Area Business Development Leader

HDR, Inc.; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 119,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership

Competitive benefits

Career development

Job summary

HDR, Inc. in Las Vegas, NV is seeking an Area Business Development Leader to drive growth across our HDR service lines. You will identify and qualify leads, manage budgets, and nurture client relationships while shaping strategic plans and market growth.

The role requires a decade in the A/E/C sector, strong negotiation and communication skills, and the ability to travel for in-person engagements. HDR emphasizes employee ownership and a collaborative culture.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of relevant industry experience.
• Self-starter with a track record of delivering projects with limited oversight.
• Deep knowledge of the A/E/C industry's standard approach to procurement of professional services.
• Proven ability to motivate others and build a network of clients and industry partners.
• Experience in sales and developing effective win strategies.
• Strong financial acumen and negotiation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability and desire to travel and engage with others in-person.
• Demonstrated experience in writing compelling content based on information from technical staff.

Responsibilities

• Identify and qualify leads to meet annual sales goals.
• Manage area business development and marketing budgets.
• Maintain strong client relationships and reporting metrics.
• Develop and execute annual and long-term growth plans.
• Lead pursuit teams and develop persuasive proposals.
• Coach interview teams and participate in debriefs.

Skills

Self-starter

Sales experience

Negotiation

Relationship building

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Travel (in-person)

Content writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Engineering registration or certificate

Job description

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?

Watch Our Story: https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story

Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

At HDR, our employeeowners model shapes everything we do, including how we support and care for our people. Our diverse service lines, including Water, Architecture, Building Engineering Services, Field Services, Power, Waste, Industrial, and Transportation reflect our commitment to shaping resilient, sustainable, and forwardthinking communities around the world. Across these disciplines, our teams design and deliver solutions that safeguard public health, enhance quality of life, power innovation, and drive responsible growth. Whether advancing clean water, creating healing and learning environments, engineering nextgeneration facilities, or building the infrastructure that moves people and energy, our work is rooted in technical excellence and a shared sense of purpose. Our employeeowners collaborate across specialties, combining creativity, precision, and deep expertise to solve the most complex challenges facing our clients and communities.

In the role of Area Business Development Leader, we'll count on you to:

• Identify and qualify leads that outlines a path to achieving annual sales goals
• Achieve area sales goals
• Manage area business development and marketing budgets
• Manage client relationship management and financial systems to inform reporting metrics and dashboards
• Maintain a strong understanding of the market trends and drivers impacting our clients
• Develop annual and long-term strategic plans within established company direction and goals, including creating growth initiatives and prioritizing strategic investments
• Implement key growth initiatives and investments as defined in annual and long-term strategic plans
• Serve as a Client Manager (for assigned accounts), which includes maintaining strong client relationships and a deep understanding of the client's organization, trends/drivers, and upcoming opportunities.
• Develop and implement client plans, including long-term strategies to capture market share, as assigned
• Develop business relationships with teaming partners
• Implement go/no-go decision process in accordance with HDR's Matrix of Authority
• Lead pursuit teams in creating and implementing effective win strategies (capture planning)
• Engage the appropriate project management and technical talent in pursuit teams
• Participate in pursuit teams to develop persuasive proposal and interview materials
• Participate in quality reviews of proposal and interview materials
• Coach interview teams to be effective at delivering key messages during interview presentations
• Facilitate debriefs to identify improvement opportunities and to measure overall competitiveness
• Recognize and celebrate pursuit successes and milestones
• Direct content marketing campaigns to strengthen our brand, increase our visibility, and showcase our thought leaders.
• Retain, develop and supervise business development and marketing employees, as assigned
• Identify candidates to fill management, technical, business development and marketing positions
• Train and mentor employees on business development and marketing best practices
• Solicit and act on formal and informal client feedback
• Understand and apply HDR's risk management approach when pursuing new business opportunities
• Actively participate in professional associations to elevate HDR's brand in target markets
• Articulate HDR's capabilities and competitive advantages

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• Maintain a professional or engineering registration or certificate or have related technical experience

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Required Qualifications

• A minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience
• Demonstrated "self-starter" with a history of completing projects with limited oversight
• Deep knowledge of the A/E/C industry's standard approach to procurement of professional services
• Demonstrated ability to motivate and inspire others
• Demonstrated ability to build a network of clients and industry partners
• Experience in sales and developing effective win strategies
• Strong financial acumen and negotiation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability and desire to travel and engage with others in-person
• Demonstrated experience in writing compelling content based on information from technical staff

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 depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.) {Nevada}: $119,210- $170,300

Primary Location: United States-Nevada-Las Vegas

Other Locations: United States-Nevada-Reno

Industry: Highway + Road

Schedule: Full-time

Employee Status: Regular

BusinessClass: Marketing and Admin

Job Posting: Sep 1, 2026