Transportation Geotechnical Business Class Leader

Transportation Geotechnical Business Class Leader

HDR is seeking a Geotechnical Business Class Lead for national engagement in deep foundation design and construction, as well as development of a cohesive south-east US (FL, AL, MS, TN, and SC) geotechnical community of practice to align exceptional technical approaches with innovative, constructable solutions. The geotechnical business class lead will represent HDR geotechnical engineering to national and regional clients and clearly communicate geotechnical capabilities to aid in the procurement of work. Build relationships within all HDR business groups to develop technical expertise, elevate quality, and support strategic and profitable growth. This position includes the identification, and hiring, of appropriate geotechnical staff to support HDR's strategic direction and emerging markets.

The primary role of the Geotechnical Business Class Lead is to provide leadership of HDR's geotechnical practice to promote cohesive technical excellence across the program, support the delivery of innovative services for our projects and mitigate risks for both HDR and our clients. This position will partner with HDR's business groups (Transportation, Water, Resources, Building Engineering Services, Architecture and Federal) to develop an impactful geotechnical practice. More specific duties include:

• Coordinate, monitor, and improve technical competencies of geotechnical business class staff in deep foundation design and construction to meet client needs and market drivers, guided in direction and goals of Geotechnical business class strategies
• Engage alternate delivery projects to provide deep foundation design and construction expertise, including project approach and resource reviews for optimal team arrangement
• Select, train, mentor and manage geotechnical personnel
• Promote the geotechnical practice and establish partnerships to advance innovative concepts and mitigate risks for the benefit of HDR and our clients
• Contribute to HDR's geotechnical 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
• Participate in geotechnical strategic planning and implementation
• Confirm geotechnical work is planned, organized, controlled, and evaluated through proactive project management system.
• Drive to continually refine the process to increase technical competence, efficiency of design, and quality of product
• Function as project manager or geotechnical task lead and take responsibility for production on projects
• Develop marketing plans and proposals, as well as participate in interviews while representing HDR in front of clients and during coordination of pursuit related work
• Work proactively and collaboratively with HDR geotechnical services director to align strategies and proactively drive the geotechnical community of practice
• Facilitate national training programs by maintaining NHI certified instructor credential and engagement in DOT training deployment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active, or ability to get within 6 months, PE registration in AL, FL, MS, SC, and TN
• Proficient with geotechnical aspects deep foundation construction and construction claim mitigation
• Master of Science or higher in Engineering (Geotechnical/Geologic engineering)/or equivalent level of experience
• 15 or more years of progressive experience in advanced engineering projects leading geotechnical design efforts for public and private clients
• Demonstrated ability to complete geotechnical investigations and analyses for foundations, embankments, slopes, excavation support and retaining structures for varied project types, including transportation clients
• Sufficient knowledge in both rock and soil mechanics to fully understand the technical elements of each (breadth) and bring advanced concept solutions to bear
• Experience with geotechnical engineering software, and its use, to analyze static, dynamic, and seismic aspects of foundation design, including numerical modeling.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field
• 10 years experience in related field
• Maintains a professional or Engineering registration and has related technical experience
• Experienced in development and management of diverse teams
• Works cooperatively with other business class regional directors, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts
• Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve. Our Commitment As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day. Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees. We provide a 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.