HDR

West Virginia Traffic Section Manager

HDR • $80K — $110K *
Charleston, WV 25302In-Person
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 7+ years of experience in a relevant field
  • Professional registration/certification may be required
  • Strong communication and listening skills
  • Ability to manage multiple assignments
  • Leadership and organizational capabilities
  • Commitment to employee-owned culture

Responsibilities

  • Lead all traffic activities and manage traffic staff in West Virginia offices
  • Oversee traffic-related projects including feasibility studies and designs
  • Collaborate with teams under tight deadlines
  • Evaluate traffic operations using modeling software
  • Identify solutions for transportation system deficiencies
  • Develop innovative plans and studies for multimodal transportation
  • Deliver project work and findings to various stakeholders
  • Manage a team to meet project scopes and client needs

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead traffic activities in West Virginia
  • Collaboration with a diverse team of specialists
  • Exposure to cutting-edge transportation technologies
  • Engagement in both independent and team-oriented tasks
  • Active role in driving growth and strategy for the team
Full Job Description
Primary Responsibilities:

  • HDR is seeking an West Virginia Traffic Section Manager to join our West Virginia team to lead all traffic activities and traffic staff in our West Virginia offices.
  • The ideal candidate will work well in a team environment, enjoy tackling new challenges, have strong written and verbal communication skills, and have a passion to advance the transportation profession. They will be comfortable working collaboratively and independently.


As a Traffic Section Manager, we'll count on you to:

  • Manage projects and tasks that include traffic elements, arterial and freeway corridor studies, feasibility studies, transportation NEPA projects, alternative evaluation reports, and design of roadway, bicycle, pedestrian, and transit projects.
  • Collaborate with multimodal teams of planners, engineers, technical specialists, and communications specialists - at times under compressed timelines.
  • Assess traffic operations and safety using modeling software, using a multimodal perspective for all system users.
  • Identify geometric, traffic control, or technological solutions to address existing transportation system deficiencies.
  • Research and identify new and innovative solutions to plan for and adapt to the growth of technology in transportation.
  • Write data-backed and compelling multimodal plans and studies.
  • Share project work and conclusions with project team members, clients and the public.
  • Coordination of the HDR regional traffic and planning and priorities of national transit/transportation leadership and area operations management to drive growth of market sectors in the area.
  • Manage section of professionals to comply with project scope and client requirements.
  • Promote and conduct branding of HDR to the industry and client community and serves as the face of HDR to executive management, board members and project management staff of clients.
  • Serve as a project director or project manager for key projects, or contributes to a support role as appropriate.
  • Work on select key projects and provides technical expertise to develop project budgets, monitor and direct tasks, provide quality control reviews, and oversight as needed.
  • Work with Business/Accounting Manager, Project Controller and management as needed for reviews, goals, project accounting, etc.
  • Participate in ensuring adherence to Quality Assurance and Quality Control procedures on transit projects.
  • Successful Project Delivery.
  • Work with HDR counterparts to develop strategies for: key hires, project pursuits, team growth, area growth and profitability, employee engagement and satisfaction.


Preferred Qualifications:

  • PTOE.
  • RSP I or II.
  • Experience with traffic analysis modeling software (e.g., Synchro, HCS, Sidra, and Vissim).
  • Experience working with WV DOT and West Virginia Municipalities.
  • Experience working on multimodal projects.


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Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • A minimum of 7 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

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.
Learn more about HDR
Size
10,000 employees
Industry
Real Estate & Construction
Founded
1917
* Ladders Estimates

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