Now Hiring: Transit Market Leader
HNTB’s transit practice has long played a vital role in shaping regional mobility, and we are seeking a leader ready to build on that foundation. Across the country, our transit teams partner with public agencies and regional stakeholders to plan, modernize, and expand bus and rail systems that support connectivity, economic vitality, and daily life for millions of riders. Our work spans the full lifecycle of complex public transportation programs, requiring deep technical expertise and thoughtful coordination across firmwide transit resources including planning, design, program management, and construction.
As an employee‑owned firm with more than a century of experience advancing transportation infrastructure, HNTB offers the Transit Market Leader the opportunity to influence systems, not just individual projects. This position is focused on building and leading an enterprise transit practice and setting market strategy to pursue and deliver the industry’s most challenging projects. You will work closely with executive leadership, government partners, and transit agencies to advance programs that respond to evolving mobility needs and shape regional transportation networks for generations.
At HNTB, transit leadership means strengthening the systems people rely on every day — improving reliability, expanding access, and shaping mobility outcomes that leave a lasting impact on the communities they serve.
HNTB’s Transit Practice
Through the delivery of innovative public transit and rail solutions, HNTB is partnering with transit authorities to better connect people and places in communities across the country. Our approach is built on a foundation of collaboration and combined with top industry expertise and unsurpassed technical excellence, HNTB is working alongside our clients and stakeholders to deliver rail and transit solutions that are shaping the future and making connections possible.
BART Warm Springs Extension
HNTB was the lead designer for a 5.4-mile design-build project including a 0.75-mile-long tunnel under Lake Elizabeth that extends the Bay Area Rapid Transit’s rail line from Fremont Station to a new Warm Springs Station. The
project’s Walnut Avenue Bridge is a first for the United States. It straddles the Hayward Fault and is designed to survive severe fault displacement from a magnitude 7.25 earthquake, allowing trains to resume operation within a reasonable time.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
HNTB supports WMATA with program and project management, construction management, engineering support services, project controls, scheduling and estimating, as well as management of various WMATA Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contracts.
These contracts present a mechanism for WMATA to achieve its short and long-term capital and operating objectives, which include reinstituting automatic train control, maximizing
information technology for WMATA and its customers, and restoring Metrorail and Metrobus
to the world class system the region requires.
IndyGO Red Line Bus Rapid Transit
Indiana’s first bus rapid transit line improved travel on one of the city’s busiest urban corridors by providing an alternate mode of travel to popular cultural districts, the Indianapolis University Health Center, the state capitol building and the University of Indianapolis. HNTB provided construction management and inspection services for the 13-mile route which involved bid review, contract documentation, construction inspection, schedule and cost analysis, public outreach, maintenance of traffic and extensive utility relocation management.
What Makes HNTB Different
At HNTB, leadership positions are built around trust, accountability, and long‑term impact. As an employee‑owned firm, we empower our leaders to think strategically, act decisively, and shape outcomes that extend well beyond individual projects. Our culture emphasizes collaboration, integrity, and continual development — creating an environment where experienced professionals can influence the firm, the industry, and the communities we serve.
This is a place for leaders who value stewardship as much as achievement, and who are motivated by work that creates lasting value at a national scale.
Employee Ownership
HNTB is an employee-owned firm built for leaders who think beyond quarterly results. Ownership fosters a long‑term mindset — one grounded in accountability, shared success, and decisions that prioritize lasting value for clients, communities, and the firm.
Values-Driven Culture
Integrity, collaboration, and respect for others are not aspirations at HNTB — they guide how decisions are made and how leaders lead. We encourage a focus on relationships, open dialogue, and continuous improvement, creating an environment where experienced professionals can do their best work while developing the next generation of leaders.
Leadership with Influence
HNTB empowers its leaders to operate at a strategic level — connecting vision, talent, and delivery. The Transit Market Leader plays a key role in shaping priorities, aligning talent and expertise, and guiding the decisions that determine how complex transit programs are pursued and delivered.
Complex, Career-Defining Work
HNTB leaders are trusted to guide some of the largest and most complex transit programs in the country. This work demands technical excellence, strategic judgment, and collaborative leadership, offering the opportunity to leave a meaningful mark on how people move through the world.