Senior Transportation Project Manager - Bridges and Structures

HDR, Inc.; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR, Inc. in the United States is seeking a senior leader to head a bridges and structures team within its Transportation group, servicing Kentucky and Tennessee projects.

The role entails leading a transportation team across DOT, transit, aviation, ports/maritime, and CEI sectors. Key duties include directing teams through project lifecycles, managing budgets and schedules, maintaining client relations, and driving quality control, with a strong emphasis on business development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 10 years related experience.
• Minimum 5 years project management experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• MS Office and MS Project experience.
• Ability to lead and develop strategy.
• Active participation in employee-owned culture.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams through project lifecycle.
• Manage all aspects of small to medium projects and larger ones.
• Coordinate staffing and workloads to meet budget and schedule.
• Establish client relations and participate in marketing and meetings.
• Track financials and conduct periodic project reviews with leadership.
• Implement QA/QC procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Business development

Project management

Communication

MS Office

MS Project

MicroStation/OpenRoads

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

MicroStation/OpenRoads

Job description

At HDR, the Transportation Business Group in Kentucky/Tennessee seeks a professional to lead a bridges and structures team on moderate to large projects and work independently on smaller projects. This role involves managing a transportation team across DOT, transit, aviation, ports/maritime, and CEI sectors.

Primary Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate work of single or multidisciplinary teams throughout the project's lifecycle (from development and initiation to close‑out).
• Responsible for all aspects of complex small to medium projects or routine large projects.
• Produce and coordinate several small to medium 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.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of experience in bridges and structures.
• Solid business development skills with history of winning projects as the proposed project manager or task lead.
• Experience managing projects for DOT or Municipality.
• Willingness to work full‑time on‑site at client or project offices.
• Preference given to candidates local to Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis, Nashville.
• Familiarity with MicroStation, OpenRoads, Geopak and/or Inroads, or similar.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 10 years related experience.
• Minimum 5 years project management experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) 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 – Tennessee – Nashville. Other Locations: United States – Tennessee – Memphis, United States – Tennessee – Knoxville, United States – Tennessee – Chattanooga, United States – Kentucky – Lexington.

Industry: Highway + Road. Schedule: Full‑time. Employee Status: Regular.