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.
About the Opportunity
Join HDR's Freight Rail Market Sector to lead enterprise geotechnical services for Class 1 railroads. You will shape best practices, guide complex designs, and collaborate across regions to deliver safe, resilient, and cost-effective rail programs. Value Proposition
Lead at scale while staying hands-on with challenging freight rail problems; grow and mentor a next-generation railroad geotechnics team; and help define HDR's standard for resilient, reliable, and constructible solutions. What You'll Do
* Serve as a senior technical authority for railroad geotechnics (subgrade, slopes, foundations, geohazards).
* Lead QA/QC, establish playbooks and templates, and mentor teams across regions.
* Partner with Market Sector leadership and CAMs on growth strategies and pursuits.
* Coordinate with civil, structures, hydraulics, environmental, and construction services for integrated delivery.
* Support emergency/rapid-response efforts for geotechnical incidents. Preferred Qualifications
* PE required; MS in Geotechnical or Civil Engineering preferred.
* 10+ years in geotechnical engineering with railroad or heavy transportation experience.
* Demonstrated leadership, collaboration, and client engagement.
* Proficiency with geotechnical analyses and common railroad standards and practices.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field
- 10 years experience in related field
- Maintains a professional or Engineering registration and has related technical experience
- Experienced in development and management of diverse teams
- Works cooperatively with other business class regional directors, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts
- Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values
- 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-Kentucky-Lexington
Industry
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Freight Rail
Schedule
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Full-time
Employee Status
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Regular
BusinessClass
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Railway Design
Job Posting
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Feb 9, 2026 |
HDR, Inc.
Feb 09, 2026