Right of Way Project Manager

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? 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 Right of Way Project Manager, we'll count on you to:

• Manage and support delivery of assigned ROW projects, including coordination of scope, schedule, budget, deliverables, reporting, and client expectations.
• Serve as a project manager by monitoring workload, identifying staffing gaps, recommending resource adjustments, and helping align the right staff to the right project needs.
• Support utilization goals by tracking available capacity, balancing project demands, and coordinating with ROW leadership on short-term and long-term staffing priorities.
• Provide day-to-day support to ROW agents and project teams, including task planning, deadline management, issue escalation, and accountability for follow-through.
• Maintain strong working relationships with project managers, client development managers, accounting, quality, and project controls teams to keep projects moving efficiently.
• Use HDR project management and reporting tools to support project setup, forecasting, invoicing, change management, budget tracking, and monthly reporting.
• Coordinate with quality reviewers to support consistent QA/QC practices, document control, deliverable review, and compliance with project-specific procedures.
• Help standardize ROW project delivery practices, templates, milestones, task tracking, and reporting across the area's portfolio.
• Support onboarding, mentoring, and practical development of ROW staff by helping translate project requirements into clear assignments and repeatable processes.
• Identify project risks related to staffing, schedule, budget, client communication, landowner coordination, and deliverable quality, and elevate issues early with recommended corrective actions.
• Participate in proposal, scope, and estimate development where ROW delivery approach, staffing assumptions, and resource planning are needed.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in the right-of-way industry
• Ability to build positive client relationships, strong communication, negotiation, and presentation skills
• Experience effectively managing and motivating direct reports
• Strong leadership qualities
• Experience managing budgets, preparing scopes, and developing cost estimates
• Familiarity with the Uniform Relocation Act and the Eminent Domain Process
• Valid Driver's License
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficient with MS Office Suite, specifically, Outlook, Word and Excel, and SharePoint or equivalent database
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated organizational, planning, and prioritization skills
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively under tight deadlines, as well as balance multiple projects by prioritizing effectively
• Ability to understand applicable laws, policies, and procedures by which each project is governed
• Ability to build, implement, and manage training programs; workload and staffing plans; marketing plans and proposal preparation and business group budgets
• A broad-based range of right-of-way experience across diverse markets
• Possess knowledge of Ohio area clients and business environments related to right-of-way services
• Strong project management skills
• Business development skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Proficient with technology
• Transit experience
• ODOT Prequalified

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in related field or an equivalent combination of education and related professional experience
• 7 years related experience
• A minimum of 2 years project management experience
• Ability to interact with various design teams, have excellent organizational, project management and communication (both written and verbal) 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.) Pay Transparency Location: Ohio: $114,730 - $163,900.

Primary Location: United States-Ohio-Columbus

Other Locations: United States-Ohio-Cincinnati, United States-Ohio-Cleveland

Industry: Highway + Road

Schedule: Full-time

Employee Status: Regular BusinessClass: Right of Way

Job Posting: Sep 22, 2026