Familiarity with Microsoft Office and project management software
Strong organizational and communication skills
Enthusiastic commitment to teamwork in an employee-owned culture
Responsibilities
Lead all construction operations in the assigned region
Ensure alignment of construction activities with safety and reliability objectives
Coordinate construction with maintenance and incident response functions
Identify and resolve conflicts before they impact customers
Support decision-making with timely, well-analyzed information
Coordinate contractor responses during emergencies and severe weather
Serve as the main liaison for construction operations with key stakeholders
Benefits
Support for professional development
Opportunities for continuous improvement
A culture that values employee ownership
Engagement with industry partners for a professional work environment
Full Job Description
The purpose of this role is to ensure construction activities (with a value of $2B within the Pompano Beach region spanning from Miami-Dade County to St. Lucie County) are operationally ready, conflict-free, and customer-focused, and that construction decisions are made with full awareness of system-wide impacts, risks, and tradeoffs.
The selected candidate will translate enterprise priorities into executable construction operations and provides decision-ready recommendations to the FDOT Operations Center Program Manager and GEC Program Leadership.
In the role of Regional Construction Program Operations Manager, we'll count on you to be involved with:
Construction Program Ownership
Serve as the program-level operational lead for all construction activities within the assigned region.
Own the construction operational picture.
Ensure construction activities align with enterprise safety, mobility, and reliability objectives.
Operational Coordination and Integration
Coordinate construction activities with maintenance delivery, asset performance, incident response, and other operations functions through the .
Identify and resolve operational conflicts between construction, maintenance, permitted work, and special events before they impact customers.
Ensure no construction activity proceeds without proper Operations Center coordination and approval.
Prepare completed staff work for escalations, including analysis, impacts, and recommended actions.
Support the FDOT Operations Center Program Manager and GEC Program Leadership with timely, decision-ready information.
Incident and Emergency Coordination
Coordinate construction impacts and contractor response during incidents, emergencies, and severe weather events.
Adjust or suspend construction activities as required to support incident response and system recovery.
Participate in after-action reviews to improve future operational readiness.
Stakeholder and Industry Engagement
Serve as a primary construction operations liaison with FDOT, contractors, CEI firms, and internal stakeholders.
Set clear expectations for construction operational performance and work zone quality.
Support a predictable and professional operating environment for industry partners.
Performance Management and Continuous Improvement
Monitor construction-related operational performance metrics and trends.
Identify recurring issues, root causes, and improvement opportunities.
Support refinement of procedures, standards, and operational practices within the MCOC framework.
Preferred Qualifications
15 years experience
Professional Engineer License
Has prior FDOT or Florida Turnpike experience
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Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in related field
10 years related experience
A minimum of 5 years of project management experience
Familiar with Microsoft Office, estimating and scheduling software, project management software
Must have the ability to interact with various design teams, have excellent organizational, project management and communication (both written and verbal) skills
An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
About HDR
HDR is an architecture, engineering, and consulting firm based in Omaha, Nebraska. The company was founded in 1917 as Henningson Engineering Company and has since grown to become one of the largest engineering firms in the United States. HDR provides a wide range of services, including architecture, engineering, environmental consulting, and construction management. The company has worked on a number of high-profile projects, including the Hoover Dam Bypass and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. HDR is committed to sustainability and has been recognized for its efforts in this area by organizations such as the U.S. Green Building Council.
