Integrated Watershed Management Business Class Lead for Water Resource Plan Formulation

HDR · Nashville, TN · 1 mo ago

On-siteConsulting$160k–$250k/yrFull-time

About the role

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. As part of our Water Business Group, you’ll help shape how communities manage water for generations to come. From delivering safe drinking water and treating wastewater responsibly to developing sustainable water supplies and protecting lives and property through flood control, your work will directly support public health, environmental sustainability, and infrastructure resilience.

We bring together experts across disciplines to solve complex challenges with bold thinking and technical excellence. The Business Class Lead (BCL) will work with the Business Class Director (BCD) and HDR peers on monitoring and improvement of technical competencies, staff development, and execution of work associated with water resource planning that meets federal planning standards and expectations. The overall goal of the role is to promote a quality culture, drive or support business class initiatives that drive growth and project delivery, and work with areas to hire, train, and support career progression of staff within this technical service area.

The successful candidate will bring a vision for delivery, mentoring, and market growth; and have a proven ability to work broadly with teams to deliver positive outcomes for projects. The BCL will collaborate on business class efforts with market sector directors, business group regional directors, other business class leaders, local business group leaders, local market sector (marketing) leaders, cross-sector leadership, and area staff.

Responsibilities

Foster a quality culture through project delivery excellence and staff coaching.
Serve as a Quality Control lead, technical advisor, and technical lead (i.e., Project Manager or Task Manager) for specific projects.
Work with project teams to field needs and align staff to meet delivery expectations and develop strategy to promote knowledge transfer and staff development within water resource plan formulation.
Lead or support Business Class sponsored standards and guidelines (i.e., best practices), technical tools, checklists, workflows, and techniques to enhance service quality and efficiency.
Promote forward-thinking delivery and strategy approaches as well as technology use and adoption.
Participate in tactical planning including engaging others within HDR to align initiatives with market drivers and client needs.
Maintain awareness related to industry trends and drivers.
Implement actions associated with annual planning including leading or supporting recruiting key positions in partnership with others.
Work with others within HDR including client-facing and marketing staff to track, develop, and share qualifications and project approaches.
Engage on specific pursuits as a lead or team member.
Drive industry-facing strategies associated with technical service area (e.g., professional association engagement, webinars, workshops, etc.).

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
A minimum of 10 years of experience.
Professional registration, license, or certification may be required based on role.
Strong communication and listening skills.
Ability to handle multiple assignments.
Good leadership and organizational skills.
An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience leading plan formulation for Federal clients.
Specific experience with the USACE’s Principles, Requirements and Guidelines (PR&G).
Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams to successful project outcomes.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package promoting employee ownership, health, performance, and success, including:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Short and long-term disability, life insurance.
- Employee assistance program.
- Paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays.
- Retirement savings plan with employer match.
- Employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement.
Eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) to foster inclusion and belonging.

Pay

The expected compensation range for this position is $160,000–$250,000 depending upon skills, experience, education, and geographical location.

Schedule

Full-time.

Locations

United States (multiple locations, including but not limited to): Nebraska-Omaha, North Carolina-Charlotte, Minnesota, Wyoming-Cheyenne, California-Long Beach, Minnesota-Saint Louis Park, Florida-Fort Lauderdale, Pennsylvania-Bethlehem, Oregon-Salem, Maryland-Baltimore, Texas-Fort Worth, Montana-Missoula, District of Columbia-Washington DC, Texas-Houston, Michigan, California-Irvine, Wisconsin-Madison, Washington-Tacoma, Nevada-Reno, Colorado-Fort Collins, Iowa-Des Moines, New York-Albany, California-Folsom, Oregon-Portland, Montana-Bozeman, Texas-El Paso, Colorado-Durango, Texas-Corpus Christi, Washington-Seattle, Nevada-Las Vegas, Virginia, Montana-Billings, Texas-Dallas, Montana-Helena, Washington-Spokane, Virginia-Arlington, Washington-Pasco, Texas-Austin, Virginia-Virginia Beach, Massachusetts-Boston, Kentucky, Colorado-Denver, Oregon-Bend, Missouri-St Louis, South Dakota, Georgia-Savannah, Arizona-Tucson, Pennsylvania-Mechanicsburg, Washington-Olympia, Tennessee, Hawaii-Honolulu, Maryland-Fulton, Arizona-Phoenix, Kentucky-Louisville, North Carolina-Greensboro, Georgia-Atlanta, South Carolina-Greenville, Pennsylvania-Plymouth Meeting, California-Walnut Creek, Tennessee-Memphis, Louisiana-Baton Rouge, Virginia-Richmond, Ohio-Cleveland, South Carolina-Fort Mill, Iowa, Florida-Tampa, Ohio-Columbus, California-Ventura, Kentucky-Lexington, Oklahoma, Ohio-Cincinnati, Washington-Bellevue, Missouri-Kansas City, South Dakota-Sioux Falls, Alabama-Mobile, Tennessee-Nashville, New Jersey-Newark, Louisiana-New Orleans, Florida-Pensacola, New Mexico-Albuquerque, New York-White Plains, Missouri-Columbia, South Carolina-Charleston, Virginia-Roanoke, South Carolina-Columbia, Virginia-Vienna, New York, Florida-Orlando, Alaska-Anchorage, Minnesota-Minneapolis, Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh, California-San Diego, Michigan-Lansing, Pennsylvania-Philadelphia, Virginia-Glen Allen, Florida-Miami, New Jersey-Pennington, Illinois-Springfield, California-Sacramento, Connecticut-Rocky Hill, New York-New York, California-Pasadena, Michigan-Ann Arbor, Utah-Salt Lake City, North Dakota, North Carolina-Winston-Salem, Virginia-Alexandria, Michigan-Detroit, North Dakota-Bismarck, Washington-Everett, Maine-Portland, Idaho-Coeur d'Alene, New Jersey-Woodcliff Lake, Florida-Jacksonville, California-Los Angeles, Idaho-Boise, North Carolina-Raleigh, Texas-San Antonio, West Virginia-Charleston.