Railroad Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Serve as Project Manager or lead the development of track and civil design plans, specifications, and cost estimates for a variety of main line, industrial, yard and terminal projects with Class I railroads, short line railroads, industrial clients, and agencies.
• Develop client relationships to identify project opportunities.
• Effectively communicate between client and project team.
• Participate in proposal development and other marketing activities.
• Be able to direct and mentor junior staff.
• Be able to plan, organize, and coordinate with other technical and clerical professionals on multi-disciplinary teams.
• Coordinate the delivery of multi-disciplinary projects including the planning and environmental process.
• Perform detailed QC reviews of railroad projects.
• Project management responsibilities may include managing scope, budget, and schedule, as well as development of design criteria, specifications, project guides, project meeting notes, and project controls. This position may require periodic client and stakeholder visits, site visits, field assessments, and construction reviews, as needed.

• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Experience using Micro Station and Open Roads/Open Rail, or other BIM Software (AutoCAD, Civil3D, InRoads, Geopak, etc.).
• Experience in technical writing, communicating, and presenting to clients and the public.
• Local client experience.
• Construction inspection or construction management experience.
• Experience in developing project scopes, programming, and fee proposals strongly preferred.
• Experience with client management.

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 7 years related experience.
• A minimum of 2 years project management experience.
• Must have the ability to interact with various design teams, have excellent organizational, project management and communication (both written and verbal) skills.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must.

Primary

Location:

United States, Nebraska, Omaha

Other Locations: United States, Iowa - Des Moines;
United States, Iowa - Ames;
United States, Texas - Houston;
United States, Iowa - Davenport;
United States, Texas - Austin;
United States, Nebraska - Lincoln

Industry: Freight Rail

Schedule: Full-time

Employee Status: Regular

Business Class: Railway Design

Job Posting: May 27, 2026

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.