Transportation Business Group Professional Services Leader

About Us

At HDR, we specialize in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. While we are most well-known for adding beauty and structure to communities through high-performance buildings and smart infrastructure, we provide much more than that. We create an unshakable foundation for progress because our multidisciplinary teams also include scientists, economists, builders, analysts and artists. That's why we believe diversity is our greatest strength. HDR is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer.

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We believe that the way we work can add meaning and value to the world. That ideas inspire positive change. That coloring outside the lines can illuminate fresh perspectives. And that small details yield important realizations. Above all, we believe that collaboration is the best way forward.

Primary Responsibilities

In the role of Transportation Business Group Professional Services Leader, you'll be a key leader in our thriving Southern California operation, providing leadership and mentoring across our organization. We'll count on you to:

• Be responsible to the Transportation Business Group Manager to develop, coordinate, monitor and improve technical competencies of area staff to meet client needs and market drivers
• Assist with daily operations, such as project oversight, management reviews, financials and driving profitability at the project level
• Supervise the key cross sector leads and ensure groups are providing critical value to the Socal BG in either growing, providing critical delivery or reducing risk by housing in-house specialties.
• Lead and monitor development and training of area staff in technical and business competencies
• Work with market sector leads on workload projections and coordinating workload sharing with other Business Groups or Areas
• Lead quality assurance efforts to implement QA/QC Program activities striving for continuous improvement
• Monitor project QC Review activities including assignment of experienced and qualified reviewers
• Lead and monitor activities for continuous improvement including development and use of technical standards, procedures, best practices and lessons learned
• Lead and participate in project reviews and support project teams with management of claims and losses. Participate in 0% reviews and project reviews, participate in RevRec meetings
• Drive invoicing and A/R payments
• Drive profitability through proactive Utilization Management
• Lead the Area mentoring initiative and drive retention and recognition
• Review hiring needs, requisitions and offers as delegated by Business Group Manager
• Participate in key pursuit teaming, staffing discussion and fee development
• Partner with Market Sector Development Leader and Project Delivery Leader
• Meet with clients as needed to assess client satisfaction
• Oversee technical and digital delivery evolution, in collaboration with subject matter experts
• Work with Transportation Business Group Manager to streamline and coordinate business processes consistent with Area, corporate policy and MOA
• Oversee and ensure implementation of quality, standards, and best practices
• Collaborate with Area operations, market sectors, business classes, and delivery leaders
• Participate in Area strategic planning and plan implementation
• Review and approve fee proposals as delegated by Business Group Manager.
• Participate in mid-year alignment meeting; support BDL in development of mid-year projections; annual budget projections and participate in meetings
• Support area activities related to hiring and retaining key staff
• Serve as a champion for BGX opportunities
• Support communication and coordination within all business groups
• Review and approve sponsorship and training requests as delegated by Business Group Manager
• Perform other duties as needed #LI-JF1

Keywords: Transportation Business Group Professional Services Leader

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field
• A minimum of 10 years' experience
• Maintains a professional or engineering registration and has related technical experience
• Demonstrated experience with leading diverse teams
• Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values
• Actively engaged in professional or industry associations to enhance HDR technical expertise and brand
• Ability to work cooperatively with regional and local office managers, other area business group directors, technical directors and marketing managers
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of 10 years of project management experience
• PE
• Excellent communication, leadership and organizational skills
• Knowledge of the Southern California market

Why HDR

At HDR, we know work isn't only about who you work for it's also about what you do and how you do it. Led by the strength of our values and a culture shaped by employee ownership, we network with each other, build on each other's contributions, and collaborate together to make great things possible. When you join HDR, we give you license to do the same. We help you take charge of your career, giving you multiple growth opportunities along the way.