Louisiana Transit Area Market Sector Leader

Louisiana Transit Area Market Sector Leader

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world? Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

HDR is seeking a Transit Market Sector Leader for the Louisiana Area, who will be responsible for building and expanding our transportation consulting business with transit clients. This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic-minded transit leader motivated by great projects, highly technical teams, and a global platform to tap into an organization with crystal clear strategic plans.

Specifically, this individual will be an integral part of the senior leadership team and will be responsible to develop business, manage and deliver projects, develop staff, and respond to client needs. This is a seller/doer position and requires an individual with a strong character of self-motivation, nimble technical capability, and team leadership.

The primary duty of the Louisiana Transit Market Sector Lead includes responsibility for partnering with regional management to develop and execute transit and rail market strategies. Specific duties 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 various 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 and freight rail market sectors as well as play an integral role in leading strategic growth across the region. 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.

The Transit Market Sector Leader will report to the Area Transportation Business Group Manager. In addition, the Leader will work closely with HDR's Area and global transportation technical (business class) leaders in a collaborative team environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, planning or similar related degrees.
• Minimum of 15 years in leading transit engineering and planning services for major transportation infrastructure development.
• Experience with major capital programs from planning through design and construction for private, federal, state and local clients.
• Deep client relationships with transit and rail agencies, or other private entities, in the Louisiana and proven track record of success in this area.
• Experienced in development and management of strategic marketing programs for the transportation industry.
• Experienced in development and management of a wide range of client relationships and specific program and/or project pursuits.
• Proven success managing and mentoring staff.
• Actively engaged in professional or industry associations to enhance HDR technical expertise and brand

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in an engineering, planning or a related field
• A minimum of 10 years of industry experience
• 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 Regional Market Sector Directors, Market Sector Directors, Business Class Directors, Regional Business Group Directors, 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 must

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

As employee-owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day. Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

Primary Location: United States-Louisiana-Metairie

Industry: Transit

Schedule: Full-time

Employee Status: Regular

Business Class: Transit Engineering

Job Posting: Jul 24, 2025

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.