Senior Bridge Engineering Project Manager
Listed on 2026-01-05
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Engineering
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Management
Join us to apply for the Senior Bridge Engineering Project Manager role at HDR.
At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected. We foster a culture of inclusion and continually ask ourselves:
What is our impact on the world? Watch our story: ‑story. Each role throughout our organization helps change the world for the better, enabling transportation that is more connected, thriving, and sustainable.
As part of HDR’s Transportation Business Group, you’ll help shape systems that move people and goods safely, efficiently, and sustainably. Your work will directly support economic vitality, public safety, and quality of life. Whether modernizing aging infrastructure or pioneering next‑generation solutions, your contributions define the future of mobility.
In the role of Senior Project Manager Engineering, we’ll count on you to:- Direct and coordinate the work of single- or multidiscipline teams throughout the project’s lifecycle, from development and initiation to close‑out.
- 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 the work of engineers and balance the planning team throughout the entire project’s development.
- Establish client relations and participate in marketing, contractual, design, and production meetings.
- Track financial aspects of projects and coordinate or adjust work effort with the team to ensure timely completion within agreed parameters.
- 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 guarantee on‑schedule document completion.
- Work on projects that typically include bridge (steel plate girder, prestressed 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 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 staff and support continued development.
- Perform other duties as needed.
- Master’s degree
- PMP certification
- SE preferred
- 15 years of bridge design experience
- Experience using Microsoft Office Suite, Micro Station, AutoCAD, MathCAD, LARSA, Prestress Concrete Design
- Experience with structural analysis and bridge design software
- Experience working with junior staff
- Proficiency with seismic design and detailing of highway bridges
- Demonstrated leadership, communication, and teamwork skills
- Strong organizational, listening, and mentoring skills
- Ability to handle multiple assignments
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
- 10 years related experience
- Minimum 5 years project management experience
- Professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position (PE or P.Eng).
- MS Office and MS Project experience (Access experience a plus).
- Demonstrated leadership, business development, and strategic planning skills.
- Commitment to being an active participant in our employee‑owned culture.
HDR 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 and fosters trust, connecting us closer to our clients and communities.
Our CommitmentAs employee‑owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected, and empowered. Our Employee Network Groups—Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals—foster belonging and support.
We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, health, performance, and success, including medical, dental, vision, short‑ and long‑term disability, life…
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