Geomatics & Remote Sensing Business Class Lead

HDR; Forsyth (MO); Presencial; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

HDR seeks a Geomatics & Remote Sensing Area Business Class Lead to manage the Missouri/Kansas team, ensuring quality delivery and growth across infrastructure markets. You will oversee staff, projects, and business development, aligning with HDR’s strategic plans.

You will coordinate with operations, marketing and project management, participate in QA/QC, and actively pursue new work while maintaining strong client relationships.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field.
• 10 years of experience in geomatics/remote sensing or related field.
• Maintains a professional or engineering registration and has related technical experience.
• Experienced in development and management of diverse teams.

Responsabilidades

• Take responsibility for area coordination, monitoring and improvement of staff and products of the Geomatics & Remote Sensing teams in Missouri and Kansas to meet client needs and market drivers, all within direction and goals of business class plans.
• Participate in delivery of project services to meet client expectations.
• Collaborate on Geomatics & Remote Sensing business class efforts with area operations, marketing and project management.
• Participate in practice groups, project teams and activities to improve standards and QA/QC.
• Serve as a seller-doer with responsibility to pursue and win work and maintain profitable utilization.

Conocimientos

Staff leadership

Project management

Client orientation

Business development

Communication skills

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or closely related field

Descripción del empleo

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 employee‑ownership 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 forward‑thinking 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 next‑generation facilities, or building the infrastructure that moves people and energy, our work is rooted in technical excellence and a shared sense of purpose. Our employee‑owners collaborate across specialties, combining creativity, precision, and deep expertise to solve the most complex challenges facing our clients and communities.

HDR is seeking a Geomatics & Remote Sensing Area Business Class Lead to be a member of our Geomatics & Remote Sensing program, a global team of data acquisition specialists. Data is a common thread to everything we do at HDR. We collect it, generate it, manage it, analyze it, and deliver it to our clients. As a Geomatics & Remote Sensing Area Business Class Lead you will manage the area’s Geomatics & Remote Sensing team and program in HDR’s Missouri/Kansas area. This includes staff management, project management, and business development duties. You will be responsible for the team’s quality project delivery and Geomatics & Remote Sensing business performance and growth within the area across multiple infrastructure markets (e.g., transportation, water, power, building engineering). Our full-service geomatics & remote sensing offerings in Missouri/Kansas include land survey / boundary survey, lidar (outdoor terrestrial, indoor, manned aerial, and mobile), hydrographic survey, and aerial data acquisition via UAS.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for area coordination, monitoring and improvement of technical competencies of staff and products of the Geomatics & Remote Sensing teams in Missouri and Kansas to meet client needs and market drivers, all within direction and goals of business class plans
• Participate in delivery of project services to meet client expectations
• Collaborate on Geomatics & Remote Sensing business class efforts with area operations, marketing and project management
• Participate in Geomatics & Remote Sensing business class 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
• Serve as a seller-doer with the responsibility to pursue and win work and maintain a profitable utilization for the team and yourself. Be directly involved in marketing planning, proposals, and interviews, which includes maintaining strong client relationships, trends/drivers, and upcoming opportunities.
• Participate in business class strategic planning, budgeting and plan implementation at local and regional levels, across all business groups.
• Function as a project manager or technical manager, leading critical area and regional projects.
• Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• You have a service- and client-oriented personality.
• Experience leading the development of scopes, schedules and budgets, and managing projects
• Interest in infrastructure projects such as water, wastewater, transportation, transit, energy, solid waste, and architecture
• Familiarity with the architecture and engineering consulting industry
• You have an internal drive to try new things and explore new industry trends and technology while pushing your comfort zone every day.
• You have strong organization skills.
• You can adapt and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Preference given to local candidates

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field
• 10 years of experience
• Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values
• Maintains a professional or engineering registration and has related technical experience
• Experienced in development and management of diverse teams
• Works cooperatively with other area business class leaders, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts
• 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.

Primary Location: United States-Missouri-Kansas City Other Locations: United States-Missouri-St Louis, United States-Missouri-Columbia, United States-Kansas-Wichita, United States-Missouri-Forsyth, United States-Missouri-Springfield Industry: Water Schedule: Full-time Employee Status: Regular BusinessClass: Geomatics and Remote Sensing Job Posting: Sep 18, 2026

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer). We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.