10+ years of experience in roadway engineering design
Professional Engineering (PE or P.Eng) license required
Strong leadership and communication skills
Project management experience preferred
Expertise in highway interchanges and traffic management
Familiar with CAD, grading, drainage, and utilities projects
Responsibilities
Plan and oversee all aspects of complex multimodal projects
Prepare scope of services and fee proposals
Coordinate engineers and designers for effective project staffing
Build and maintain strong client relationships
Mentor junior engineers and designers
Conduct internal design sessions and document development
Monitor project workloads to meet delivery timelines
Serve as primary liaison to ensure client satisfaction
Track project finances and adjust resources to remain on budget
Collaborate on project reviews with management
Implement quality assurance and control procedures
Engage in collaborative efforts with teams across North America
Benefits
Employee-owned culture
Opportunities for professional growth and development
Participation in industry conferences
Collaborative work environment
Involvement in diverse client projects
Full Job Description
Our Omaha team is looking for a success-oriented Roadway Project Manager to work on everything from small intersections and corridor improvement projects to multimodal municipal roadway improvements.
If you're motivated to deliver quality project work on-time and on-budget for major transportation clients including State DOTs, regional planning authorities and local agency and municipal clients, we want you on our team. As project manager and/or engineering task lead, you will actively participate in pre-marketing and project pursuits, build and maintain client relationships, staff projects, manage design efforts, QA/QC, monitor projects, report progress and keep up to date with the industry by attending staying involved in conferences and actively participating in industry organization
In the role of Senior Transportation Engineer/Project Manager, we'll count on you to:
Plan and manage all aspects of large multidiscipline teams or medium sized projects with high degree technical complexity.
Plan and prepare scope of services/fee proposals.
Independently coordinate work of engineers and designers and balance staffing needs throughout entire project's development.
Establish client relations and be involved with marketing, including identifying potential opportunities and supporting pursuit and interview efforts.
Support the growth and development of transportation engineers, EITs and designers through mentoring and project assignments.
Conduct internal work sessions for design development and contract documents in conjunction with other disciplines.
Plan and monitor workload needs throughout the entire project development to fully meet project needs.
Serve as the primary client liaison to successfully complete a project to the client's satisfaction and build effective client relationships.
Proactively track financial aspects of projects, and coordinate and adjust work efforts with the team as needed to provide on-schedule and on-budget project delivery.
Work with Business Group Manager, Project Controller and Department Manager for project reviews.
Implement QA/QC procedures.
Be open to opportunities to work with a variety of clients, projects and staff through HDR's collaborative work sharing efforts across North America and beyond.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in marketing including preparing presentations and technical proposals.
Experience in pursuit and development of alternative delivery projects.
State DOT and local agency experience and relationships.
Model-based digital delivery experience in Bentley (Microstation, Open Roads) or Autodesk (Autocad, Civil3D)
Work cooperatively with other team members, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers.
Minium of 5 years of task lead/project management experience for highways and local roads projects.
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Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree
A minimum of 10 years experience in all aspects of roadway engineering design
Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license.
Demonstrated leadership skills, communication skills and ability to work with various teams
Project management skills desirable
Experience should include urban and rural highway interchanges, intersection design, traffic management, transportation planning, site planning, preparation of concept alignments, geometrical layout and CAD base alignment plans
Must have coordinated survey, grading, drainage and utilities and layout of various site items is a plus
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.
