Trenchless Services Senior Construction Consultant

HDR is looking for a Senior Construction Consultant to join our national Trenchless Services team. This role will report to the Trenchless Services Engineering Lead, having primary responsibilities supporting the execution of design and field services associated with trenchless services: engineering, design, and construction applications.

• Provide Construction Oversight for Trenchless installations.
• Conduct constructability reviews of Trenchless engineering efforts.
• Conduct daily reviews of deliverables for Trenchless construction activities.
• Conduct site visits during preliminary engineering efforts.
• Conduct Route Assessments for Trenchless aspects of Pipeline Siting & Routing efforts.
• Oversight of Trenchless Construction Oversight activities (coordinating staffing, developing/reviewing CM scopes).
• Some client interface to support Business Development for Trenchless services.
• Take responsibility for subcontractor coordination, scheduling, and quality control.
• Prepare the Project Management Plan of Construction Management Plan.
• Develop procedures for executing construction contract administration activities including document, change, time, cost, quality, and safety management, and implement procedures in coordination with the project team.
• Perform additional construction management activities, including development procurement - construction schedules, construction subcontract scopes, review of subcontract terms and conditions, performance of constructability and value engineering reviews, construction estimating and schedule reviews, and project construction performance presentations.
• Administer and manage construction activities.
• Monitor progress of the overall design as related to construction requirements.
• Perform value engineering and constructability reviews.
• Coordinate local bidding efforts for quotes obtained in the field.
• Assist in procurement of purchase orders and subcontract packages.
• Coordinate document management and review of shop drawings and pay applications.
• Prepare, issue, and negotiate Change Orders.
• Review and analyze baseline and updated construction schedules.
• Control the project budget and schedule.
• Coordinate and manage project quality assurance and control, and inspection services.
• Ensure subcontractor compliance with the Health and Safety Program through communication and inspections.
• Prepare and update project schedules, pay requests, and progress, budget, and schedule management reports.
• Take responsibility for project setup and temporary facilities.
• Perform other duties as needed.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Construction Science or closely related field or equivalent work experience.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in construction planning and management, including contracts, document/time/cost/quality management, change management, site safety, bidding, purchasing, scheduling, and subcontracting.
• Experience with Microsoft Office.
• Experience with construction management software such as Procore, Prolog, Primavera, Bluebeam, etc.
• Strong people skills and ability to interact with Owner, Engineer, Contractor and other project stakeholders.
• Attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture.

• Professional Engineer (PE)
• Certified Construction Manager (CCM)
• Experience with estimating software, scheduling software, project management software and web-based collaboration software.

Industry: Industrial
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Schedule:

Full-time
• Employee Status:
Regular

We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records. The compensation range for this position is $135,000 - $165,000 depending on skills, experience, education and location.

Primary

Location:

United States-Louisiana-Lafayette;
Other Locations:
United States-National travel across multiple states listed in the original posting.

Job Posting:
Sep 18, 2025