Water Business Group Director of Owner Advisor Services

Water Business Group Director of Owner Advisor Services

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 we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world? Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. We believe water is more than a resource, it's a shared responsibility. 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. Whether you're modernizing aging systems or pioneering innovative approaches, your contributions will make a meaningful difference in people's lives. This isn't just a job, it's a chance to lead change, drive progress, and leave a lasting legacy.

Primary Responsibilities

The Director of the Water Business Group (WBG) Owner Advisor (OA) will serve as the internal and external OA services practice lead, with the goals of:

1. Increasing HDR OA services market share
2. Standardizing HDR OA services delivery across the business group
3. Comprehensive risk identification/mitigation related to OA service contracts
4. Elevate and maintain the HDR OA services brand in water infrastructure industry

A. Increasing OA services market share: Director of OA services will ensure local operations are searching for and pursuing OA services contracts with their clients. Director will provide senior oversight and direction in developing OA services marketing strategy and in pursuit procurement phase across the business group. Director will ensure the compilation and maintenance of a comprehensive list of all OA service projects and successes as well as management and technical approaches, tools and lessons learned. Director will also compile list of all OA service Project Managers and launch/engage with an OA Practice Community. These tools will enable improved statements of qualification/proposals and increase our overall rate of selection.

B. Standardizing HDR OA services delivery across the business group: Director of OA services will add to and maintain the best practices and recommended procedures/protocol tool kit and promote its use by all OA practitioners. Lead/support client and HDR staff education regarding the pros/cons of collaborative delivery, recommending the appropriate delivery model, and effective use of Owner Advisor in all collaborative delivery models. Oversee the delivery of OA services across the business group, applying consolidated and codified OA services. This effort to be more formulaic in our OA services delivery will ensure we are best positioning our clients/projects for success while exercising proper risk assignment measures. Best practice protocol goes beyond the procurement phase and includes other critical topics such as performance guarantees, volatile supply chain consequences, early work package strategies, etc.

C. Comprehensive risk identification and mitigation related to OA service contracts: Director of OA services will identify and ensure local delivery teams are employing comprehensive risk identification/mitigation tactics. This includes ensuring delivery teams are aware of and mitigating potential OA scope liability associated with conceptual engineering/design prepared for the collaborative delivery tender documents, the BODR, bridging documents (for fixed price DB) and beyond including design reviews at each design milestone (30/60/90), value engineering efforts and design quality control input. Director will regularly collaborate with BG general counsel and maximize all lessons learned (contractual, procedural, commercial, and technical) aimed at advancing the general practices of the OA services domain. Director to confirm the use of best practices whenever OA services are being delivered.

D. Elevate/Maintain the HDR OA services brand across the water infrastructure market: Raise and promote HDR OA services brand value as determined by our client's experiences and perception. Director of OA will elevate HDR's OA services reputation and status by winning more contracts and successfully delivering those contracts by ensuring a more standardized delivery of related services. Achieve and sustain elevated OA brand equity which will allow our clients to know what to expect from HDR and position HDR across the industry as the OA firm of choice. Identify and recruit top OA delivery candidates and integrate them into OA program. Be the ambassador of HDR OA services and ensure our brand's ability to maintain market position and beat competitors.

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

What We Believe

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. The expected compensation range for this position is $144,081 - $274,440 depending upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.)

Primary Location: United States-Nebraska-Omaha

Other Locations: United States-North Carolina-Charlotte, United States, United States-Wyoming-Cheyenne, United States-Pennsylvania-Bethlehem, United States-Oregon-Salem, United States-Maryland-Baltimore, United States-Texas-Fort Worth, United States-Montana-Missoula, United States-District of Columbia-Washington DC, United States-Wisconsin, United States-Maryland-Lusby, United States-Texas-Houston, United States-Michigan, United States-California-Irvine, United States-Wisconsin-Madison, United States-Washington-Tacoma, United States-Nevada-Reno, United States-Colorado-Fort Collins, United States-Iowa-Des Moines, United States-New York-Albany, United States-California-Folsom, United States-Oregon-Portland, United States-Washington, United States-Montana-Bozeman, United States-Texas-El Paso, United States-Utah, United States-Texas-Corpus Christi, United States-Washington-Seattle, United States-Nevada-Las Vegas, United States-Virginia, United States-Montana-Billings, United States-Texas-Dallas, United States-Montana-Helena, United States-Washington-Spokane, United States-Minnesota-Duluth, United States-Texas-Austin, United States-Texas, United States-Virginia-Virginia Beach, United States-Massachusetts-Boston, United States-Colorado-Denver, United States-Oregon-Bend, United States-Missouri-St Louis, United States-South Dakota, United States-Georgia-Savannah, United States-Arizona-Tucson, United States-Arkansas-Little Rock, United States-Pennsylvania-Mechanicsburg, United States-Washington-Olympia, United States-Tennessee, United States-Hawaii-Honolulu, United States-Arizona-Phoenix, United States-Kentucky-Louisville, United States-North Carolina-Greensboro, United States-Georgia-Atlanta, United States-South Carolina-Greenville, United States-Pennsylvania-Plymouth Meeting, United States-South Carolina, United States-Oklahoma-Oklahoma City, United States-Tennessee-Memphis, United States-Louisiana-Baton Rouge, United States-Virginia-Richmond, United States-Pennsylvania, United States-Ohio-Cleveland, United States-Iowa, United States-Florida-Tampa, United States-Ohio-Columbus, United States-Kentucky-Lexington, United States-Ohio-Cincinnati, United States-Washington-Bellevue, United States-Missouri-Kansas City, United States-South Dakota-Sioux Falls, United States-Oregon, United States-Alabama-Mobile, United States-Tennessee-Nashville, United