Central Texas Transportation Professional Services Leader

HDR; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Transportation Professional Services Leader to oversee technical and business excellence across the Business Group, ensuring profitability, continuous improvement, and client satisfaction. You will supervise cross-sector leads, drive staff development, and align workloads with Market Sector Leaders to maximize value and minimize risk.

Ideal candidates bring 15+ years of experience, a PE license, and excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills, with deep

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, or closely related field.
• A PE license is preferred and demonstrates professional engineering registration.
• Demonstrated experience leading diverse teams and delivering high-quality outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Develop, coordinate, monitor, and improve technical competencies of staff.
• Oversee project profitability, financials, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Lead QA/QC program activities and lessons learned to drive best practices.
• Coordinate workload projections with market sector leads and other groups.
• Lead and participate in project reviews, fee development, and risk management.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Knowledge of local market

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or Engineering

Job description

Role Overview

Transportation Professional Services Leader will oversee technical and business excellence across the Business Group, ensuring project profitability, continuous improvement, and client satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Develop, coordinate, monitor, and improve technical competencies of Business Group staff.
• Assist with daily operations, including project oversight, management reviews, financials, and profitability.
• Supervise key cross‑sector leads and ensure groups deliver critical value, grow, or reduce risk.
• Lead and monitor development and training of area staff in technical and business competencies.
• Work with market sector leads on workload projections and coordinate workload sharing with other Business Groups or Areas.
• Lead quality assurance efforts to implement QA/QC Program activities and continuous improvement.
• Monitor project QC Review activities, including assignment of experienced and qualified reviewers.
• Lead and monitor activities for continuous improvement, including development and use of technical standards, procedures, best practices, and lessons learned.
• Lead and participate in project reviews, manage claims and losses, and support RevRec meetings.
• Review hiring needs, requisitions, and offers as delegated by the Business Group Manager.
• Participate in key pursuit teaming, staffing discussion, and fee development.
• Partner with Market Sector Leaders and Project Delivery Leader.
• Oversee technical and digital delivery evolution in collaboration with subject matter experts.
• Work with the Business Group Manager to streamline and coordinate business processes consistent with area corporate policy and MOA.
• Oversee and ensure implementation of quality standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with area operations, market sectors, business classes, and delivery leaders.
• Review and approve fee proposals as delegated by the Business Group Manager.
• Serve as a champion for BGX opportunities.
• Support communication and coordination within all business groups.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of 15 years' experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of the local market.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, or closely related field.
• A minimum of 10 years' experience.
• Maintains a professional or engineering registration with related technical experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading diverse teams; committed to quality, improvement, and HDR values.
• Active membership in professional or industry associations that enhance HDR technical expertise and brand.
• Ability to work cooperatively with regional and local office managers, area business group directors, technical directors, and marketing managers.
• Commitment to an active participation in the employee‑owned culture.

Location and Employment

Primary Location: United States – Texas – Round Rock Other Locations: United States – Texas – Austin; United States – Texas – San Antonio Industry: Highway + Road Schedule: Full‑time Employee Status: Regular Business Class: Highways Job posting: July 14, 2026

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest, or conviction records.