HDR
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Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.
We believe water is more than a resource, it’s a shared responsibility. As part of our Water Business Group, you’ll help shape how communities manage water for generations to come. From delivering safe drinking water and treating wastewater responsibly to developing sustainable water supplies and protecting lives and property through flood control, your work will directly support public health, environmental sustainability, and infrastructure resilience. We bring together experts across disciplines to solve complex challenges with bold thinking and technical excellence. Whether you’re modernizing aging systems or pioneering innovative approaches, your contributions will make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. This isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to lead change, drive progress, and leave a lasting legacy.
This is a key leadership role that functions in partnership with some of the best and brightest water professionals in the industry. This person will lead some of the largest and most significant infrastructure projects in the Central and West Regions. This role will focus on hydraulic tunnel engineering.
The Central/West Tunnel Practice Lead is a professional that is well versed in all aspects of services for trenchless projects. We have a strong backlog of conveyance work and opportunities for continued growth.
The duties of the Central/West Tunnel Practice Lead are to support design teams and oversee all aspects of trenchless discipline and multi‑benefit projects with a high degree of technical complexity. The position will help build and maintain client relations and participate in project development and contract document preparation. The person will support staff across a variety of disciplines. The position will participate in and provide oversight of a variety of project types including planning, design, inspection and construction management of tunnels and general site civil of major water, wastewater, stormwater and reclaimed water infrastructure. The position will also work in coordination with HDR’s national Business Class Director, Tunnel Practice Lead, technical leads and advisors.
You will participate in the technical advancement and corporate management of HDR’s tunnel/trenchless program. HDR utilizes a robust workshare program, and it is common and expected that work is shared across the HDR network between our operational areas.
This person will also be responsible for supporting HDR’s risk awareness and management of the WBG tunneling portfolio, influencing the firm’s geotechnical and tunneling/underground engineering practice, and participating in the development and implementation of HDR’s strategic direction for our tunneling practice. The selected candidate will also support overall quality control, manage project delivery risk and participate in HDR’s go/no go process during the project pursuit phase.
Responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities
Direct involvement and oversight on select projects to manage tunnel related services
Advising on and review of alternatives analyses and feasibility studies related to tunnels
Risk Management and risk awareness of the WBG tunneling portfolio
Subconsultant vetting and working with teams for subconsultant risk management including required Quality Assurance activities and scope provisions
Assessment and enhancement of HDR’s capabilities regarding tunnel construction and trenchless technologies including expertise with Sequential Excavation Method (SEM) and the New Austrian Tunneling Method (NATM)
Collaboration with HDR’s WBG Tunnel Practice Lead our Geotechnical Cross Sector
Verify qualifications and training of field staff assigned to construction phase services related to tunnels
Secondary Responsibilities
Cost Engineering support
Skills and bench-depth management for tunnel instrumentation, mechanical, civil, and mechanical consulting and design support for projects
Assessing terrestrial and marine construction capabilities
Numerical modeling to support tunnel projects including modeling of ground/structure interaction and underpinning of buildings and utilities
Technologies for coordination/production of design (calculations), design products, and contract documents
Site characterization and geotechnical evaluations
Construction Engineering support
Inspections and Condition Assessments
Resiliency, operations, and emergency response issues
Preferred Qualifications
Masters degree
Ability to communicate and coordinate work within an integrated multidisciplinary team
Applicable experience in:
U.S. focused tunneling design and construction
Leading the design and construction of tunnels and underground facilities for major projects
Rock mechanics, soil mechanics, and geotechnical engineering
Wide varieties of ground conditions
Applications of various approaches and technologies such as SEM, NATM, SCL, EPBM, and cut-and-cover techniques.
Track record of industry facing publication and presentation of technical papers and active participation in professional organizations
Ph.D. in engineering or related field
Previous experience managing staff, clients and contracts, and hiring staff for an engineering consulting firm, is desired
Excellent marketing and business development skills in addition to contacts/relationships in respective business class discipline
Experience in numerical analysis such as FLAC, UDEC, PHASES2, PLAXIS 2D & 3D, MIDAS GTS, MODFLOW, etc. is a plus.
