Area Dams, Levees, Civil Works Business Class Leader

About the role

The Florida DLCW Business Class Lead serves as part of the Area’s technical leadership team within the Florida Water Business Group. They are responsible for the vision, strategy, direction, risk management, and overall success of their team.

Responsibilities

• Cook up, monitor, and lead technical competencies of business class staff and delivery production, including best practices, technical development, and mentorship
• Manage workload for staff within the DLCW Business Class
• Lead as a PM or technical leader for the delivery of project services to meet client expectations and HDR quality expectations
• Collaborate on business class efforts with Florida leadership, including the WBG Manager, Professional Services Leader, Business Development Manager, and Area Manager
• Collaborate on business class efforts with DLCWs regional and national leadership, including the DLCWs Director, Technical Director, Regional Leader, Practice Leaders (Dams, Levees, Risk and Floodplains), and DLCWs area leads (peers)
• Engage in business class practice and professional discipline groups, project teams, and activities to continually improve standards and best practices, and implement effective quality assurance and quality control reviews
• Participate in pursuit teams for new opportunities, as either a pursuit leader or technical leader, providing expertise and knowledge of HDR’s staff, tools, and capabilities
• Collaborate with the area-level marketing team, including the Business Development Manager, Client Managers, Market Sector Leaders, and even East Region / National leadership
• Implement project QA/QC procedures and align with HDR’s culture of quality
• Plan and coordinate technical conferences with the WRM MS Leader to develop a strategy for our technical brand

Requirements

• Actively engaged in professional or industry associations to enhance HDR technical expertise and brand
• Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a diverse project team; and travel as required for project or other business assignments
• Ability to function as an active team player in a diverse multidisciplinary environment
• Experience with supervising staff and with business development

Preferred Qualifications

• Actively engaged in professional or industry associations to enhance HDR technical expertise and brand
• Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a diverse project team; and travel as required for project or other business assignments
• Ability to function as an active team player in a diverse multidisciplinary environment
• Experience with supervising staff and with business development
• Actively engaged in professional or industry associations to enhance HDR technical expertise and brand
• Professional Engineer in Florida or ability to obtain Florida PE license within 6 months