Transportation Project Quality Manager
Listed on 2026-05-25
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Engineering
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Management
Position 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. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our 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. HDR has an outstanding career opportunity for an experienced professional to serve in a leadership position as Senior Project Quality Manager in HDR's Mid-Atlantic Transportation Business Group. The Senior Project Quality Manager will serve as a member of the project team that assists in the development and maintenance of project-specific Quality Management Plans and works in close cooperation with the Program/Project Manager and discipline leads for monitoring and oversight of project quality activities.
Responsibilities
- Monitor QM needs for Area projects/programs
- Work with Program/Project Managers to assess and incorporate lessons learned and client feedback from project reviews and client meetings
- Report production risk areas to the Program/Project Manager and Regional Quality Director
- Provide internal and external project reporting on quality-related activities, issues, and corrective actions
- Verify adequacy of project quality activities
- Establish project quality processes and monitor implementation and effectiveness of those processes
- Monitor implementation of company standards and practices as appropriate
- Effectively implement and use company, client or regulatory document management expectations
- Manage quality schedule, and ensure coordination between design discipline reviews
- Manage quality review and comment resolution process (schedule meetings with reviewers, negotiate mutually acceptable resolutions, escalate disputed issues, and track open comments to closure)
- Assist in identifying and documenting issues that may cause, or contribute to, deviations from planned/expected outcomes and develop corrective action plans to address issues
- Oversee subconsultant quality activities and deliverable review; audit subconsultant quality activities as appropriate
- Support project conformance reviews in accordance with company QMS
- Support training of project/program staff on project QMP/PMP requirements
- Verify that project teams have team members with right experience and capability
- Lead QA/QC-related discussions during project team meetings
- Management of the quality efforts for a multi-disciplinary team with subconsultants contributing significantly to the overall design package
- Management of a metric-driven quality program with significant, formal client involvement and project auditing
- Support typical for projects with construction value generally in the range of $50M to $500M
- Participate as a member of the Area Business Group Leadership Team
- Be committed to quality, improvement, and HDR values
- May be requested to develop and manage an independent QMS for JV or mega-projects
- Plan, direct, and monitor all aspects of large multi‑discipline projects, programs, or tasks
- Manage and coordinate several projects concurrently
- Serve as a PIC, Project Sponsor, Client Manager for select projects and clients
- Perform other duties as needed
- Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering, or closely related field
- Certification to applicable country quality management professional certification (e.g., ASQ CMQ/OE, CQA, CQE)
- Experience with Transportation Clients based in the Mid‑Atlantic Market, such as VDOT, DDOT, WMATA, MDOT, etc.
- Quality management professional certification (e.g., ASQ CMQ/OE, CQA, CQE)
- Ability to interact with various design teams
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture
- Professional Bachelor's degree
- A minimum of 10 years in similar consulting industry and at least 8 years in specific technical area covered
- Deep understanding of QMS fundamentals
- Proven skills in…
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