Senior Transportation Project Manager - Bridges and Structures

Senior Transportation Project Manager - Bridges and Structures

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Time for your next career move? The HDR Transportation program is nationally ranked by Engineering News‑Record as 1st in Bridges, 5th in Transportation and 5th in Highways. We partner with clients to help them realize what’s possible with custom solutions backed by a thorough understanding of industry trends.

We look for career‑minded professionals to work as a key member of a bridges and structures team for moderate to large projects and work independently on smaller projects. This position leads a transportation team managing projects across multiple sectors.

• Direct and coordinate work of single or multidiscipline teams throughout the project’s lifecycle (from development and initiation to close‑out)
• Responsible for all aspects of complex small to medium projects or routine large projects
• Produce and coordinate several small to medium projects concurrently
• Establish and maintain client relations, and be involved with marketing, contractual, design and production meetings
• Conduct work sessions for deliverable development in conjunction with other staff and stakeholders
• Coordinate staffing and workload throughout the project life cycle, and ensure completion of deliverables on schedule
• Track financial aspects of projects, and coordinate and adjust work effort with team to ensure that work is completed within parameters of agreed‑to budget and schedule
• Work with Accounting, Operational and Business leadership for periodic project reviews
• Implement QA/QC procedures
• Perform other duties as needed

• Minimum 15 years of experience in bridges and structures
• Solid business development skills with history of winning projects as the proposed project manager or task lead
• Experience managing projects for DOT or Municipality
• Willingness to work full time onsite at Client or Project Offices
• Preference given to candidates local to:
  Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis, Nashville
• Familiarity with Microstation, Open Roads, Geopak and/or Inroads, or similar

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• 10 years related experience
• A minimum 5 years project management experience
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• MS Office and MS Project experience (Access experience would be plus)
• Demonstrated leadership, business development and strategic planning skills
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must

HDR is our company. Together we build on each other’s life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to our clients and communities.

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

United States – Tennessee – Nashville

United States – Tennessee – Memphis, United States – Tennessee – Knoxville, United States – Tennessee – Chattanooga, United States – Kentucky – Lexington

Highway + Road

Full‑time

Regular

Bridges and Structures

Job Posting:
Dec 8, 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.

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