Senior Transportation Engineer/Project Manager

HDR; Davenport (IA); Presencial; USD 100.000 - 140.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Employee ownership

Descripción de la vacante

HDR, Inc. is seeking a Senior Transportation Engineer/Project Manager to lead complex roadway projects across multi-location teams.

You will drive design, coordination, and client relations for municipal and state DOT programs, shaping transportation infrastructure with a focus on safety, sustainability, and efficiency. The role requires a PE license, 10+ years of roadway experience, and the ability to mentor engineers while leading multidisciplinary efforts.

Formación

• 10+ years' experience in roadway engineering design.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience with urban and rural highway interchanges and geometry.
• Knowledge of survey, grading, drainage, and utilities.

Responsabilidades

• Plan and oversee large multidiscipline teams on complex projects.
• Coordinate scope, staffing, and client relations across projects.
• Lead design efforts, QA/QC, and progress reporting.
• Support marketing and pursuit of new opportunities.
• Mentor transportation engineers and designers.
• Maintain alignment with budget and schedule.

Conocimientos

Marketing experience

Pursuit & alternatives

State DOT experience

Bentley/AutoCAD skills

Team collaboration

PM experience (10+ yrs)

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Herramientas

Bentley Microstation/Open Roads

Autodesk AutoCAD Civil3D

Descripción del empleo

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.

We believe transportation is more than movement, it’s the foundation of connected, thriving communities. As part of HDR’s Transportation Business Group, you’ll help shape the systems that move people and goods safely, efficiently, and sustainably. From designing resilient highways and iconic bridges to advancing transit, passenger and freight rail, aviation, federal transportation ports and marine infrastructure, your work will directly support economic vitality, public safety, sustainable and resilient communities and quality of life. We bring together planners, engineers, architects, construction management staff, environmental, strategic communications, economists, management consultants and specialists across disciplines to solve complex mobility challenges with innovation, technical excellence, and a deep understanding of community needs. Whether you're modernizing aging infrastructure or pioneering next-generation transportation solutions, your contributions will help define the future of mobility. This isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to lead progress, drive meaningful impact, and leave a legacy of smarter, more connected transportation networks. We are all employee-owners at HDR, which is the foundation of our collaborative culture that connects employees around the world.

Our Nebraska/Iowa team is looking for a success-oriented Roadway Project Manager to work on everything from small intersections and corridor improvement projects to multimodal municipal roadway improvements.

If you’re motivated to deliver quality project work on-time and on-budget for major transportation clients including State DOTs, regional planning authorities and local agency and municipal clients, we want you on our team. As project manager and/or engineering task lead, you will actively participate in pre-marketing and project pursuits, build and maintain client relationships, staff projects, manage design efforts, QA/QC, monitor projects, report progress and keep up to date with the industry by attending staying involved in conferences and actively participating in industry organizations

In the role of Senior Transportation Engineer/Project Manager, we'll count on you to:

• Plan and manage all aspects of large multidiscipline teams or medium sized projects with high degree technical complexity.
• Plan and prepare scope of services/fee proposals.
• Independently coordinate work of engineers and designers and balance staffing needs throughout entire project’s development.
• Establish client relations and be involved with marketing, including identifying potential opportunities and supporting pursuit and interview efforts.
• Support the growth and development of transportation engineers, EITs and designers through mentoring and project assignments.
• Conduct internal work sessions for design development and contract documents in conjunction with other disciplines.
• Plan and monitor workload needs throughout the entire project development to fully meet project needs.
• Serve as the primary client liaison to successfully complete a project to the client’s satisfaction and build effective client relationships.
• Proactively track financial aspects of projects, and coordinate and adjust work efforts with the team as needed to provide on-schedule and on-budget project delivery.
• Work with Business Group Manager, Project Controller and Department Manager for project reviews.
• Implement QA/QC procedures.
• Be open to opportunities to work with a variety of clients, projects and staff through HDR’s collaborative work sharing efforts across North America and beyond.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in marketing including preparing presentations and technical proposals.
• Experience in pursuit and development of alternative delivery projects.
• State DOT and local agency experience and relationships.
• Model-based digital delivery experience in Bentley (Microstation, Open Roads) or Autodesk (Autocad, Civil3D)
• Work cooperatively with other team members, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers.
• Minium of 5 years of task lead/project management experience for highways and local roads projects.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• A minimum of 10 years experience in all aspects of roadway engineering design
• 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 skills, communication skills and ability to work with various teams
• Project management skills desirable
• Experience should include urban and rural highway interchanges, intersection design, traffic management, transportation planning, site planning, preparation of concept alignments, geometrical layout and CAD base alignment plans
• Must have coordinated survey, grading, drainage and utilities and layout of various site items is a plus
• 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.

Primary Location

United States-Nebraska-Omaha

Other Locations

United States-Iowa-Des Moines, United States-Iowa-Davenport, United States-Iowa-Cedar Rapids, United States-Nebraska-Lincoln

Industry

Highway + Road

Schedule

Full-time

Employee Status

Regular

BusinessClass

Highways

Job Posting

Nov 5, 2026

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an Affinitive Action and Equal Opportunity Employer https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.