Innovative project delivery leader brings decades of expertise to new role
DENVER (March 3, 2025) – HNTB, a leading infrastructure solutions firm, is pleased to announce JR Hudnall has joined the firm as project controls director. Hudnall brings nearly two decades of experience in alternative delivery, preconstruction planning and project management across multiple sectors, including rail, highways, aviation, mining, tunneling and dams across multiple regions of the United States and Canada.
In his new role, Hudnall will oversee all project controls for the Denver office, where he is already contributing valuable efforts on the Brightline West high-speed rail project, an initiative connecting Southern California and Las Vegas. In this new capacity, he will lead the development of the project controls practice in Denver, enhancing HNTB’s local capabilities and driving excellence in cost estimation, scheduling and overall project management.
“JR’s impressive track record of managing teams and large, complex infrastructure will be invaluable to our firm, clients and community,” said Del Walker, Denver office leader and vice president at HNTB. “His exceptional technical expertise across diverse transportation sectors positions him as a valuable driver of transportation innovation in the western region.”
HNTB’s JR Hudnall
Hudnall’s career spans nearly 20 years, with 15 years specializing in projects utilizing design-build and alternative delivery methods, where his team was responsible for project pursuits, design and construction phases. His notable achievements include directing the civil engineering and estimating efforts for 110 miles of the Brightline West corridor, directing all pursuit and preconstruction efforts for projects such as the WSDOT SR 520 Portage Bay Bridge replacement in Seattle and the I-15 Tropicana Interchange Project in Las Vegas, Nevada. Additionally, Hudnall served as the project engineer and change management lead for Denver’s RTD Eagle P3 Commuter Rail project, the Regional Transportation District’s first public-private partnership and transit P3 in the United States. He also served as the lead estimator for the Newark Airport Terminal A redevelopment and LA Metro’s Foothill Gold Line light rail extension in California.
Hudnall holds a bachelor of science in mining engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.