Transportation Hydraulics Project Manager

Position Overview

Senior Engineer/Project Manager – Transportation Hydraulics (Ohio). Responsible for project delivery, business development, and growth of HDR’s Transportation Hydraulics Group.

• Serve as Project Manager / Hydraulics Lead on key projects; participate in training, development, and management of personnel.
• Promote HDR through active engagement in professional organizations and coordinate with client managers and marketing staff to identify project and contract opportunities.
• Lead projects related to state government, municipal, and local water resources clients, focusing on hydrologic analyses, hydraulic modeling, and design for flood mitigation, stream restoration, and transportation drainage.
• Direct and coordinate work of multidisciplinary teams (roadway, structural, traffic, utilities, ROW, environmental), ensuring projects stay on schedule and within budget while maintaining quality control.
• Responsible for all aspects of complex small to medium projects or routine large projects, including project and task-level management, hands‑on engineering, and leadership of technical staff.
• Lead development of H&H modeling (1D/2D hydraulic models) to support planning and design of flood and transportation hydraulic projects, including stream rehabilitation, culverts, bridges, floodplain impacts, and stormwater systems.
• Develop engineering design documents (plans, specifications, cost estimates, contract documents) for diverse water resources infrastructure.
• Prepare technical and non‑technical reports and presentations, including visualization of data.
• Assist with business development activities, client relations, marketing pursuits, and project proposals.
• Implement HDR’s technology, standards, project delivery practices, equipment, tools, and training programs for successful project execution.

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline (required).
• Ohio PE license (required).
• Minimum 8 years of experience in hydraulics engineering, water resources engineering, and permitting for transportation projects (required).
• Minimum 4 years of Project Management experience (required).
• Experience in water resources planning, hydrology/hydraulics, and drainage/flood control design.
• Successful project leadership experience.
• Strong leadership, planning, and mentoring skills.
• Technical proficiency in hydrologic and hydraulic analyses and reports, scour investigations, erosion and sediment control plans, drainage, stormwater management design, waterway and NPDES permitting, quantity & cost estimates, and specifications.
• Experience with standard drainage analysis and design packages (AutoCAD Civil 3D, Micro Station Open Roads Designer, Storm
  
  CAD).
• HEC-RAS 1D/2D and/or SRH-2D river modeling preferred.
• ArcGIS Pro and HEC-HMS experience preferred.
• Project experience and existing relationships with ODOT and Ohio transportation clients.
• Local Ohio candidates preferred.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• Minimum 7 years of related experience.
• Minimum 2 years of project management experience.
• Professional engineering license recognized by the relevant licensing board (PE or equivalent).
• Proficiency with MS Office and MS Project (Access experience a plus).
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Commitment to active participation in HDR’s employee‑owned culture.

Comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, short and long‑term disability, life insurance, employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus, and tuition reimbursement. Pay range (Pay Transparency Ohio): $115,010 – $164,300.

Primary:
Cincinnati, Ohio. Other locations:
Columbus, Ohio and Cleveland, Ohio.

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