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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

HDR is currently seeking a Transportation Planning Business Class Manager for the New England Area. The Area Transportation Planning Business Class Manager will collaborate with section managers, project managers, local and national subject matter experts, business development and marketing teams to support the growth and development of our multimodal transportation planning practice. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills to oversee the transportation planning practice in the New England Area while providing guidance and mentorship to junior, mid-level, and senior planners and engineers.

Individuals that possess a solid foundation of planning work within New England for both the transit and DOT industry are desired. An ideal candidate will possess a thorough knowledge of MassDOT, MassPort, MBTA, and, preferably, other transit agencies and Departments of Transportation throughout the region. This position requires the candidate to work in a collaborative environment between Transit and Freight Rail market sectors to help achieve program goals and objectives. This individual will be recognized as both a technical expert within the company, and by clients, and will be responsible for maintaining key memberships with professional organizations to solidify HDR's industry presence, e.g., AASHTO, WTS, APA, APTA, PPTA, NASTO, etc. The Individual will have a sound understanding of the market direction and will maintain key relationships within the industry and governmental agencies. Knowledge of the functions, operations, planning cycles, and overall organization of key clients is also strongly preferred.

In the role of Area Transportation Planning Business Class Manager, we'll count on you to:

• Manage a group consisting of transportation planners, engineers and related professionals, in close coordination with the Area Transportation Leadership.
• Take responsibility for the coordination, mentoring and development of area transportation planning staff and production of quality deliverables to meet client needs and market drivers.
• Serve as a key member of the Transportation Planning Business Class and be responsible for the management of staff, business development, pursuit and management of major transportation planning projects.
• Engage in high-profile project pursuits involving extensive client interactions in coordination with Area Business Development Leader.
• Plan, direct and monitor all aspects of large multi-disciplinary transportation planning projects including but not limited to long-range visioning, strategic and tactical planning, policy and systems planning, data analytics and modeling, multimodal and intermodal planning, and project development. Project types may include but are not limited to program management contracts, long-range transportation plans, master plans, corridor studies, transit projects, freight plans, rail plans, intermodal/multimodal studies, traffic operational studies, managed lane studies, interchange justifications, and emerging mobility plans.
• Lead scope development and execution in conjunction with appropriate technical professionals in multiple transportation disciplines.
• Actively drive open communication of current/projected production needs and collaborate with management to influence staffing and expertise levels.
• Coordinate project staffing and workload management of the area transportation planning group.
• Participate in and provide input to the Annual Budgeting and Strategic Planning process in collaboration with Area, Regional, National, and Global leadership.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Preferred qualifications:

• Preference is given to local candidates

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field

• 10 years of experience

• Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values

• Maintains a professional or engineering registration and has related technical experience

• Experienced in development and management of diverse teams

• Works cooperatively with other area business class leaders, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts

• 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.