HDR has an outstanding career opportunity for an experienced professional to serve in a leadership position as Senior Project Quality Manager in HDR's Mid-Atlantic Transportation Business Group. The Senior Project Quality Manager will serve as member of project team that assists in the development and maintenance of project-specific Quality Management Plans and works in close cooperation with the Program/Project Manager and discipline leads for monitoring and oversight of project quality activities. In the role of a Transportation Project Quality Manager, we'll count on you to: Primary Responsibilities • Monitor QM needs for Area projects/programs • Work with Program/Project Managers to assess and incorporate lessons learned and client feedback from project reviews and client meetings • Report production risk areas to the Program/Project Manager and Regional Quality Director • Provide internal and external project reporting on quality-related activities, issues, and corrective actions • Verify adequacy of project quality activities • Establish project quality processes and monitor implementation and effectiveness of those processes • Monitor implementation of company standards and practices as appropriate • Effectively implement and use company, client or regulatory document management expectations • Manage quality schedule, and ensure coordination between design discipline reviews • Manage quality review and comment resolution process (schedule meetings with reviewers, negotiate mutually acceptable resolutions, escalate disputed issues, and track open comments to closure) • Assist in identifying and documenting issues that may cause, or contribute to, deviations from planned/expected outcomes and develop corrective action plans to address issues • Oversee subconsultant quality activities and deliverable review; audit subconsultant quality activities as appropriate • Support project conformance reviews in accordance with company QMS • Support training of project/program staff on project QMP/PMP requirements • Verify that project teams have team members with right experience and capability • Lead QA/QC-related discussions during project team meetings • Management of the quality efforts for a multi-disciplinary team with subconsultants contributing significantly to the overall design package • Management of a metric-driven quality program with significant, formal client involvement and project auditing • Support typical for projects with construction value generally in the range of $50M to $500M • Participate as a member of the Area Business Group Leadership Team • Be committed to quality, improvement, and HDR values Additional activities may include • May be requested to develop and manage an independent QMS for JV or mega-projects • Plan, direct, and monitor all aspects of large multidiscipline projects, programs, or tasks • Manage and coordinate several projects concurrently • Serve as a PIC, Project Sponsor, Client Manager for select projects and clients • Perform other duties as needed Preferred Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering, or closely related field • Certification to applicable country quality management professional certification (e.g., ASQ CMQ/OE, CQA, CQE) • Experience with Transportation Clients based in the Mid-Atlantic Market, such as VDOT, DDOT, WMATA, MDOT, etc. • Quality management professional certification (e.g., ASQ CMQ/OE, CQA, CQE) • Ability to interact with various design teams • An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture Qualifications Required Qualifications • Professional Bachelor's degree • A minimum of 10 years in similar consulting industry and at least 8 years in specific technical area covered • Deep understanding of QMS fundamentals • Proven skills in the areas of Project Management and/or Quality Management projects • Strong verbal and written communication with investigative interview experience and project QM software systems