Federal Tech Strategy Director

HDR; Saint Louis Park (MN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Federal Business Group Technology Director to drive strategic technology vision across six Business Groups, ensuring compliant and secure platforms that support Federal programs. You will lead innovation, digital transformation, and data-driven delivery, collaborating with HDR leadership and external partners to deliver mission-critical infrastructure and services.

The role emphasizes building a technology-focused community of practice, aligning roadmaps with DoD, Civilian, and

Qualifications

• Experience supporting enterprise technology strategy for multidisciplinary engineering or professional services organizations.
• Minimum 10 years of demonstrated experience executing projects involving technological solutions within the AEC industry for Federal clients.
• Knowledge of Federal cybersecurity frameworks and requirements including NIST, RMF, FedRAMP, CMMC, and CUI.
• Experience evaluating technology, and software development and deployment.
• Demonstrated understanding of a broad range of technologies and their applied delivery within the Federal sectors.
• Experience in digital delivery, modeling, data architecture, data management, data sciences, use of AI/ML, BIM, cloud computing, automation and integration with production software.
• Demonstrated ability to formulate and execute applied technology strategies, implementation plans, and foster lasting change within an organization.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams to find solutions that advance projects and initiatives

Responsibilities

• Lead evaluation of emerging technologies relevant to Federal programs: Establish performance indicators and metrics to evaluate technology adoption, operational efficiency, project quality, user engagement, and business value realized from technology investments.
• Drive technology innovation that supports Federal professional services delivery: Champion innovation that enhances Federal program performance, resilience, security, and compliance, such as digital twins, advanced analytics, automation, and secure cloud adoption.
• Represent the FBG in enterprise technology planning: Elaborate technology solution business cases, security, accreditation, data sovereignty, FedRAMP, and CUI handling, ensuring enterprise technology decisions support Federal delivery constraints.
• Active membership and participation in the HDR Technology Leadership Team (TLT): Attend meetings, collaborate across the group to represent the FBG in enterprise technology leadership forums, drive technology adoption, automation, AI/ML, and system advancement across HDR.
• Develop and align technology visions and roadmaps for Federal Market Sectors and Delivery Teams: Create and maintain a FBG Technology Strategy and roadmaps reflecting Federal priorities such as digital transformation, resilience, and mission critical performance.
• Partner with Corporate Technology to ensure Federal compliant platforms and investments: Ensure enterprise platforms meet Federal standards (NIST, FedRAMP, RMF, CUI) and support secure collaboration, modeling, analytics, and digital delivery.
• Standardize workflows and delivery practices for Federal programs: Develop compliant approaches for digital delivery, modeling, data management, and documentation.
• Lead evaluation and adoption of shared technology solutions for Federal delivery: Guide selection of tools for secure digital delivery, AI/ML, automation, and visualization that meet Federal cybersecurity and accreditation requirements.
• Lead evaluation and adoption of emerging technology solutions such as AI/ML for Federal delivery across all Business Groups: Guide evaluation, piloting, and selection of AI/ML tools, QA/QC tools, that drive efficiency and productivity while managing risk.
• Lead FBG proposals for investment in technology: Collaborate with FBG leadership to develop proposals for investment in technology that drive innovative solutions and improve productivity.
• Define technology capability requirements necessary to support Federal programs: Coordinate with Corporate IT to secure high performance compute capabilities, modeling tools, secure cloud environments, and enterprise licensing.
• Participate in technology governance with a Federal compliance lens: Support policy development, software validation, lifecycle management, and configuration control aligned with Federal standards.
• Enable collaboration and knowledge sharing across all Business Groups: Connect Federal focused teams to share lessons learned and drive adoption of best practices across DoD, Civilian, and Intelligence sectors.
• Foster Federal technology talent and workforce development: Develop and support a pipeline of professionals skilled in secure digital delivery and data management.
• Promote and communicate technology strategies to Federal stakeholders to inspire adoption and maximize ROI: Translate complex technology concepts into mission aligned messaging for Federal clients and leadership.
• Support implementation of enterprise or shared solutions within Federal programs: Ensure adoption while maintaining security and data protections.
• Integrate innovation with Federal risk management and compliance: Balance innovation with security and accreditation requirements.
• Promote thought leadership in Federal technology domains: Advance HDR visibility through publications and leadership roles.
• Provide cross sector technology expertise for major Federal pursuits: Support capture teams and large programs with technology strategy and secure solution architectures.
• Develop Federal aligned technology guidelines and validation processes: Create standards for software use, validation, and documentation for audits and lifecycle requirements.
• Lead FBG data stewardship: Define terms and enable responsible data reuse across groups.
• Lead and participate in technology related committees: Represent FBG interests in committees and working groups.

Skills

Technology leadership

Strategic planning

Federal delivery

AI/ML awareness

Collaboration

Job description

HDR is seeking a Federal Business Group Technology Director to drive strategic technology vision across six Business Groups, ensuring compliant and secure platforms that support Federal programs. You will lead innovation, digital transformation, and data-driven delivery, collaborating with HDR leadership and external partners to deliver mission-critical infrastructure and services.

The role emphasizes building a technology-focused community of practice, aligning roadmaps with DoD, Civilian, and