About Us

At HDR, we specialize in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. While we are most well-known for adding beauty and structure to communities through high-performance buildings and smart infrastructure, we provide much more than that. We create an unshakable foundation for progress because our multidisciplinary teams also include scientists, economists, builders, analysts and artists. That's why we believe diversity is our greatest strength. HDR is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer.

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We believe that the way we work can add meaning and value to the world. That ideas inspire positive change. That coloring outside the lines can illuminate fresh perspectives. And that small details yield important realizations. Above all, we believe that collaboration is the best way forward.

Primary Responsibilities

The Transportation Division/Traffic Engineering and ITS Market Sector of HDR is actively seeking a creative, highly talented Section Leader and Senior Traffic/ITS Engineer in our traffic engineering group for immediate employment in our LA region offices. The appropriately qualified applicant will be able to demonstrate an established career in Traffic Engineering planning and design specific to ITS and traffic improvement projects as well as experience in emerging technology related traffic engineering issues. HDR is proud to provide our employees with exciting, challenging projects and team leadership positions. The successful candidate can look forward to projects including assignments such as the LAX Program Management Project, LA Metro, OCTA, Riverside County On Call contract and many other transportation and transit public works project. This candidate will be involved in the development and support of many other challenging multi-modal projects for agencies like LA Metro, City of LA, City of Long Beach, OCTA, SBCTA, TLMA and RCTC as well as other clients. The primary duties of this senior ; leadership position include providing planning for the production of traffic operations analysis and design oversight for traffic design and traffic management system plans and all aspects of an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS). You must be comfortable being viewed as a technical expert with recognized authority in an area of specialization that resolves problems of greater scope and complexity while planning and developing projects or design activities that have significant impact on major company programs. May serve as project manager on larger traffic projects, however, project management is not the sole focus of the position.

In the role of Traffic Engineering Section Lead, we'll count on you to:

• Take responsibility for operations of production section including staff development, profitability, morale, quality control and marketing support
• Function as Project Manager and take responsibility for production on projects in addition to management responsibilities
• Take administrative responsibility for section staff and technical service functions, and lead and coordinate services with other sectionsBe involved in marketing planning, proposals and interviews
• Be directly involved with industrial and public clients in marketing, project production and related issues
• See that all work is planned, organized, controlled and evaluated through proactive project management system
• Implement, monitor and support company policy
• Select, train, develop and manage technical personnel
• Manage and develop multidiscipline teams
• Work cooperatively with National Directors and marketing staff in local and national marketing and production efforts
• Perform other duties as needed

Keywords: Traffic Engineering Section Lead, traffic engineering, ITS

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Transportation Engineering and PE
• A minimum of 10 years management experience
• Professional registration or license
• Strong communication and listening skills
• Ability to handle multiple assignments
• Good leadership and organizational skills
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

Preferred Qualifications

• Requires project experience working on multi-disciplinary planning and design project teams.
• California P.E. license
• Candidate must have experience in client/project/task management, traffic engineering, and ITS including work on projects in Southern California and throughout the state.
• Candidate must be experienced in preparing scopes of work, work schedules, budgets, and quality assurance plans including cost control, updated cost to completes, and implementing project implementation plans.
• Experience in innovative project solutions and active communications skills required.
• Position requires experience in preparing Caltrans level documents including Concept designs and PS&E of traffic operations systems.
• Position includes exposure in transit management and performance, transit capacity and level of service, emerging and innovative public transport and technologies.

Why HDR

At HDR, we know work isn't only about who you work for it's also about what you do and how you do it. Led by the strength of our values and a culture shaped by employee ownership, we network with each other, build on each other's contributions, and collaborate together to make great things possible. When you join HDR, we give you license to do the same. We help you take charge of your career, giving you multiple growth opportunities along the way.