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Central / West Tunnel Practice Lead

HDR, Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76102

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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

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

Qualifications

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, 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

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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