Water Business Group Data Steward

About the role

This role shapes how our data is defined, used, and reused across our Water Business Group and HDR. It is a leadership role embedded in the Water Business Group, not an IT or compliance position.

Responsibilities

• Establish and coordinate a network of SME expertise across the Water Business Group to define technical standards, while ensuring alignment to Water data practices and enterprise expectations.
• Develop and maintain business-aligned data definitions for key engineering and technical terms that support structured data models, reporting, automation, and AI use cases.
• Use your technical network to build alignment and consensus around data processes, priority, and expected use.
• Promote consistent, responsible use of technical data, including access, data quality, best practice for format, and reuse.
• Support governance of externally sourced datasets (access, approvals, inventory awareness, storage, and lifecycle considerations).
• Promote data fluency across the Water Business Group.
• Cook up data workflows and initiatives to Water BG Strategy.
• Lead change management efforts to drive adoption of data standards, practices, and tools across the Water BG.
• Regularly communicate and collaborate with other Data Stewards, Enterprise Data Science Teams, and Enterprise Data Operations staff.
• Ensure new tools identified for implementation within the Water BG are aligned to data strategy.

Requirements

• Ten years of strategic leadership experience focused on growing, developing and leading teams in change management and working with data.
• Fifteen years of overall experience providing diverse data centric solutions and services to an organization and the industry.
• Experienced in development and management of diverse teams.
• Ability to work cooperatively with other leaders, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers.
• Committed to quality, improvement, and HDR values.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, data science, business, computer science, or related discipline or equivalent related experience.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in the Water engineering industry.

Skills

• Understand how data is delivered, defined and used in the Water industry and on projects.
• Trusted by peers and leaders.
• Can translate complex practices into clear, usable guidance.
• Comfortable making decisions and driving consensus.
• Bring a solid technical network you can tap for feedback and alignment.
• Demonstrate credibility in data, technology, and delivery practices and can influence teams through clarity, consistency, and outcomes.
• Able to clearly communicate the importance of data integrity at all levels of the organization.

Benefits

Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is reflected in our Employee Network Groups, comprehensive benefits package, and dedication to creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected.

Pay

The expected compensation range for this position is $150,000-$200,000 depending upon skills, experience, education and geographical location.

Schedule

Primary Location: United States-Nebraska-Omaha