West Tunnel Practice Lead

Overview

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. We foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities. HDR is a unique opportunity to help shape how communities manage water for generations to come.

• Lead and oversee design teams for hydraulic tunnel engineering and trenchless projects across the Central and West Regions.
• Manage project delivery risk, participate in go/no‑go processes, and support HDR’s risk awareness of the WBG tunneling portfolio.
• Advising on alternatives analyses, feasibility studies, and review of alternatives related to tunnels.
• Scope and vet subcontractors, verify qualifications of field staff, and oversee quality assurance activities.
• Enhance HDR’s capabilities regarding tunnel construction and trenchless technologies, including SEM and NATM.
• Collaborate with HDR’s WBG Tunnel Practice Lead and the Geotechnical Cross‑Sector team.
• Provide cost engineering support and numerical modeling for tunnel projects.
• Support construction engineering, inspections, and condition assessments.

• Master’s degree in engineering or related field.
• 10 years related experience, 5+ years project management experience, and a professional engineering license (PE).
• Extensive experience in U.S. focused tunneling design and construction, rock mechanics, soil mechanics, and geotechnical engineering.
• Strong marketing, business development, and client‑relationship skills.
• Proficiency in numerical analysis software (FLAC, UDEC, PHASES2, PLAXIS, MODFLOW, etc.).

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• Professional engineering license recognized by the state of location.
• MS Office and MS Project experience.
• Demonstrated leadership, business development, and strategic planning skills.

• Medical, dental, vision, short‑term and long‑term disability, and life insurance.
• Employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, and paid holidays.
• Retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus, and tuition reimbursement.

• 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, 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
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• 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
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• United States, Nebraska, Omaha
• United States, Colorado, Denver
• United States, Oregon, Bend
• United States, Illinois, Springfield
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