Area Waterfront Infrastructure Leader

About the role

The Southern California Waterfront Infrastructure Leader is responsible for planning, directing, and monitoring all aspects of multi-discipline projects related to heavy industrial seaport, riverport, and private cargo and passenger terminals and other waterfront infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Planning, directing, and monitoring all aspects of multi-discipline projects related to heavy industrial seaport, riverport, and private cargo and passenger terminals and other waterfront infrastructure.
• Oversee and coordinate several projects concurrently.
• Conduct schematic, design development, and contract document work in conjunction with Project Managers, appropriate technical professionals, and other disciplines.
• Ensure project deliverables and supporting documentation are complete, understandable, conform to applicable and industry standards relative to their intended purpose, including client and HDR requirements.
• Take responsibility for area coordination, monitoring, and improvement of technical competencies of business class staff and products to meet client needs and market drivers, all within direction and goals of business class plans.
• Participate in business class strategic planning, budgeting, and plan implementation.
• Collaborate on business class efforts with area operations, marketing, and project management.
• Oversee and/or serve in a lead technical role or problem-solving role in maritime projects.
• Be comfortable being viewed as a leader on these types of projects to participate 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.
• Serve in a capacity of managing, supporting, or leading major pursuits.
• Implement QA/QC procedures and complete reviews of complex projects.
• Act as mentor/supervisor for less experienced designers.
• Ensure that emerging technologies are being implemented and that HDR is continually advancing Maritime and Waterfront Infrastructure design capabilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering, or closely related field.
• 10 years of experience.
• Committed to quality, improvement, and HDR values.
• Maintains a professional or engineering registration and has related technical experience.
• Experienced in development and management of diverse teams.
• Works cooperatively with other area business class leaders, operations managers, technical directors, and marketing managers on business class efforts.

Preferred Qualifications

• California PE license and ability to gain additional state licensure as deemed beneficial to the program.
• Experience with heavy industrial and ports and maritime related projects along with construction observation or administration experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of construction methods and logic of civil, industrial, coastal, and other types of related subject matter.
• Familiarity with structural and marine design codes, including but not limited to: AASHTO, ACI 318, AISC, ASCE 7, IBC, NDS for Wood Construction, API, OCIMF, MOTEMS, PIANC, UFC and USACE design manuals.
• Established client relationships with Southern California Port or San Diego, Long Beach, and Los Angeles.
• Actively engaged in professional or industry associations to enhance HDR technical expertise and brand.

Benefits

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.

Pay

The expected compensation range for this position is $157,000 - $223,000 and depends upon skills, experience, education, and geographical location.

Schedule

Full-time

Employee Status

Regular

Business Class

Waterfront Infrastructure