Transportation Project Manager

HDR•Brentwood, TN

18h

About The Position

HDR is hiring a Transportation Project Manager to lead multidisciplinary project teams and manage project delivery. The role involves developing and maintaining schedules and budgets, coordinating internal and external team members, managing project changes and documentation, addressing risks and constructability concerns, and ensuring quality and alignment with project commitments. The position requires working at the client office 3–4 days per week. HDR describes itself as an employee-owned company committed to inclusion, collaboration, and empowering employees to contribute their perspectives. Employee Network Groups support belonging and employee engagement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and related professional experience.
7 years of related experience.
At least 2 years of project management experience.
Ability to interact with various design teams.
Excellent organizational, project management, and written and verbal communication skills.
Commitment to actively participating in HDR’s employee-owned culture.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer (PE) license or PMP certification.
Project management experience.
Department of Transportation (DOT) experience.
Availability to work at the client office 3–4 days per week.

Responsibilities

Lead multidisciplinary project teams.
Develop, monitor, and maintain project schedules and budgets to ensure the development process and deliverables meet or exceed standards.
Lead internal and external project team members in achieving milestones using project management tools and software to determine priorities and critical paths.
Coordinate with other disciplines in the client environment to mitigate constructability and maintenance concerns and address risk factors.
Manage project changes through effective communication and complete, accurate documentation of project decisions; resolve questions as projects progress.
Partner with other functional areas to understand multidisciplinary project goals, prioritization, and opportunities for innovation.
Identify potential trade-offs and best practices and coordinate with technical disciplines to reduce, eliminate, or lessen impacts.
Implement the client’s Quality Assurance Process to support a direct relationship between quality and work outcomes.
Coordinate quality control and quality assurance tasks with project team members and the Quality Team to ensure compliance with standards and project requirements.
Perform Project Manager tasks in alignment with the Project Delivery Network (PDN), maintaining project scope in line with asset management goals and approved project commitments.