HDR
Transportation Project Manager - Highways and Roads
HDR, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, 37955
Transportation Project Manager – Highways and Roads
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Our Transportation Business Group in Kentucky / Tennessee is looking for career‑minded professionals to work as a key member of a highway / roadway design team for moderate to large projects and work independently on smaller projects. This position would lead a transportation team managing across multiple sectors including DOT, transit, aviation, ports/maritime, and CEI.
Primary Responsibilities
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
Work with the Accounting, Operational and Business leadership for periodic project reviews
Implement QA/QC procedures
Perform other duties as needed
Preferred Qualifications
Minimum 10 years of experience in highway location and design
Experience managing projects for DOT or Municipality
Willingness to work full time on‑site at Client or Project Offices
Preference given to candidates local to: Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis, Nashville
Familiarity with Microstation, Open Roads, Geopak and/or Inroads, or similar
Required Qualifications
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 a plus)
Demonstrated leadership skills
Actively participate in an employee‑owned culture is a must
Location : Nashville, TN (United States – Tennessee – Nashville). Other locations: Memphis, TN; Knoxville, TN; Chattanooga, TN; Lexington, KY.
Schedule : Full‑time |
Employee Status : Regular |
Business Class : Highways |
Job Posted : Dec 8, 2025
At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer (https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer). We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.
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Our Transportation Business Group in Kentucky / Tennessee is looking for career‑minded professionals to work as a key member of a highway / roadway design team for moderate to large projects and work independently on smaller projects. This position would lead a transportation team managing across multiple sectors including DOT, transit, aviation, ports/maritime, and CEI.
Primary Responsibilities
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
Work with the Accounting, Operational and Business leadership for periodic project reviews
Implement QA/QC procedures
Perform other duties as needed
Preferred Qualifications
Minimum 10 years of experience in highway location and design
Experience managing projects for DOT or Municipality
Willingness to work full time on‑site at Client or Project Offices
Preference given to candidates local to: Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis, Nashville
Familiarity with Microstation, Open Roads, Geopak and/or Inroads, or similar
Required Qualifications
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 a plus)
Demonstrated leadership skills
Actively participate in an employee‑owned culture is a must
Location : Nashville, TN (United States – Tennessee – Nashville). Other locations: Memphis, TN; Knoxville, TN; Chattanooga, TN; Lexington, KY.
Schedule : Full‑time |
Employee Status : Regular |
Business Class : Highways |
Job Posted : Dec 8, 2025
At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer (https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer). We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.
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