Senior Transportation Project Manager

HDR; Elizabethtown (KY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is hiring a Senior Project Manager Engineering in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. This role requires managing project teams throughout the lifecycle of large and complex projects, ensuring deliverables and budgets are met.

Ideal candidates will possess a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, a minimum of 10 years of related experience, and significant project management experience. The position emphasizes leadership, client relations, and financial tracking. Join HDR to contribute to impactful transportation projects across multiple states.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 10 years related experience.
• At least 5 years project management experience.
• Professional engineering license recognized for the location.
• Experience working with state departments of transportation.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate multidisciplinary project teams.
• Establish and maintain client relations.
• Track financial aspects of projects.
• Supervise project staff and mentor less-experienced Project Managers.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Strategic Planning

MS Office

MS Project

Business Development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree

Job description

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

• Direct and coordinate work of single or multidiscipline teams throughout the project's lifecycle (from development & initiation to close-out)
• Responsible for all aspects of large multidiscipline projects or medium-sized projects with high degree of technical complexity, involving a large project staff
• Produce and coordinate several projects concurrently
• Establish and maintain client relations, and be involved with marketing, contractual, design and production meetings
• Conduct work sessions for deliverable development in conjunction with other staff and stakeholders
• Coordinate staffing and workload through entire project life cycle, and ensure completion of deliverables on schedule
• Track financial aspects of projects, and coordinate and adjust work effort with team to ensure that work is completed within parameters of agreed-to budget and schedule
• Work with the Accounting, Operational and Business leadership for periodic project reviews
• Implement QA/QC procedures
• Supervise large project staffs and act as mentor for less-experienced Project Managers
• Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree
• PMP certification
• 5 Years of experience working on projects with state departments of transportation or equivalent
• Knowledge of Highway Capacity Manual, Highway Safety Manual, experience working with or for KYTC or TDOT.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• 10 years related experience
• A minimum 5 years project management experience
• Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license.
• MS Office and MS Project experience (Access experience would be plus)
• Demonstrated leadership, business development and strategic planning skills
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

Primary Location: United States-Kentucky-Louisville

Other Locations: United States-Tennessee-Memphis, United States-Tennessee-Brentwood, United States-Kentucky-Paducah, United States-Tennessee-Chattanooga, United States-Kentucky-Lexington, United States-Kentucky-Elizabethtown

Industry: Highway + Road

Schedule: Full-time

Employee Status: Regular

Business Class: Transportation Planning

Job Posting: Jun 17, 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 and conviction records.