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HDR

Central / West Tunnel Practice Lead

HDR, Corpus Christi, Texas, United States, 78417

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Overview At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected. We foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and communities. This is a key leadership role in HDR’s Water Business Group, focusing on hydraulic tunnel engineering and overseeing trenchless projects within the Central/West Regions.

This is a leadership position that will lead some of the largest and most significant infrastructure projects and will support design teams, client relations, and project development across a variety of tunnel and civil infrastructure projects related to water, wastewater, stormwater, and reclaimed water.

HDR embraces a robust workshare program and emphasizes risk management, quality control, and strategic direction for our tunneling practice. Regular travel can be expected to support project execution and business development.

EEO statement:

HDR is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records. See https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer for details.

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 coordination for subconsultant risk management including Quality Assurance activities and scope provisions

Assessment and enhancement of HDR’s capabilities regarding tunnel construction and trenchless technologies (e.g., SEM, NATM)

Collaboration with HDR’s WBG Tunnel Practice Lead and 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 design support

Assessing terrestrial and marine construction capabilities

Numerical modeling to support tunnel projects (ground/structure interaction, underpinning)

Coordination/production of design calculations, contract documents

Site characterization and geotechnical evaluations

Construction engineering support

Inspections and condition assessments

Resiliency, operations, and emergency response issues

This role supports HDR’s tunnel practice focusing on execution, supervision, and planning of tunneling projects, and will involve managing client relationships. Regular travel is expected to support project execution and business development endeavors.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

10 years related experience

A minimum 5 years project management experience

Professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the position’s location (e.g., PE or P.Eng)

MS Office and MS Project experience (Access is a plus)

Demonstrated leadership, business development and strategic planning skills

Commitment to participating in HDR’s employee-owned culture

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree

Ability to communicate and coordinate work within an integrated multidisciplinary team

Experience in U.S. tunneling design and construction

Leading design and construction of tunnels for major projects

Geotechnical expertise (rock/mechanics, ground conditions)

Knowledge of SEM, NATM, SCL, EPBM, cut-and-cover techniques

Publications or professional involvement in industry groups

Ph.D. in engineering or related field

Experience managing staff, clients, contracts; hiring engineers

Strong marketing and business development skills and industry contacts

Experience with numerical analysis tools (e.g., FLAC, PLAXIS, MIDAS, MODFLOW)

Knowledge of FEM-based ground-structure interaction modelling

Experience with large-scale underground projects and urban tunneling

Prior construction or contractor experience

HDR is committed to a culture of inclusion and offers a comprehensive benefits package to support employee ownership and success.

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