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Highway Section Team Lead

HDR, Inc.
life insurance, parental leave, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement
United States, Colorado, Denver
Oct 24, 2025

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?

We believe transportation is more than movement, it's the foundation of connected, thriving communities. As part of HDR's Transportation Business Group, you'll help shape the systems that move people and goods safely, efficiently, and sustainably. From designing resilient highways and iconic bridges to advancing transit, passenger and freight rail, aviation, federal transportation ports and marine infrastructure, your work will directly support economic vitality, public safety, sustainable and resilient communities and quality of life. We bring together planners, engineers, architects, construction management staff, environmental, strategic communications, economists, management consultants and specialists across disciplines to solve complex mobility challenges with innovation, technical excellence, and a deep understanding of community needs. Whether you're modernizing aging infrastructure or pioneering next-generation transportation solutions, your contributions will help define the future of mobility. This isn't just a job, it's a chance to lead progress, drive meaningful impact, and leave a legacy of smarter, more connected transportation networks. We are all employee-owners at HDR, which is the foundation of our collaborative culture that connects employees around the world.

Watch Our Story:' https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story'

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.

In the role of Highways Section Team Lead, we'll count on you to:

  • Take responsibility for highway section development, coordination, monitoring and improvement of technical competencies of business class staff and products to meet client needs and market drivers
  • Oversee delivery of project services and deliverables to meet client expectations
  • Develop quality improvement processes and drive high quality project delivery.
  • Collaborate on business class efforts with area operations, marketing and management
  • Build, develop, and/or enhance technical expertise within the business class in order to identify and manage technical risk.
  • Help identify and integrate qualified, experienced staff to support project execution and when applicable.
  • Identify and facilitate work sharing opportunities to promote technical skills and meet and manage business class metrics.
  • Develop and lead business class practice and professional discipline groups and project teams.
  • Develop, implement and promote information sharing strategy and collaboration specifically within the Highways, Hydraulics and Utility Business Classes.
  • Promote and collaborate with all groups within the Transportation and Cross-Sector Business groups
  • Leverage HDR's performance metric tools to monitor the health Highways Business Class to help drive the success of the section, area and company
  • Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications

  • Located in or willing to relocate to the HDR Denver Office
  • A minimum of 10 years in highways, roads, and streets design experience.
  • Experience in project management and leading multi-discipline projects while meeting project metric expectations.

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Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • A minimum of 7 years experience
  • Professional registration, license or certification may be required based on role
  • 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

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.

We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement. The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.) Colorado: $117,887.00 - $168,410.00
Primary Location : United States-Colorado-Denver
Industry : Highway + Road
Schedule : Full-time
Employee Status : Regular
BusinessClass : Highways
Job Posting : Oct 23, 2025
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