Senior Digital Production Lead
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 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.
As a Senior Digital Production Lead, your primary focus will be creating exhibits, details, sheets, and performing red-lines and compiling plan sets using CAD and related digital production tools. You will work with project engineers and digital production and delivery leadership in your area to assist you in learning and applying HDR and industry standards and workflows.
In the role of Senior Digital Production Lead, we'll expect you to\:
- Act as CAD manager for small to large projects, or a discipline/segment specific CAD lead for mega projects.
- Develop and maintain design drawings, layouts, details, diagrams, annotations, exhibits and sheets following approved CAD standards using AutoCAD, Civil3D, Microstation, OpenRoads designer, OpenBridge designer, OpenRail designer.
- Develop, maintain, and coordinate print sets/sheet sets for printing of engineered drawing plan sets.
- Drive the plan production process and schedule in coordination with project management and discipline leads. Coordinate the compiling of multiple disciplines or teams developed plan sheets, both in CAD and through pdf assembly.
- Implement and maintain file nomenclature and architecture according to project requirements, performing file health audits at designated intervals.
- Implement Client or National CAD standards and HDR CAD standards where appropriate. Develop project CAD standards as needed and author the project CAD manual or CAD portions of the Digital Delivery Plan.
- Apply the project CAD managed workspace/environment within the Common Data Environment. Evaluate and maintain this environment as changes are required or issued.
- Drive CAD elements of quality reviews by checking deliverables for completeness, consistency, and standards compliance.
- Coordinate with digital designers, project managers and task leads, engineers, and project team members to incorporate design changes and resolve production issues.
- Provide formal guidance to entry-level Digital Production Technicians on file setup, standards, and production workflows.
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Preferred Qualifications
- Technical degree or CAD design certification from an accredited institution, or comparable practical experience.
- Advanced experience using CAD software to develop and deliver transportation plan sets, including drawings, sheets, and details.
- Civil/Transit experience
- Experience with engineering plan development workflows, and coordination across multi-disciplinary teams.
- Advanced experience with transportation design platforms such as AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Revit, MicroStation, and OpenRoads Designer.
- Experience working in and managing common data environments such as ProjectWise, Autodesk Forma/BIM 360, or Bentley Infrastructure Cloud.
- Understanding of BIM content, data management, information exchange, and interoperability among platforms such as Bentley, Autodesk, Trimble, and GIS.
- Experience with reality capture, integrating existing-conditions data into design, publishing 3D models to GIS, and Bentley rendition workflows.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively as a leader, communicate clearly, and support multiple projects and teams with different technical backgrounds.