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.

We invite you to build your transportation career at HDR. Our global team is looking for a success-oriented Transportation Engineer that will be a key player in HDR's freight rail program.

The freight rail network is a vital link in our national and global supply chain markets. Your work at HDR results in critical infrastructure for the sustainable movement of goods and people. Whether it is a traditional railroad structure across a major river, or an engineering marvel that redefines freight mobility at historic bottlenecks, you will have created something that matters.

HDR Transportation Engineers thrive in entrepreneurial environments where team members are encouraged to shape their work roles to their strengths and interests. Our proven workshare approach provides opportunities to work across our transportation program and participate with clients and projects around the globe. Our culture of innovation and collaboration places strong emphasis on team-spirit, diversity thoughtfulness, growth and learning, discipline expertise, and personal accountability offering you a rewarding career in our dynamic, high-performance environment. If that sounds good to you, please apply!

Primary Responsibilities

HDR is currently seeking a Transportation Engineer to join our team in Texas. As an employee-owner in this mid-level Transportation Engineer role, we'll count on you to:

• Serve in a technical role on civil engineering/design projects to support HDR's Freight Rail Market Sector and other market sectors as needed.
• Perform civil engineering/design calculations and develop design details using specialized software geometric layouts, writing specifications, developing cost estimates, and reviewing construction submittals.
• Support Project Managers or Task Leads in the development of proposal, project scope, budget, and schedule elements.
• Work across team-driven environments, across regions, and with a variety of clients that include rail, industrial, terminal, utility, agency, DOT, port, transit, and other industry clients.
• Be involved in project activities ranging from feasibility analysis to final design and through to construction phase activities.
• Support Project Managers by participating in client and stakeholder visits, site visits, field assessments, and construction inspections as needed.
• Review or check design calculations, estimates and specifications produced by other staff.
• Assist in the delivery of multi-disciplinary projects, including the planning and environmental clearance process of a project.
• Periodic travel for client visits, site visits, field assessments and construction observation, as needed
• Mentor less-experienced staff.

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.
• Texas PE or ability to be licensed within 12 months.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in transportation-related design (e.g., roadway, site/civil, railroads or transit, or other linear corridor design).
• Interest in the railroad industry.
• Proficiency with civil analysis and design software programs(e.g., MicroStation and InRoads, AutoCAD and Civil3D, etc.)
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office software.
• Demonstrated communication skills and ability to work in a team environment with various teams.
• Ability to travel periodically for client visits, site visits, field assessments, and construction inspections.
• An attitude and commitment to be an active participant of our employee-owned culture.
• Desire to advance technical skills to support the growth of the section and work within a collaborative team
• Drivers License.

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of 2 years of experience within transportation engineering industry and familiarity.
• Ability to become licensed as a P.E. or P. Eng. in additional jurisdictions through the NCEES or similar.
• Experience with railroad, industrial or transit clients.
• Experience in OpenRoads / OpenRail.
• Construction inspection or construction management experience is a plus.

We've already earned National ACEC awards for: the West Colton Flyover Structures which eliminated one of the largest bottlenecks in US history with an innovative first-of-its-kind flyover, the HDR-patented Infinity Loop Design, and the West Vancouver Freight Access Program Management project where we worked with the port to right-size and more efficiently adapt to evolving industry demands. You could help us bring home the next one.

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.

We understand your career is a big part of your life, but it's not your whole life. We offer benefits that look out for your health and wellness from a "whole you" perspective. Whether you are continuing your education, mapping your financial future, balancing work and family, or planning for retirement, we want to support your personal and professional goals. Benefits include an excellent medical plan, paid time off, tuition assistance, 401(k) and employee stock ownership plans - and more! At HDR, you can own your future, own your company, and own who you are.

Join us to collaborate with a global team, grow your career and work on amazing projects!