
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.
HNTB is seeking a Mechanical Engineer III to join our team in the New York City office. You will be an integral part of a design and analysis team made up of primarily professional engineers. Candidates with 5-15 years of experience are encouraged to apply.
The position is responsible for tunnel ventilation and fire & life safety in all types of tunnels, highway, transit and rail. The successful candidate will perform calculations to determine fan performance requirements, standpipe design, emergency egress including modeling, smoke movement modeling and egress route determination, fire protection and lead teams performing these functions.
The successful candidate will demonstrate proficiency using some or all of the following: the Subway Environment Simulation (SES); IDA Tunnels; Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) using FLUENT or FDS; Design capabilities for tunnel rehab or new tunnel builds.
The successful candidate will be able to lead others and perform work responsibilities including:
• Perform calculations for fan capacities and pressure requirements
• Perform calculations to establish smoke and heat movement in underground environments
• Perform egress calculations
• Establish design parameters from which design drawings, specifications and reports are generated.
• Development of drawings and specifications primarily related to underground transportation.
• Undertaking design and analysis support for tunnel fire and life safety systems including tunnel ventilation, standpipe and deluge systems.
• Drafting technical reports in a range of engineering areas, including feasibility studies, basis of design reports and technical analysis.
• Working towards professional qualifications.
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Additional Information
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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.#NF
Locations:
New York, NYThe approximate pay range for New York is $95,991.51 - $187,675.71. 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 nation wide pay range for this position is $95,991.51 - $187,675.71. 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.
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For over a century, HNTB has shaped the built environment with distinctive expertise across a full spectrum of infrastructure solutions. From iconic architecture and complex bridges to efficient highways and digital infrastructure solutions, our collaborative approach and commitment to technical excellence drive us to build a better future for our clients, communities and ourselves
It’s in the way we do what we do at HNTB that sets us apart. Our people — proud employee-owners with distinct experience, expertise and perspectives — are bound together by a common vision that uniquely shapes our work and firm. This ownership fosters an unmatched culture of respect and continuous improvement, a hallmark of our enduring success.