Northwest Transit Planning Practice Lead

Overview

Join HDR as the Northwest Transit Planning Practice Lead. HDR is a premier transit firm known for delivering tailored solutions to challenging projects worldwide. In this role, you will help HDR enhance transit corridors with smart, sustainable features while advancing the company’s technical excellence.

• Collaborate with HDR’s Transit Planning Practice Leader to identify global and local needs, industry trends, and emerging markets, and develop a practice group strategy.
• Coordinate regionally to identify market drivers and develop products that meet client needs.
• Present regional transit planning activities and needs on regular Transit Planning Practice Group calls.
• Contribute to the technical development of transit planning staff in the region across all transit modes, including policy, systems/network planning, corridor planning and development, operations and safety, funding, and associated aspects.
• Identify market opportunities in close coordination with Area Business Development Leaders and develop winning pursuit strategies.
• Identify industry talent and work with Area and Corporate leadership to attract and retain transit planning staff.
• Lead workshare communications that result in technical excellence and enhanced utilization.
• Serve as a project manager for major transit projects and leverage HDR’s global expertise to deliver quality work on time, while meeting or exceeding client expectations.
• Represent HDR at state and regional level professional organizations.
• Perform other duties as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree in Planning, Engineering, or related discipline required.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in transit planning, with preference for experience in multiple transit planning areas.
• Experience developing and implementing strategic plans related to team‑building, skills development, and/or business development.
• Master’s degree in Planning, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Professional registration such as AICP, PE, PTOE, PTP, PMP preferred.

• Bachelor's degree in Planning, Engineering, or a related field.
• A minimum of 10 years’ experience with transportation planning.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.
• Understanding of transit planning principles.
• Positive attitude and ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and personnel.
• Solid business development skills; demonstrated ability to relate well to clients; and demonstrated presentation skills.
• Commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture.

United States-Washington-Bellevue

United States-Washington-Pasco, United States-Washington-Everett, United States-Idaho-Coeur d'Alene, United States-Montana-Butte, United States-Oregon-Bend, United States-Montana-Kalispell, United States-Oregon-Portland, United States-Montana-Bozeman, United States-Washington-Gig Harbor, United States-Oregon-Salem, United States-Alaska-Anchorage, United States-Idaho-Boise, United States-Oregon-Ashland, United States-Washington-Seattle, United States-Montana-Missoula, United States-Montana-Billings, United States-Montana-Helena, United States-Washington-Spokane, United States-Washington-Olympia, United States-Washington-Vancouver

Transit

Full‑time

Regular

Transportation Planning

Oct 13, 2025

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.