Anita Lidbury
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Anita Lidbury

Senior Associate at Shirley Parsons Project Services

About Anita

​Anita McReynolds-Lidbury is a consummate quality professional dedicating the last 20 years of her esteemed career as a Subject Matter Expert advocating for corporate-level quality programs for Federally Funded transit projects valuing $1 Billion or greater. Anita has lent her experience in quality to the Federal Transit Administration as a Project Management Oversight Consultant and as a quality consultant for contractors and various transit agencies across the United States. 

Anita was most recently the Director of Quality for Austin Transit Partnership - formed under a joint-powers agreement – between the local transit agency and the City of Austin, TX - working wonders by bringing the experiences in her years of cultivating Quality Programs from conception, development and the nearly impossible task of implementation to an estimated $10 Billion Program including Light Rail Transit, Bus Rapid Transit, Vehicle Procurement, and Combined Maintenance Facility Construction.

In addition to standing up Quality Programs all over the United States, Anita is certified by the American Society for Quality (ASQ) as a Certified Manager of Quality for Organizational Excellence and as a Certified Quality Auditor, she is a current Executive Board Member and Past-Chair for Design & Construction Quality for ASQ. She’s also internationally certified as a Lead ISO Auditor and an ISO Registrar for Quality Programs and is a co-author of the Federal Transit Administration’s Quality Management System Guidelines for 2012 and 2019. Anita is happily married to her husband, John and has 2 sons, and 1 daughter. She enjoys traveling, good food, putting miles on a Harley and fashionable shoes. She speaks fluent Sarcasm and bleeds quality principles all over the quality plans she’s asked to review for the betterment of our transit systems and our world.

EHS Professional (Hybrid)

$85k - 95k per year + bonus + benefits

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A leading renewable fueling company is looking for an EHS Professional to join its growing team. You would be responsible for driving HSSE performance at jobsite level - ensuring a commitment towards safety excellence across all operations. This represents a fantastic opportunity to join an industry leader, where you will be given every platform to succeed in the role. This is a hybrid role with 2 days a week expected in one of the following offices: Lansing, MI  Indianapolis, IN San Antonio, TX  Cleveland, OH  Pittsburgh, PA  The Role: Promote a proactive HSSE culture at all levels of the organization, with heavy focus on employee engagement towards the safety programWork closely with the EHS Director in highlighting successes and core focus areas, in order to continually develop the safety program Undertake job-site inspections, hazard observations, near miss investigations and audits, as deemed necessaryIdentify, develop and deliver safety training in areas such as: safety regulation, hazardous conditions, use of tools and equipment etc. Ensure company continually remains compliant and informed of industry regulatory changes when it comes to bodies such as OSHA   The Candidate: A self-starter, with strong communication skills who can engage with internal & external stakeholders alike2-3 years hands on safety experience in either renewables, manufacturing, construction or energy industriesBachelors' Degree required in Occupational Safety, Engineering or other related disciplineHappy to travel 20% to jobsite locations

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