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HDR

Orange County Area Transportation Program Manager

HDR, Irvine, California, United States, 92713


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 work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

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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 currently in need of a Transportation Area Program Manager for Orange County in our Irvine office. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who desires to lead a large and dynamic transportation team. The primary expectation of the OC APM is to lead the OC Client Development Team with a vision for growth and provide leadership to the entire Irvine office transportation team to ensure a strong team culture and profitable organization, and guide the identification of the need, strategy and execution of recruiting top industry talent.

Primary Responsibilitie

To achieve success, the OC APM will work directly with the Transpo business groups leadership to develop relationships with target clients and pursue new projects in Orange County. The pursuit of new work will be in a collaborative manner with local market sector leaders, cross sector leaders and national experts as required. This individual will oversee and direct the activities of the OC Client Development team to create and implement marketing strategies, recruiting strategies and business strategies.This role includes driving and leading key pursuits with our internal marketing team, to create and implement a pre-positioning strategy and follow-up that strategy through the proposal and interview.It also includes driving our political advocates as needed to support our success on projects, pursuits and brand recognition.This may include setting up and attending information gathering meetings with clients, making teaming arrangements with partners and small businesses and assembling the best HDR team locally and companywide.

This position will be responsible working with the Orange County business class and cross sector leaders to retain staff through strong recognition, career growth opportunities and a culture of listening turned into action.This includes identifying and mentoring future leaders.The OC APM will on behalf of the TBG Leader will be involved in workplanning and ensuring that staff is utilized and projects are properly staffed to avoid long term employee overload or risks to project delivery.The role could include managing various cross sectors in support of the TBG Leader.

A strong understanding of the environmental, planning, engineering design, program management and construction management business is required.

Preferred Qualifications

A minimum of 15 years of program management, office management, or related experience is preferred.Work experience and strong relationships in the Orange County area is strongly preferredLocal candidates are preferredInvolvement in ACEC, WTS or a like organization that includes industry leaders and client interaction

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Planning, Sciences, Business Administration, or a closely related fieldProgram management experience consistent with one of the following requirements:A minimum of three (3) years of program management experience in a deputy role to the Program Manager for the delivery of one or more programs, with a cumulative capital value of $200 million or more, or;A minimum of five (5) years of program management experience as a Project Manager or Project Controls Manager for the delivery of one or more programs, each with a capital value of $200 million or more, or;A minimum of ten (10) years of project management experience as a Project Manager directing a multi-disciplinary team for the delivery of at least two (2) projects, each with a capital value of $50 million or moreStrong leadership skills with experience building a cohesive team culture and managing team members in various locations.Excellent communication skills. Comfortable presenting to client executives and in front of a large audience in a public settingManagement experience with the implementation of projects or programs using alternative and collaborative delivery methods, including design-build (DB), progressive design-build (PDB), and/or construction management at-risk (CMAR)Familiar with the various tools used to manage large programsPMIS, CMIS, scheduling, cost control, document management, risk management, asset management, dashboard analytics, etc.An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

What We Believe

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.

Our Commitment

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.