Senior Transportation Project Manager

About the role

This isn't just a job, it's a chance to lead progress, drive meaningful impact, and leave a legacy of smarter, more connected transportation networks.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate work of single or multidiscipline teams throughout the project's lifecycle (from development & initiation to close-out)
• Responsible for all aspects of large multidiscipline projects or medium-sized projects with high degree of technical complexity, involving a large project staff
• Produce and coordinate several 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
• Cookstaff 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
• Implement QA/QC procedures
• Supervise large project staffs and act as mentor for less-experienced Project Managers
• Perform other duties as needed

Requirements

• Master's degree
• PMP certification
• Local candidates are preferred

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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree
• PMP certification
• Local candidates are preferred

Benefits

We are all employee-owners at HDR, which is the foundation of our collaborative culture that connects employees around the world.

Skills

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

Pay

Salary range is determined based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Full-time

Employee Status

Regular

Business Class

Highways

Primary Location

United States-South Carolina-Charleston

Other Locations

• United States-South Carolina-Columbia
• United States-South Carolina-Greenville
• United States-South Carolina-Fort Mill

Industry

Highway + Road

Job Posting

Dec 9, 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.