Southeast Transportation Planning Business Class Lead

Overview

Southeast Transportation Planning Business Class Lead - HDR

HDR is a worker-owned company committed to an inclusive environment where all employees are valued and empowered to bring their authentic selves and ideas to work. HDR’s Transportation Business Group shapes systems that move people and goods safely, efficiently, and sustainably. HDR’s teams bring a multi-disciplinary approach to solve complex mobility challenges with innovation and technical excellence. This role leads the Southeast transportation planning practice and collaborates with regional teams to support growth and development of multimodal transportation planning services.

• Manage a group consisting of transportation planners, engineers, and related professionals, in close coordination with Transportation Leadership.
• Coordinate, mentor, and develop regional transportation planning staff and produce quality deliverables to meet client needs and market drivers.
• Serve as a key member of the Transportation Planning Business Class and manage staff, business development, pursuit, and major transportation planning projects.
• Engage in high-profile project pursuits involving extensive client interactions in coordination with Area Business Development Leaders.
• Plan, direct, and monitor all aspects of large multi-disciplinary transportation planning projects including long-range visioning, strategic and tactical planning, policy and systems planning, data analytics and modeling, multimodal planning, and project development. Project types include program management contracts, long-range transportation plans, master plans, corridor studies, transit projects, freight plans, rail plans, intermodal/multimodal studies, traffic operational studies, and emerging mobility plans.
• Lead scope development and execution with appropriate technical professionals across multiple transportation disciplines.
• Drive open communication of current and projected production needs and collaborate with management to influence staffing and expertise levels.
• Coordinate project staffing and workload management of the regional transportation planning group.
• Participate in and provide input to the Annual Budgeting and Strategic Planning process in collaboration with Area, Regional, National, and Global leadership.
• Perform other duties as needed.

• Bachelor's degree in a professional field (Planning, Architecture, Engineering or closely related)
• 10 years of experience in a related field
• Maintains professional or Engineering registration and related technical experience
• Experience in development and management of diverse teams
• Collaborative experience with other regional directors, operations managers, technical directors, and marketing managers on business-class efforts
• Commitment to quality, HDR values, and active participation in our employee-owned culture

• Master’s degree in Planning, Engineering, or related discipline
• Professional registrations such as AICP, PE, PTOE, PTP, PMP preferred

HDR is our company. We build on life experiences and perspectives to create great things and connect with clients and communities through collaboration and trust.

As employee owners, we create an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome, valued, respected, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work every day.

HDR maintains eight Employee Network Groups to foster belonging and engagement. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

Primary

Location:

United States - Florida - Jacksonville

Other Locations:
United States - North Carolina (Charlotte, Wilmington), United States - Kentucky (Bowling Green, Elizabethtown, Louisville), United States - Florida (Doral, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Sarasota, Pensacola, Tallahassee), United States - Alabama (Birmingham, Mobile), United States - Georgia (Savannah, Atlanta), United States - Tennessee (Nashville, Memphis), United States - South Carolina (Greenville, Charleston, Columbia), United States - Connecticut (if applicable)

Highway + Road

Full-time

Regular

Transportation Planning

Nov 3, 2025

At HDR, we are committed to equal employment opportunities. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories.