PA Site Civil Team Lead

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking a PA Site Civil Team Lead in the Pittsburgh, PA office to lead a team of Site Civil Engineers, EITs, and Designers on complex industrial projects. The role requires guiding design through planning, preliminary design, detail design, construction support and commissioning with a focus on design excellence.

The candidate should be a licensed Professional Engineer with 10+ years of experience, strong leadership, and proficiency in AutoCAD/Civil 3D, HydroCad, and MS Office.

Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• 10+ years of site civil leadership experience.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments.
• Proficient with site civil design software.

Responsibilities

• Lead operations of the site civil team, including staff development and project profitability.
• Coordinate design work across engineers and designers, ensuring quality and schedules.
• Support marketing, proposals, and client engagement.
• Ensure proactive project management and adherence to company policies.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Site Civil Design

Project Management

AutoCAD/Civil 3D

HydroCad

Microsoft Office

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

HydroCad

Job description

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

Watch Our Story: ' https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story'

Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

HDR is currently seeking a PA Site Civil Team Lead in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Office to lead a team of Site Civil Engineers, EITs, and Designers with experience in complex engineering projects across our diverse Industrial Engineering Market Sector. The ideal candidate should have a proven background in successfully delivering various site civil design projects ranging from upfront planning and preliminary design through detail design, construction support and commissioning.

The primary duties of the Site Civil Team Leadare to provide the overall leadership to the team located in the Pennsylvania offices, identify growth opportunities through mentoring and training, coordinate the design work of Site Civil Engineers, EITs, and Designers working in a range of projects from small individual sites to being part of larger multidisciplinary projects. Would look for the Site Civil Team Lead to create a collaborative and motivating team culture to promote design excellence across the practice. The responsibilities will also include being involved with supporting marketing and project pursuits, workplan development, quality control, recruiting, and team development. The individual must be highly motivated and will be the lead on multiple multi-disciplinary projects and may be called to manage projects that have a predominantly site civil engineering focus.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced and licensed Site Civil Engineer on multi-disciplined projects and a proficient writer with experience writing specifications, design narratives and supporting proposals.

In the role of PA Site Civil Team Lead, we'll count on you to:

• Take responsibility for operations of production team including staff development,
  profitability, morale, quality control and marketing support
• Take administrative responsibility for team staff and technical service functions, and lead and coordinate services with other sections
• Work with other Team Lead(s) and Section Manager in the area for project workshare and staff development/training initiatives
• Be involved in marketing planning as well as proposal scope and fee development
• Be directly involved with industrial and public clients in marketing, project production and related issues
• See that all work is planned, organized, controlled and evaluated through proactive project management systems
• Implement, monitor and support company policies
• Select, train, develop and manage technical and production personnel
• Lead coordination with multidiscipline teams
• Work cooperatively with National Directors and marketing staff in local and national marketing and production efforts

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of 10 years' experience
• Professional Engineering Registration
• Ability to handle multiple assignments
• Good leadership and organizational skills
• Experience with AutoCad, Civil 3D, HydroCad, and other civil engineering software as appropriate

Required Qualifications

Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license.

• Demonstrated leadership and communication skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

What We Believe

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

Schedule

Full-time

Employee Status

Regular

Job Posting

Sep 3, 2026

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity.

We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employee.

We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.