HDR · 2 days ago
High Speed Rail Planning Lead
Bellevue, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $214K/yr
10+ years expHDR is a company that values employee engagement and diversity. In the role of High Speed Rail Planning Lead, you will direct and coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage large and complex projects, and establish client relations while ensuring project deliverables are completed on schedule and within budget.
ArchitectureConsulting
Responsibilities
Direct and coordinate work of single or multidiscipline teams throughout the project's lifecycle (from development & initiation to close-out)
Responsible for all aspects of large multidiscipline projects or medium-sized projects with high degree of technical complexity, involving a large project staff
Produce and coordinate several 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 through entire 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
Demonstrate extensive public participation, agency coordination, planning and programming experience
Work with the Accounting, Operational and Business leadership for periodic project reviews
Implement QA/QC procedures
Supervise large project staffs and act as mentor for less-experienced Project Managers
Perform other duties as needed
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in related field
10 years related experience
A minimum of 5 years of project management experience
Familiar with Microsoft Office, estimating and scheduling software, project management software
Must have the ability to interact with various design teams, have excellent organizational, project management and communication (both written and verbal) skills
An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
Preferred
10-15 years planning for transit capital projects
Experience evaluating alternatives for capital projects based on many competing characteristics including but not limited to ridership forecasting, environmental constraints and impacts, community input and using technical feasibility to compare options
Experience in informing effective engagement strategies
Experience with planning during NEPA/ CEAA environmental review
Experience working with agencies having jurisdiction (AHJ) on projects in planning (cities, counties, state agencies, regulatory agencies, etc)
Experience collaborating across disciplines (Ex: Environment, planning, engineering, operations) on complex projects
Experience with green field route identification for passenger rail projects, or similar experience; not planning on a host railroad
Experience with pre-NEPA planning and scoping
Experience/familiarity with FRA, capital projects in Canada or Portland, Oregon
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Short and long-term disability
Life insurance
An employee assistance program
Paid time away
Parental leave
Paid holidays
A retirement savings plan with employer match
Employee referral bonus
Tuition reimbursement
Company
HDR
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