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HDR · 2 weeks ago

Rail Bridge Project Manager

Rosemont, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$113K/yr - $161K/yr

7+ years exp

HDR is a company focused on creating a welcoming environment that values diversity and inclusion. They are seeking a Rail Bridge Project Manager to lead bridge projects, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and ensure successful project delivery while fostering client relationships and mentoring junior staff.

ArchitectureConsulting

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Serve as the internal lead and primary client point of contact for a variety of bridge projects with Class I railroads, short line railroads, industries, utilities, ports, transit agencies, highway agencies, and other industry clients

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 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

Plan, organize, and coordinate with technical, clerical, and subconsultant professionals on multi-disciplinary teams to manage and coordinate workloads throughout entire project

Work with the Accounting, Operational and Business leadership for periodic project reviews

Implement QA/QC procedures

Participate in client and stakeholder visits, site visits, field assessments, and construction inspection as needed

Attend industry events and represent HDR, as needed

Mentor younger staff and support continued professional development

Apply structural engineering and detailing techniques to support the development of bid plans for railroad bridges, retaining walls, box culverts and associated railroad structures

Utilize AREMA bridge engineering design procedures, performing structural calculations, develop structural details, and use specialized software as needed

Assign, supervise, and review work and/or check design calculations, plans, estimates and specifications produced by junior engineers and Bridge EITs

Perform other duties as needed

Qualification

Structural EngineeringProfessional Engineer (PE) licenseProject ManagementAREMA bridge engineeringFreight rail designEngineering software proficiencyClient communicationLeadership skillsTechnical writingMentoring

Required

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

7 years related experience

A minimum 2 years project management experience

Professional Engineer (PE) license

MS Office and MS Project experience is required (Access experience would be plus)

Demonstrated leadership skills

An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

Preferred

Master of Science in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering

Structural Engineering (SE) license, or plan to obtain SE

Experience in technical writing, communicating, and presenting to clients and the public

Experience with rail, industrial, or transit clients is strongly preferred

Construction inspection or construction management experience is a plus

Railroad bridge inspection experience

Experience with freight rail or transit rail design is strongly preferred

Familiarity with engineering software packages such as: LARSA, LEAP Bridge Enterprise, FB-MultiPier, LPile, SAP2000, CSiBridge, ADINA, spColumn, and/or LUSAS

Experience using MicroStation or AutoCAD