Right of Way Project Manager

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?

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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.

We believe electricity powers modern life. As part of our Power sector, you'll help shape how electricity is generated, transmitted and delivered as global energy demands grow. From massive data centers to modernizing transmission systems, our industry-recognized engineers and scientists have been at the forefront of grid transformation for more than a century. You'll work side-by-side with these experts and contribute to reliable, resilient and sustainable power systems, helping communities thrive and industries expand. This isn't just a job, it's a chance to drive infrastructure forward, power innovation and leave your mark on our energy future.

Primary Responsibilities

A Right of Way project Manager is a professional that is well versed in all aspects of right-of-way services for power, transportation, water, and oil and gas projects and helps recruit, develop, and manage a group of right-of-way professionals. The primary duties include: responsible for area coordination and working with team to identify market drivers, develop goals and lead team toward growth; participate in delivery of project services to meet client expectations; monitor and improve technical competencies of staff and products to meet client needs; collaborate with area operations leadership, marketing and project management; participate in Right of Way business class practice and professional discipline groups, project teams and activities to continually improve standards and best practices; implement effective quality assurance and quality control reviews; participate in regional business class strategic planning, budgeting and plan implementation; track and balance staff workloads and utilizations; work with leads to establish internal and external training programs and training schedules; assist with business development efforts and provide support on proposal preparation; plan for project needs and recruit/hire staff accordingly, and drive Right of Way business class to meet project goals for growth, client satisfaction, and service diversification.

Responsibilities

• Build and retain strong relationships with team, project managers, and client development managers throughout Massachusetts and New England Area.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, staffing, risk, quality, and client commitments across multiple projects
• Direct multidisciplinary and distributed teams, balance workloads, and support staff loading and workshare across the region
• Coordinate right-of-way work with design, environmental, utility, survey, legal, construction, and program management teams.
• Maintain effective QA/QC procedures, technical standards, and consistent project delivery practices.
• Mentor, develop, and retain staff; identify training, licensing, and advancement opportunities.
• Help area ROW Leadership plan for project needs and support recruiting, hiring, and onboarding of right-of-way professionals.
• Support strategic planning, marketing, proposals, interviews, and business development in the Resources and Transportation markets.

• Perform other duties as needed

  Preferred Qualifications

• 5 or more years of project management experience leading right-of-way work and teams for complex infrastructure projects.

• Experience managing right-of-way projects in both the Resources and Transportation markets, including utility, power, energy, roadway, transit, or rail programs.

• Broad experience across acquisition, relocation, title, appraisal, property management, permitting, stakeholder coordination, and construction support.

• Demonstrated ability to manage the full project lifecycle, including scope, schedule, budget, staffing, risk, quality, change, and client communication.

• Experience developing work plans, scopes, fee estimates, staffing plans, schedules, forecasts, invoices, and project controls.

• Experience coordinating right-of-way activities with multidisciplinary design, environmental, utility, survey, legal, construction, and program teams.

• Experience with DOT, federally or state-funded transportation, rail, or transit projects, including railroad coordination, access, permitting, or third-party agreements.

• Experience with electric transmission, distribution, substations, renewable energy, pipelines, or other Resources-sector projects.

• Knowledge of New England clients, agencies, regulations, and right-of-way delivery environments.

• Preferred credential such as SR/WA, PMP, R/W-AC, R/W-RAC, appraisal or relocation certification, or state real estate licensure; experience with GIS-based parcel tracking or comparable project delivery systems is a plus.

• Demonstrated sound professional judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate clearly with clients, property owners, technical teams, and leadership and project stakeholders.

• Preference given to candidates who reside locally

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(Note: This position will be subject to passing a drug screening)