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Senior Transportation Project Manager - Bridges and Structures

Job in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, 40517, USA
Listing for: HDR
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-10-08
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Operations Management, Environmental Compliance & Protection, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Description 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 work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves:
What is our impact on the world?

Watch Our Story:' '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.

Time for your next career move? The HDR Transportation program is nationally ranked by Engineering News-Record as, 1st in Bridges, 5th in Transportation and 5th in Highways. We partner with our clients to help them realize what’s possible with custom solutions backed by a thorough understanding of industry shaping trends. Our global experience includes more than five decades of industry-leading research and work on steel girder bridges,and encompasses design and renovation of movable and complex bridges, major river crossings, historical bridges and interchanges.

Our Transportation Business Group in Kentucky / Tennessee is looking for career-minded professionals to work as a key member of a bridges and structures team for moderate to large projects and work independently on smaller projects. This position would lead a transportation team managing across multiple sectors – including DOT, transit, aviation, ports/maritime, CEI.Primary Responsibilities Direct and coordinate work of single or multidiscipline teams throughout the project’s lifecycle (from development and initiation to close-out)
Responsible for all aspects of complex small to medium projects or routine large projects

Produce and coordinate several small to medium projects concurrently

Establish and maintain client relations, and be involved with marketing, contractual, design and production meetings

Conduct work sessions for deliverable development in conjunction with other staff and stakeholders

Coordinate staffing and workload through entire project life cycle, and ensure completion of deliverables on schedule

Track financial aspects of projects, and coordinate and adjust work effort with team to ensure that work is completed within parameters of agreed-to budget and schedule

Work with the Accounting, Operational and Business leadership for periodic project reviews

Implement QA/QC procedures

Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications Minimum 15 years of experience in bridges and structures

Solid business development skills with history of winning projects as the proposed project manager or task lead Experience managing projects for DOT or Municipality Willingness to work full time on-site at Client or Project Offices Preference given to candidates local to:
Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis, Nashville Familiarity with Microstation, Open Roads, Geopak and/or Inroads, or similar

Qualifications

Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Engineering 10 years related experience A minimum 5 years project management experience Professional Engineer (PE) license MS Office and MS Project experience (Access experience would be plus) Demonstrated leadership, business development and strategic planning skills An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

What We BelieveHDR 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.

Job Field:
Highway + Road

Schedule:

Full-time Employee Status:
Regular
Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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