Intercity & High Speed Rail Practice Group Leader
🔍 United States, District of Columbia, Washington DC
Required Qualifications
- A highly skilled professional in developing, negotiating, and building consensus around innovative interdisciplinary solutions to complex railroad technical, policy, and legal challenges.
- A respected organizational leader with a demonstrated record of developing, supporting, and maximizing the effectiveness of high-performance teams.
- Bachelor’s degree in Planning, Engineering, or related discipline required.
- Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience with intercity and high-speed rail planning projects and programs required.
- Experienced in the development and management of diverse teams.
- The successful candidate must have knowledge of, and experience with, large scale intercity and high-speed rail planning and/ or NEPA projects.
- Experience with FRA, STB, other USDOT and State programs, especially federal grants, is required.
- Must have well-developed analytical, organizational, interpersonal, and written communication skills.
- Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values.
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.
Preferred Qualifications
- A nationally recognized industry leader in railroad planning, engineering, and transportation policy, with progressively responsible experience in the public and private sectors, both in the United States and internationally.
- Master’s degree in Planning, Engineering, or related discipline preferred.
- Professional registration such as AICP, PE, PTOE, PTP, PMP preferred.
Why HDR
At HDR, we know work isn't only about who you work for it's also about what you do and how you do it. Led by the strength of our values and a culture shaped by employee ownership, we network with each other, build on each other's contributions, and collaborate together to make great things possible. When you join HDR, we give you license to do the same. We help you take charge of your career, giving you multiple growth opportunities along the way.
We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success; which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonuses and tuition reimbursement. Typical starting pay range for this position:
