Area Transit Practice Leader

The primary responsibility of the Area Transit Practice Lead is to maintain and grow HDR’s transit consulting business with transit clients in North Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas for all modes of public transit – LRT, commuter rail, streetcar, BRT,enhanced bus, and conventional buses – and also involving transit stations, terminals, and maintenance and storage facilities. Service areas will include transit planning, funding support, corridor and feasibility studies, preliminary design, environmental, detailed design/PS&E, and construction services. Related responsibilities include client relationship building, developing and implementing marketing strategies, raising the profile of HDR, identifying and pursuing opportunities, and overall financial performance of the market sector.

• Prepare and direct the work of others to complete planning studies, reports, conceptual engineering, and final design documents.
• Support and lead project pursuits and prepare proposals, scopes, and fees.
• The Transit Practice Lead will report to the Area Transportation Business Group Manager. In addition, the Leader will work closely with HDR’s transportation business development and technical (business class and section) leaders in a collaborative team environment.
• Coordinate project staffing and workload management on transit projects utilizing the HDR matrix of disciplines.
• The position will provide operational leadership to other transit professionals and support the professional development of its staff to ensure alignment with market needs.
• Be responsible for tasks assigned from concept, through to execution and delivery
• Global Transit Market Sector Program – This position will assist the Global Transit Market Sector Director in setting and executing the vision to expand services and win contracts within the market for the area, region, and beyond as needed.
• Initiate and conduct agency coordination, planning and programming, and working with multidiscipline teams.
• Initiate client development and advance marketing to achieve goals.
• Manage QC/QA procedures and be responsible for the overall quality of project deliverables.
• The Transit Practice Lead will also function as a Project Manager (PM), leading transit and other transportationrelated projects. The PM has responsibility for successful project delivery as it relates to schedule and budget and for representing client’s interests in a competent and professional manner to public officials, citizen groups, and other necessary stakeholders. In this capacity, you will lead and support multidisciplinary transit projects that may include light rail, commuter rail, streetcar, bus, bus rapid transit, or transit support facilities and will:

• 10 years or more of experience in all aspects of transit planning and engineering.
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license in Texas or ability to obtain reciprocity
• Master’s degree in planning, engineering, or closely related field.
• Experience with transit agencies in North Texas, Oklahoma, and/or Arkansas.