Transportation Planning Leader

HDR; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 153,000 - 236,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership

Retirement savings plan with employer

Paid time away

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

HDR is hiring a Transportation Planning Section Manager in Oakland, with operations across NorCal. You will lead a multi-disciplinary team on major planning projects, manage staff, and drive business development while coordinating with management and clients to deliver impactful transportation solutions.

The role requires 10+ years in transportation planning, strong communication and leadership skills, and active participation in HDR’s employee-owned culture, with opportunities across Oakland

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 10 years experience in transportation planning.
• Professional registration 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

• Serve a key member of the Transportation Planning Business Class and be responsible for the management of staff, training, business development, pursuit, and management of major transportation planning projects.
• Take responsibility for operations of NorCal Transportation Planning Section including staff development, utilization, workload management, project staffing, recruiting, morale, quality control and marketing support.
• Take responsibility for the management, development, coordination, monitoring, and improvement of section staff and products to meet client needs and market drivers.
• Take administrative responsibility for NorCal Transportation Planning Section staff and technical service functions and lead and coordinate services with other sections.
• Be involved in marketing planning, proposals and interviews.
• Plan, direct, and monitor all aspects of large multi-disciplinary transportation planning projects including but not limited to local and regional multi‑modal transportation plans, travel demand and ridership forecasting, multi‑modal modeling and simulation, zero‑emissions mobility planning, transportation policy analysis. and impact studies, traffic operational studies, regulatory reviews, private development, bus and rail transit studies, and environmental documents.
• Lead scope development and execution in conjunction with appropriate technical professionals in multiple transportation and environmental disciplines.
• Actively drive open communication of current/projected production needs and collaborate with management to influence staffing and expertise levels.
• Participate in and provide input to the Annual Budgeting and Strategic Planning process in collaboration with Area, Regional, National, and Global leadership.

Skills

Strong communication

Leadership

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Client interaction

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Master’s degree in Planning, Engineering, or related discipline

Professional registration (AICP, PE, PTOE, PTP, PMP)

Job description

HDR is hiring a Transportation Planning Section Manager in Oakland, with operations across NorCal. You will lead a multi-disciplinary team on major planning projects, manage staff, and drive business development while coordinating with management and clients to deliver impactful transportation solutions.

The role requires 10+ years in transportation planning, strong communication and leadership skills, and active participation in HDR’s employee-owned culture, with opportunities across Oakland