Regional Construction Operations Manager

HDR; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR in Florida seeks a Regional Construction Program Operations Manager to ensure operational readiness for construction activities across the Miami‑Dade to St. Lucie region, delivering conflict-free projects with a customer-focused approach.

The role translates enterprise priorities into executable field operations, providing decision-ready recommendations to program leadership and coordinating with FDOT, contractors, and internal teams for safe, reliable project delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 10 years of related experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of project management experience.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office, estimating and scheduling software, and project management software.

Responsibilities

• Serve as program-level operational lead for all construction activities within the assigned region.
• Own and maintain the construction operational picture.
• Ensure construction activities align with enterprise safety, mobility, and reliability objectives.
• Coordinate construction activities with maintenance delivery, asset performance, incident response, and other operations functions.
• Identify and resolve operational conflicts between construction, maintenance, permitted work, and special events before they impact customers.
• Ensure no construction activity proceeds without proper Operations Center coordination and approval.
• Proactively identify construction-related operational risks affecting safety, mobility, schedule, or asset condition.
• Prepare work for escalations, including analysis, impacts, and recommended actions.
• Support the FDOT Operations Center Program Manager and GEC Program Leadership with timely, decision-ready information.
• Coordinate construction impacts and contractor response during incidents, emergencies, and severe weather events.
• Adjust or suspend construction activities as required to support incident response and system recovery.
• Participate in after-action reviews to improve future operational readiness.
• Serve as a primary construction operations liaison with FDOT, contractors, CEI firms, and internal stakeholders.
• Set clear expectations for construction operational performance and work zone quality.
• Support a predictable and professional operating environment for industry partners.
• Monitor construction-related operational performance metrics and trends.
• Identify recurring issues, root causes, and improvement opportunities.
• Support refinement of procedures, standards, and operational practices within the MCOC framework.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Interacting with design teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Estimating software

Scheduling software

Project management software

Job description

Role Overview

The Regional Construction Program Operations Manager ensures that construction activities in the Pompano Beach region, spanning Miami‑Dade to St. Lucie counties, are operationally ready, conflict‑free, and customer‑focused. The role translates enterprise priorities into executable construction operations and provides decision‑ready recommendations to the FDOT Operations Center Program Manager and GEC Program Leadership.

Responsibilities

• Serve as program‑level operational lead for all construction activities within the assigned region.
• Own and maintain the construction operational picture.
• Ensure construction activities align with enterprise safety, mobility, and reliability objectives.
• Coordinate construction activities with maintenance delivery, asset performance, incident response, and other operations functions.
• Identify and resolve operational conflicts between construction, maintenance, permitted work, and special events before they impact customers.
• Ensure no construction activity proceeds without proper Operations Center coordination and approval.
• Proactively identify construction‑related operational risks affecting safety, mobility, schedule, or asset condition.
• Prepare work for escalations, including analysis, impacts, and recommended actions.
• Support the FDOT Operations Center Program Manager and GEC Program Leadership with timely, decision‑ready information.
• Coordinate construction impacts and contractor response during incidents, emergencies, and severe weather events.
• Adjust or suspend construction activities as required to support incident response and system recovery.
• Participate in after‑action reviews to improve future operational readiness.
• Serve as a primary construction operations liaison with FDOT, contractors, CEI firms, and internal stakeholders.
• Set clear expectations for construction operational performance and work zone quality.
• Support a predictable and professional operating environment for industry partners.
• Monitor construction‑related operational performance metrics and trends.
• Identify recurring issues, root causes, and improvement opportunities.
• Support refinement of procedures, standards, and operational practices within the MCOC framework.

Preferred Qualifications

• 15 years of experience in construction operations.
• Professional Engineer license.
• Prior FDOT or Florida Turnpike experience.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 10 years of related experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of project management experience.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office, estimating and scheduling software, and project management software.
• Ability to interact with various design teams and excellent organizational, project management, and communication skills (written and verbal).
• Commitment to being an active participant in our employee‑owned culture.

Location & Employment

Primary Location: United States‑Florida‑Fort Lauderdale
Industry: Construction, Project Controls & Design/Build
Schedule: Full‑time
Employee Status: Regular
Business Class: Construction Services (HDRE)
Job Posting: May 21, 2026

Equal Opportunity Statement

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, and conviction records. Further information can be found at https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.