience supporting transportation and infrastructure projects (CEI, GDOT, MARTA, ALDOT)
- Familiarity with DOT contracting, project controls, billing requirements, revenue recognition, and AEC financial practices
- Master's degree in business or engineering
- Knowledge of project financial management and cost controls
- Knowledge of accounting and financial principles and practices
- Knowledge of A/E industry
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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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






