Full Job Description
HDR is currently seeking a Transit Section Manager to join our Minnesota/Wisconsin team.
Primary Responsibilities
In the role of Transit Section Manager, we'll count on you to:
- Lead a team of transit staff supporting projects related to bus rapid transit, passenger rail, commuter rail, light rail, and streetcar systems and facilities
- Manage and work on projects
- Collaborate with Freight Rail and Freight and Transportation Facilities teams on a regular basis to coordinate on workload planning, marketing, and project development
- Take responsibility for operations of production of the section including staff development, profitability, morale, quality control and marketing support
- Coordinate staffing with Area Market Sector/Business Class/Professional Services Leaders
- Work cooperatively with local and national Market Sector/Business Class/Professional Services leadership in coordinating and reporting on local and national marketing/production effort
- Participate in strategic growth initiatives
- Track financial aspects of projects, and coordinate and adjust work effort with team to ensure that work is completed within parameters of agreed-to budget and schedule
- Plan and manage team overhead budget
- Work with business group managers, business development leaders, area market sector leads, accounting, project coordinators, and management as necessary for project delivery
- Function in various project roles such as Principal in Charge, Project Manager, Subject Matter Expert or Advisor on projects in addition to management responsibilities
- Take administrative responsibility for section staff and technical service functions, and lead and coordinate services with other sections
- Collaborate with Area Transit Market Sector Lead and be involved in marketing, planning, proposals, negotiations and interviews
- Be directly involved with public clients in marketing, project production and related issues
- See that all work is planned, organized, controlled and evaluated through proactive project management
- Develop staff's project management skills
- Assist with workshare management with other Areas
- Assist PMs with Commercial and Risk Management
- Implement, monitor and support company policy
- Recruit, hire, train, develop and manage technical personnel
- Manage and develop multidisciplinary teams
- Maintain a working knowledge of public agencies in Minnesota and Wisconsin
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- A minimum of 10 years experience
- Professional registration, license or certification may be required based on role
- Strong communication and listening skills
- Ability to handle multiple assignments
- Good leadership and organizational skills
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must