Traffic and Planning Section Manager

Primary Responsibilities:

HDR is seeking a Tennessee Traffic and Planning Section Manager to join our Tennessee team to lead all traffic activities and traffic staff in our Tennessee offices. The ideal candidate will work well in a team environment, enjoy tackling new challenges, have strong written and verbal communication skills, and have a passion to advance the transportation profession. They will be comfortable working collaboratively and independently. As a Traffic and Planning Section Manager, we'll count on you to:

• Manage projects and tasks that include traffic elements, arterial and freeway corridor studies, feasibility studies, transportation NEPA projects, alternative evaluation reports, and design of roadway, bicycle, pedestrian, and transit projects.
• Collaborate with multimodal teams of planners, engineers, technical specialists, and communications specialists - at times under compressed timelines.
• Assess traffic operations and safety using modeling software, using a multimodal perspective for all system users.
• Identify geometric, traffic control, or technological solutions to address existing transportation system deficiencies.
• Research and identify new and innovative solutions to plan for and adapt to the growth of technology in transportation.
• Write data-backed and compelling multimodal plans and studies.
• Share project work and conclusions with project team members, clients and the public.
• Coordination of the HDR regional traffic and planning and priorities of national transit/transportation leadership and area operations management to drive growth of market sectors in the Tennessee area.
• Manage a section of professionals to comply with the project scope and client requirements.
• Promote and conduct branding of HDR to the industry and client community, and serve as the face of HDR to executive management, board members, and project management staff of clients.
• Serve as a project director or project manager for key projects, or contribute to a support role as appropriate.
• Work on select key projects and provides technical expertise to develop project budgets, monitor and direct tasks, provide quality control reviews, and oversight as needed.
• Work with the Business/Accounting Manager, Project Controller, and management as needed for reviews, goals, project accounting, etc.
• Participate in ensuring adherence to Quality Assurance and Quality Control procedures on transit projects.
• Successful Project Delivery.
• Work with HDR counterparts to develop strategies for: key hires, project pursuits, team growth, area growth and profitability, employee engagement and satisfaction.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PTOE
• RSP I or II
• Experience with traffic analysis modeling software (e.g., Synchro, TransModeler, and Vissim)
• Understanding and experience with planning-level traffic analysis and forecasting preferred
• Experience working with the Tennessee DOT and the Tennessee Municipalities
• Experience working on multimodal projects