Central Texas Federal Business Group Manager

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. Our employee-ownership model shapes everything we do, including how we support and care for our people. Our diverse service lines—Water, Architecture, Building Engineering Services, Field Services, Power, Waste, Industrial, and Transportation—reflect our commitment to shaping resilient, sustainable, and forward-thinking communities around the world. Across these disciplines, our teams design and deliver solutions that safeguard public health, enhance quality of life, power innovation, and drive responsible growth.

About the role

In this position, you will oversee operations, staff development, growth, profitability, quality control, marketing support, and team morale for HDR’s Federal Business Group. You will manage multi-discipline design activities—including schematic design, development, and construction documents—for large, medium, and small-scale federal projects under A-E Services and Design-Build contracts. This role involves coordination across architecture and engineering teams, as well as collaboration with other federal market sectors such as transportation, water, resources, and building engineering services.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, manage, lead, and mentor project managers assigned to federal projects, including monitoring utilization, conducting performance reviews, and holding team meetings for training and coordination.
• Serve as a project manager on designated federal projects.
• Oversee profit and loss for federal projects, establishing financial goals and business intelligence metrics for the Area’s federal program.
• Work with HDR federal contract managers, accountants, and marketing personnel to develop work forecasts for future planning.
• Coordinate with federal contract managers to review scopes of work and assign appropriate personnel resources.
• Participate in project reviews (e.g., 0%, management reviews) to monitor performance and progress.
• Review and provide feedback on client feedback received via the Contractor Performance Assessment Rating System (CPARS), assisting in improving performance when needed.
• Serve as a client manager or member of a client management team for designated federal clients, including travel to visit clients.
• Act as a contract manager for designated federal IDIQ and stand-alone contracts.
• Participate in capture planning, proposal preparation, and review for federal contract pursuits.
• Coordinate with area, regional, and national federal marketing, business group, client managers, and client development leads to establish booking goals, marketing budgets, and growth strategies.
• Attend industry events related to federal work (e.g., SAME luncheons and conferences).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading diverse teams.
• Commitment to quality, improvement, and HDR values.
• Active engagement in professional or industry associations to enhance technical expertise and brand.
• Ability to collaborate with regional and local office managers, business group directors, technical directors, and marketing managers.
• Commitment to being an active participant in our employee-owned culture.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional or engineering registration with related technical experience.

Location

United States-Texas-San Antonio

Full-time, regular position in the Federal Project Management business class.