Rail Project Manager
At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?
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HDR is an employee-owned company with more than 100-years of making great things possible, together with our clients. Our pride is in our people — smart, hardworking team members who take their employee ownership seriously and will have your back at every turn. Their expertise will inspire you to be your best and develop new and better solutions.
We invite you to build your transportation career at HDR. Our team is looking for a success-oriented Rail Project Manager that will be a key player in the continued growth of HDR’s freight rail program.
The freight rail network is a vital link in our national and global supply chain markets. Your work at HDR results in critical infrastructure for the sustainable movement of goods and people. Whether it is a traditional railroad structure across a major river, or an engineering marvel that redefines freight mobility at historic bottlenecks, you will have created something that matters.
HDR Rail Project Managers thrive in entrepreneurial environments where team members are encouraged to shape their work roles to their strengths and interests. Our proven workshare approach provides opportunities to work across our transportation program and participate with clients and projects around the globe. Our culture of innovation and collaboration places strong emphasis on team-spirit, diversity thoughtfulness, growth and learning, discipline expertise, and personal accountability offering you a rewarding career in our dynamic, high-performance environment. If that sounds good to you, please apply!
The ideal candidate will have experience working with transit agencies. The successful candidate shall demonstrate knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and Local standards and requirements and understands project delivery processes for various phases of project development from conceptual design to design support during construction.
- Plan and manage all aspects of small to medium single- discipline projects or large routine projects.
- Produce and coordinate several projects concurrently
- Establish client relations and be involved with marketing, contractual, design and production meetings.
- Conduct concept, design development and contract document work sessions at project sites in conjunction with Project Managers, appropriate technical professionals, and other disciplines.
- Participate in reviews with various governing agencies for compliance.
- Coordinate staffing and workload through entire project development to complete documents on schedule.
- Work with the Business/Accounting Manager, Project Controller or Company Controller and Department Manager or Managing Principal for project reviews.
- Implement QA/QC procedures.
- Execute training for personnel as established by strategic plans.
- Mentor less-experienced staff and support continued professional development.
- This position will require travel as needed to Rail Projects and client sites
- Perform other duties as needed
- BS Degree in Civil Engineering
- Professional Engineer (PE) license in Texas or ability to obtain reciprocity
- Minimum 5 years project management experience in transportation, such as roadway or rail/transit, with a proven track record in running projects/programs.
- Valid Driver's License
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering
- 7 years related experience
- A minimum 2 years project management experience
- Professional Engineer (PE) license
- MS Office and MS Project experience is required (Access experience would be plus)
- Demonstrated leadership skills
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
What We Believe
HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.
Our Commitment
As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.
Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.
