West Tunnel Practice Lead

Central / West Tunnel Practice Lead – HDR

We are looking for a seasoned professional to lead our Central and West tunnel practices, focusing primarily on hydraulic tunnel engineering and trenchless projects. This key leadership role partners with senior water professionals to manage large infrastructure projects across the central and west regions.

• Primary Responsibilities
  • Direct involvement and oversight on select tunnel projects
  • Advise on and review alternatives analyses and feasibility studies
  • Risk management of the WBG tunneling portfolio
  • Subconsultant vetting and risk management, including QA activities
  • Assess and enhance HDR’s capabilities in tunnel construction and trenchless technologies (SEM, NATM, etc.)
  • Collaborate with the WBG Tunnel Practice Lead and Geotechnical Cross Sector
  • Verify qualifications and training of field staff on construction‑phase tunnel services
• Secondary Responsibilities
  • Cost engineering support
  • Bench‑depth management for tunnel instrumentation and consulting support
  • Assess terrestrial and marine construction capabilities
  • Numerical modelling of ground/structure interaction and underpinning
  • Technology coordination for design calculations and contract documents
  • Site characterization and geotechnical evaluations
  • Construction engineering support, inspections and condition assessments
  • Resiliency, operations and emergency response issues

• Master’s degree
• Effective communication and coordination in multidisciplinary teams
• Experience in U.S. tunneling design and construction of major projects
• Expertise in rock and soil mechanics, geotechnical engineering
• Knowledge of SEM, NATM, SCL, EPBM, cut‑and‑cover techniques
• Track record of technical papers, professional organization involvement
• Ph.D. in engineering or related field
• Previous management of staff, clients, contracts, and hiring at an engineering firm
• Strong marketing and business development skills, industry contacts
• Experience with numerical analysis (FLAC, UDEC, PHASES2, PLAXIS, MIDAS, MODFLOW, etc.)
• Ground‑structure interaction modelling (FEM or similar)
• Large‑scale underground, urban tunneling, and rehabilitation projects
• Construction contractor experience
• Robust interpersonal skills and professional demeanor for client interaction

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• 10 years of related experience
• Minimum 5 years of project management experience
• Professional Engineering license recognized in the location of the position (PE or P.Eng)
• Proficiency with MS Office and MS Project (Access a plus)
• Demonstrated leadership, business development and strategic planning skills
• Commitment to participate in an employee‑owned culture

Locations:
United States-Wisconsin-Madison United States-Oklahoma, United States-Texas-Round Rock, United States-South Dakota-Rapid City, United States-Minnesota, United States-Washington-Bellevue, United States-Wyoming-Cheyenne, United States-Missouri-Kansas City, United States-South Dakota-Sioux Falls, United States-Oregon, United States-California-Long Beach, United States-Minnesota-Saint Louis Park, United States-Hawaii, United States-Wyoming, United States-Oregon-Salem, United States-Louisiana-New Orleans, United States-Texas-Fort Worth, United States-Montana-Missoula, United States-Wisconsin, United States-New Mexico-Albuquerque, United States-Texas-Houston, United States-Michigan, United States-California-Irvine, United States-Missouri-Columbia, United States-Washington-Tacoma, United States-Nevada, United States-Nevada-Reno, United States-Colorado-Fort Collins, United States-Colorado, United States-Iowa-Des Moines, United States-California-Folsom, United States-Oregon-Portland, United States-Washington, United States-Montana-Bozeman, United States-Texas-El Paso, United States-Arizona, United States-Colorado-Durango, United States-Utah, United States-Alaska-Anchorage, United States-Texas-Corpus Christi, United States-Louisiana, United States-Minnesota-Minneapolis, United States-Washington-Seattle, United States-New Mexico, United States-Nevada-Las Vegas, United States-Montana-Billings, United States-Texas-Dallas, United States-California, United States-Washington-Spokane, United States-California-San Diego, United States-Iowa-Cedar Rapids, United States-Michigan-Lansing, United States-Washington-Pasco, United States-Nebraska, United States-California-Riverside, United States-Texas-Austin, United States-Texas, United States-Nebraska-Omaha, United States-Colorado-Denver, United States-Oregon-Bend, United States-Illinois-Springfield, United States-California-Sacramento, United States-Texas-Brownsville, United States-Missouri-St Louis, United States-Alaska, United States-California-Pasadena, United States-South Dakota, United States-Arizona-Tucson, United States-Michigan-Ann Arbor, United States-Indiana, United States-Utah-Salt Lake City, United States-North Dakota, United States-Washington-Olympia, United States-Colorado-Colorado Springs, United…