Southeast Transit Market Sector Leader

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The primary duty of the SE Transit Market Sector Leader includes responsibility for partnering with area management, the Global Transit Market Sector Director, and the East Region Transportation Business Group Director to develop and execute transit and rail market strategies throughout the SE Region. This position reports to East Region Transportation Business Group Director.

The specific duties of the position include market opportunity assessment, client management, technical and marketing team coordination, staff growth and development, program and project management, and improvement of technical competencies of market sector staff to meet client needs and market drivers.

Additional duties include:

Strategic Project and Program Leadership – This position will provide leadership on multi-discipline projects and programs across the market sectors and geographic areas. Strategic projects are anticipated to include programmatic assistance of large capital programs, traditional project execution and delivery as well as alternative delivery. Additional duties include senior technical support, quality oversight, best practice development, project leadership, and principal-level program/project management.

Strategic Planning and Program Growth – This position will lead and drive program growth for the transit, intercity, and freight rail market sectors as well as play an integral role in leading strategic growth across the SE region, primarily. Additional duties include supporting internal and external client relationships, recruiting and staff development, and major pursuit coordination. This position also encompasses supporting capture planning efforts, pre-proposal visitations, proposal preparation coordination with technical and marketing staff, presentations, and negotiations.

Global Transit Market Sector Program Growth – This position will assist the Global Transit Market Sector Director in setting the vision to expand services and win contracts within the market. This position will support the development and continuous improvement of the market to ensure it is aligned with market needs and supports the professional development of staff.

Keyword(s): Transportation, transit engineering, transit planning, civil engineer, rail engineer, rail planning, Manager, Director, Leader

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in an engineering, planning or a related field

A minimum of 10 years of industry experience

If an engineer, maintain engineering registration

Experienced in development and management of strategic marketing programs for planning and/or engineering services

Experienced in development and management of a wide range of client relationships and specific program and/or project pursuits

Experienced in overall staff development to include recruiting, career path and professional growth

Experienced with industry associations and maintains a visible profile in the market sector

Ability to work cooperatively with Area Market Sector Directors, Market Sector Directors, Business Class Directors, Regional Business Group Director, Area Business Group Managers, Area Marketing Managers and Area Managers

Demonstrated commitment to HDR values. An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a mustWhat We Believe

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Schedule: Full-time