Bridge Project Manager

Bridge Project Manager

As a Bridge Project Manager at HDR's Transportation Business Group, you will lead medium‑scale single‑discipline projects and support large routine projects.

• Plan and manage all aspects of small to medium single‑discipline engineering projects or large, routine projects.
• Foster and develop client relationships for yourself and your staff.
• Independently coordinate work of engineers and balance planning team throughout the entire project's development.
• Establish client relations and be involved with marketing, contractual, design and production meetings.
• Track financial aspects of projects and coordinate or adjust work effort with the team to ensure that work is completed within parameters of the agreed‑to schedule.
• Collaborate with peers and team members to create a cohesive practice.
• Perform complex structural planning, analysis and design for all structural aspects of transportation projects to ensure completion of documents on schedule.
• Work on projects that typically include bridge (steel plate girder, prestress concrete, segmental and cable‑stayed), box culvert, and interchange design for highway and railway projects.
• Select standard bridge engineering/design procedures, develop structural details using specialized structural design and analysis software, and perform structural load calculations and assist with geometric layout and quantity development.
• Review, assign work and/or check design calculations, estimates, and specifications produced by junior engineers and EITs.
• Mentor younger staff and support continued development.
• Perform other duties as needed.

• Master's degree in Engineering.
• Caltrans bridge design experience.
• California High Speed Rail experience.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite, Micro Station, AutoCAD, MathCAD, LARSA.
• Experience mentoring junior staff.
• Proficiency with seismic design and detailing of bridges.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team environment.
• 10 years of Caltrans bridge design experience.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, communication skills, and ability to work with various teams.
• Prestress concrete design.
• CIP concrete design.
• Strong organizational, listening, and mentoring skills.
• Ability to handle multiple assignments.
• Experience using structural analysis programs and bridge design software.
• PMP certification.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 7 years related experience.
• A minimum of 2 years project management experience.
• Professional Engineering license (PE or P.Eng) recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position.
• MS Office and MS Project experience (Access experience is a plus).
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture.

We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, health, performance, and success. It includes medical, dental, vision, short and long‑term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus, and tuition reimbursement.

Expected compensation range for this position is $129,000 - $217,000, depending on skills, experience, education, and geographic location.

• Primary
  
  Location:
  
  United States-California-Irvine
• Other Locations:
  United States-California-Los Angeles, United States-California-San Francisco, United States-California-Oakland, United States-California-Riverside, United States-California-Walnut Creek, United States-California-Long Beach, United States-California-Folsom, United States-California-San Diego, United States-California-Sacramento
• Industry: Bridges
• Schedule:
  
  Full‑time
• Employee Status:
  Regular
• Business Class:
  Bridges and Structures
• Job Posting Date:
  Feb 25, 2026