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?
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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.
Primary Responsibilities
The Eastern Pennsylvania Transit Lead is expected to grow the transit practice through effective business development strategies. This includes identifying viable pursuits and developing capture strategies to win those pursuits through strategic teaming, client engagement, project staffing, mobilization of key resources, and innovative delivery approaches.
The individual will serve as the face of HDR for the Eastern Pennsylvania transit industry and is expected to develop, recruit, and assist in managing staff involved in the engineering design of transit infrastructure and services. These services include bus, commuter rail, intercity rail, light rail transit (LRT), streetcar, and other transit initiatives.
This individual will also contribute to the advancement of regional, national, and global HDR transit initiatives, where their skills and experience can add value.
Additional Duties will include:
- Coordination of the HDR regional transit agenda and priorities of national transit/transportation leadership and area operations management to drive growth of the transit market sector in the Eastern Pennsylvania area.
- Client management activities to ensure client satisfaction. Promotes and conducts branding of HDR to the industry and client community, and serves as the face of HDR to executive management, board members and project management staff of clients.
- Effective project management and task management skills. Serves as various roles such as project manager for key transit projects, or contributes in a support role as appropriate.
- Serve as Senior Project Manager on moderate to complex transit projects.
- Works on select key projects and provides technical expertise to direct tasks, provide quality control reviews, and oversight as needed.
- Establish/foster teaming relationships with other consulting firms, and collaborate with alternative delivery staff to form relationships with contractors.
- Works with Business/Accounting Manager, Project Controller or Company Controller and management as needed for reviews, goals, project accounting, etc.
- Participates in ensuring adherence to Quality Assurance and Quality Control procedures on transit projects.
- Works with HDR counterparts to develop strategies for: key hires, project pursuits, team growth, area growth and profitability, employee engagement and satisfaction.
- Work with pursuit teams to develop client and pursuit strategies based on proven capture techniques.
- Participate in industry associations and community organizations to elevate HDR's brand in target markets.
- Support pursuit teams in developing persuasive proposal and interview material.
- Successful Project Delivery.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced degree preferred.
- Professional registration such as PMP a plus.
- 10 years of cumulative relevant private and/or public sector experience in transit engineering, operations, program management and project management.
- Experience developing winning teams, championing pursuits and preparing proposals.
- Well-developed analytical, organizational, time management, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Have a positive attitude and ability to work independently or as part of a team.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and personnel.
- Ability to work cooperatively with Regional Market Sector Directors, Market Sector Directors, Business Class Directors, Regional Business Group Directors, Area Business Group Managers, Area Marketing Managers and Area Managers.
- Experienced with industry associations and maintains a visible profile in the market sector.
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Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering
- 7 years related experience
- A minimum 2 years project management experience
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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 is required (Access experience would be plus)
- Demonstrated leadership skills
- 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
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United States-Pennsylvania-Philadelphia
Industry
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Transit
Schedule
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Full-time
Employee Status
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Regular
BusinessClass
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Transit Engineering
Job Posting
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Aug 12, 2025 |
HDR, Inc.
Aug 12, 2025