Transportation Hydraulics Lead

HDR, Inc.; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR, Inc. in Pennsylvania seeks a Transportation Hydraulics Section Manager to lead and grow the hydraulics team on large infrastructure projects, coordinating staff and delivering high‑quality design and analyses.

The role includes client management, proposal development, and ensuring project profitability. The ideal candidate has a Civil Engineering degree, a PE license, and 10+ years of hydraulics/water resources experience, with strong leadership and communication skills for cross‑team

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of 10 years experience.
• Professional registration, license or certification may be required based on role.
• Strong communication and listening skills.
• Ability to handle multiple assignments.
• Good leadership and organizational skills.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with other Area Section Managers to balance staff workload, provide training opportunities, and pursue business development opportunities.
• Lead multi‑disciplined transportation design teams as Project Manager or Project Engineer for local and workshare projects.
• Perform technical design for DOT and local agency hydraulics and water resources projects.
• Drive business development efforts within Ohio, including marketing planning and client management.
• Establish client relationships and lead marketing of new and existing clients.
• Lead the development of proposals, project scopes, schedules, and budgets.
• Mentor less‑experienced staff and act as a technical expert in engineering analysis and design with a proven background of technical leadership.
• Independently coordinate work of engineers and balance the project delivery team throughout project development.
• Conduct analyses, develop design solutions, and prepare design drawings, calculations, and specifications for transportation projects, including checking calculations and designs done by others.
• Perform quality control reviews of design projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Hydraulics design

Leadership

Client relations

Communication

Education

Civil Engineering degree

PE license

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

OpenRoads

HEC-RAS

ArcGIS Pro

Job description

HDR, Inc. in Pennsylvania seeks a Transportation Hydraulics Section Manager to lead and grow the hydraulics team on large infrastructure projects, coordinating staff and delivering high‑quality design and analyses.

The role includes client management, proposal development, and ensuring project profitability. The ideal candidate has a Civil Engineering degree, a PE license, and 10+ years of hydraulics/water resources experience, with strong leadership and communication skills for cross‑team