ROW Project Leader: Grow Teams, Deliver Impact

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Right of Way Project Manager to lead and coordinate ROW services across transportation and infrastructure projects. The role emphasizes staffing, budget oversight, and quality control to meet client expectations and regulatory requirements.

You will guide project delivery, mentor ROW staff, manage schedules and risks, and collaborate with operations, marketing, and leadership to drive growth and service excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and related professional experience.
• Minimum 7 years related experience in the right-of-way industry.
• At least 2 years project management experience.
• Excellent organizational, project management and communication skills.
• Active participant in employee-owned culture.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support delivery of ROW projects, including scope, schedule, budget, deliverables, reporting and client expectations.
• Monitor workload, identify staffing gaps, and align staff to project needs.
• Support utilization goals by tracking capacity and balancing project demands.
• Provide day-to-day support to ROW teams, including planning, deadlines, issue escalation and accountability.
• Maintain relationships with project managers, client development, accounting, QA/QC, and controls teams.
• Use HDR tools for project setup, forecasting, invoicing, changes, budgeting and monthly reporting.
• Coordinate with QA reviewers to ensure QA/QC, document control and deliverable review.
• Standardize ROW delivery practices, templates and reporting across the portfolio.
• Support onboarding and mentoring of ROW staff; translate requirements into assignments.
• Identify risks and escalate with corrective actions; assist in proposals and scope development.

Skills

Client relations

Leadership

Budget management

Staff mentoring

Project management

Communication

Scheduling

Resource planning

Risk management

QA/QC practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent

Tools

MS Office Suite

Outlook

Word

Excel

SharePoint

Job description

HDR is seeking a Right of Way Project Manager to lead and coordinate ROW services across transportation and infrastructure projects. The role emphasizes staffing, budget oversight, and quality control to meet client expectations and regulatory requirements.

You will guide project delivery, mentor ROW staff, manage schedules and risks, and collaborate with operations, marketing, and leadership to drive growth and service excellence.