Ground-structure-interaction modelling (FEM or similar)
Experience in large scale underground projects, urban tunneling, tunnel rehabilitation
Prior working experience in construction or working for a contractor
Robust interpersonal skills and professional demeanor appropriate for interacting with clients, other design professionals and colleagues
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Engineering
10 years related experience
A minimum 5 years project management experience
Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) 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
Primary Location United States-Wisconsin-Madison
Other Locations
United States-Oklahoma
United States-Texas-Round Rock
United States-South Dakota-Rapid City
United States-Minnesota
United States-Washington-Bellevue
United States-Wyoming-Cheyenne
United States-Missouri-Kansas City
United States-South Dakota-Sioux Falls
United States-Oregon
United States-California-Long Beach
United States-Minnesota-Saint Louis Park
United States-Hawaii
United States-Wyoming
United States-Oregon-Salem
United States-Louisiana-New Orleans
United States-Texas-Fort Worth
United States-Montana-Missoula
United States-Wisconsin
United States-New Mexico-Albuquerque
United States-Texas-Houston
United States-Michigan
United States-California-Irvine
United States-Missouri-Columbia
United States-Washington-Tacoma
United States-Nevada
United States-Nevada-Reno
United States-Colorado-Fort Collins
United States-Colorado
United States-Iowa-Des Moines
United States-California-Folsom
United States-Oregon-Portland
United States-Washington
United States-Montana-Bozeman
United States-Texas-El Paso
United States-Arizona
United States-Colorado-Durango
United States-Utah
United States-Alaska-Anchorage
United States-Texas-Corpus Christi
United States-Louisiana
United States-Minnesota-Minneapolis
United States-Washington-Seattle
United States-New Mexico
United States-Nevada-Las Vegas
United States-Montana-Billings
United States-Texas-Dallas
United States-California
United States-Washington-Spokane
United States-California-San Diego
United States-Iowa-Cedar Rapids
United States-Michigan-Lansing
United States-Washington-Pasco
United States-Nebraska
United States-California-Riverside
United States-Texas-Austin
United States-Texas
United States-Nebraska-Omaha
United States-Colorado-Denver
United States-Oregon-Bend
United States-Illinois-Springfield
United States-California-Sacramento
United States-Texas-Brownsville
United States-Missouri-St Louis
United States-Alaska
United States-California-Pasadena
United States-South Dakota
United States-Arizona-Tucson
United States-Michigan-Ann Arbor
United States-Indiana
United States-Utah-Salt Lake City
United States-North Dakota
United States-Washington-Olympia
United States-Colorado-Colorado Springs
United States-Wisconsin-Milwaukee
United States-Hawaii-Honolulu
United States-Michigan-Detroit
United States-Arizona-Phoenix
United States-North Dakota-Bismarck
United States-Idaho
United States-Washington-Everett
United States-Montana
United States-California-Walnut Creek
United States-Illinois
United States-Louisiana-Baton Rouge
United States-Illinois-Chicago
United States-California-Los Angeles
United States-Missouri
United States-Idaho-Boise
United States-Iowa
United States-Texas-San Antonio
United States-Washington-Edmonds
United States-California-Ventura
Industry Water
Schedule Full-time
Employee Status Regular
Business Class Pump Stations and Pipelines
Job Posting Oct 13, 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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Watch Our Story: https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story
Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.
We believe water is more than a resource, it’s a shared responsibility. As part of our Water Business Group, you’ll help shape how communities manage water for generations to come. From delivering safe drinking water and treating wastewater responsibly to developing sustainable water supplies and protecting lives and property through flood control, your work will directly support public health, environmental sustainability, and infrastructure resilience. We bring together experts across disciplines to solve complex challenges with bold thinking and technical excellence. Whether you’re modernizing aging systems or pioneering innovative approaches, your contributions will make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. This isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to lead change, drive progress, and leave a lasting legacy.
This is a key leadership role that functions in partnership with some of the best and brightest water professionals in the industry. This person will lead some of the largest and most significant infrastructure projects in the Central and West Regions. This role will focus on hydraulic tunnel engineering.
The Central/West Tunnel Practice Lead is a professional that is well versed in all aspects of services for trenchless projects. We have a strong backlog of conveyance work and opportunities for continued growth.
The duties of the Central/West Tunnel Practice Lead are to support design teams and oversee all aspects of trenchless discipline and multi‑benefit projects with a high degree of technical complexity. The position will help build and maintain client relations and participate in project development and contract document preparation. The person will support staff across a variety of disciplines. The position will participate in and provide oversight of a variety of project types including planning, design, inspection and construction management of tunnels and general site civil of major water, wastewater, stormwater and reclaimed water infrastructure. The position will also work in coordination with HDR’s national Business Class Director, Tunnel Practice Lead, technical leads and advisors.
You will participate in the technical advancement and corporate management of HDR’s tunnel/trenchless program. HDR utilizes a robust workshare program, and it is common and expected that work is shared across the HDR network between our operational areas.
This person will also be responsible for supporting HDR’s risk awareness and management of the WBG tunneling portfolio, influencing the firm’s geotechnical and tunneling/underground engineering practice, and participating in the development and implementation of HDR’s strategic direction for our tunneling practice. The selected candidate will also support overall quality control, manage project delivery risk and participate in HDR’s go/no go process during the project pursuit phase.
Responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities
Direct involvement and oversight on select projects to manage tunnel related services
Advising on and review of alternatives analyses and feasibility studies related to tunnels
Risk Management and risk awareness of the WBG tunneling portfolio
Subconsultant vetting and working with teams for subconsultant risk management including required Quality Assurance activities and scope provisions
Assessment and enhancement of HDR’s capabilities regarding tunnel construction and trenchless technologies including expertise with Sequential Excavation Method (SEM) and the New Austrian Tunneling Method (NATM)
Collaboration with HDR’s WBG Tunnel Practice Lead our Geotechnical Cross Sector
Verify qualifications and training of field staff assigned to construction phase services related to tunnels
Secondary Responsibilities
Cost Engineering support
Skills and bench-depth management for tunnel instrumentation, mechanical, civil, and mechanical consulting and design support for projects
Assessing terrestrial and marine construction capabilities
Numerical modeling to support tunnel projects including modeling of ground/structure interaction and underpinning of buildings and utilities
Technologies for coordination/production of design (calculations), design products, and contract documents
Site characterization and geotechnical evaluations
Construction Engineering support
Inspections and Condition Assessments
Resiliency, operations, and emergency response issues
Preferred Qualifications
Masters degree
Ability to communicate and coordinate work within an integrated multidisciplinary team
Applicable experience in:
U.S. focused tunneling design and construction
Leading the design and construction of tunnels and underground facilities for major projects
Rock mechanics, soil mechanics, and geotechnical engineering
Wide varieties of ground conditions
Applications of various approaches and technologies such as SEM, NATM, SCL, EPBM, and cut-and-cover techniques.
Track record of industry facing publication and presentation of technical papers and active participation in professional organizations
Ph.D. in engineering or related field
Previous experience managing staff, clients and contracts, and hiring staff for an engineering consulting firm, is desired
Excellent marketing and business development skills in addition to contacts/relationships in respective business class discipline
Experience in numerical analysis such as FLAC, UDEC, PHASES2, PLAXIS 2D & 3D, MIDAS GTS, MODFLOW, etc. is a plus.
Ground-structure-interaction modelling (FEM or similar)
Experience in large scale underground projects, urban tunneling, tunnel rehabilitation
Prior working experience in construction or working for a contractor
Robust interpersonal skills and professional demeanor appropriate for interacting with clients, other design professionals and colleagues
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Engineering
10 years related experience
A minimum 5 years project management experience
Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) 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
Primary Location United States-Wisconsin-Madison
Other Locations
United States-Oklahoma
United States-Texas-Round Rock
United States-South Dakota-Rapid City
United States-Minnesota
United States-Washington-Bellevue
United States-Wyoming-Cheyenne
United States-Missouri-Kansas City
United States-South Dakota-Sioux Falls
United States-Oregon
United States-California-Long Beach
United States-Minnesota-Saint Louis Park
United States-Hawaii
United States-Wyoming
United States-Oregon-Salem
United States-Louisiana-New Orleans
United States-Texas-Fort Worth
United States-Montana-Missoula
United States-Wisconsin
United States-New Mexico-Albuquerque
United States-Texas-Houston
United States-Michigan
United States-California-Irvine
United States-Missouri-Columbia
United States-Washington-Tacoma
United States-Nevada
United States-Nevada-Reno
United States-Colorado-Fort Collins
United States-Colorado
United States-Iowa-Des Moines
United States-California-Folsom
United States-Oregon-Portland
United States-Washington
United States-Montana-Bozeman
United States-Texas-El Paso
United States-Arizona
United States-Colorado-Durango
United States-Utah
United States-Alaska-Anchorage
United States-Texas-Corpus Christi
United States-Louisiana
United States-Minnesota-Minneapolis
United States-Washington-Seattle
United States-New Mexico
United States-Nevada-Las Vegas
United States-Montana-Billings
United States-Texas-Dallas
United States-California
United States-Washington-Spokane
United States-California-San Diego
United States-Iowa-Cedar Rapids
United States-Michigan-Lansing
United States-Washington-Pasco
United States-Nebraska
United States-California-Riverside
United States-Texas-Austin
United States-Texas
United States-Nebraska-Omaha
United States-Colorado-Denver
United States-Oregon-Bend
United States-Illinois-Springfield
United States-California-Sacramento
United States-Texas-Brownsville
United States-Missouri-St Louis
United States-Alaska
United States-California-Pasadena
United States-South Dakota
United States-Arizona-Tucson
United States-Michigan-Ann Arbor
United States-Indiana
United States-Utah-Salt Lake City
United States-North Dakota
United States-Washington-Olympia
United States-Colorado-Colorado Springs
United States-Wisconsin-Milwaukee
United States-Hawaii-Honolulu
United States-Michigan-Detroit
United States-Arizona-Phoenix
United States-North Dakota-Bismarck
United States-Idaho
United States-Washington-Everett
United States-Montana
United States-California-Walnut Creek
United States-Illinois
United States-Louisiana-Baton Rouge
United States-Illinois-Chicago
United States-California-Los Angeles
United States-Missouri
United States-Idaho-Boise
United States-Iowa
United States-Texas-San Antonio
United States-Washington-Edmonds
United States-California-Ventura
Industry Water
Schedule Full-time
Employee Status Regular
Business Class Pump Stations and Pipelines
Job Posting Oct 13, 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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