Geotechnical Section Leader: Transport & Data Center

HDR; Kansas City (MO); Sur place; USD 140 000 - 190 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

HDR is seeking a Geotechnical Section Leader in Kansas City, MO to guide and grow our regional geotechnical practice. You will provide leadership across linear and vertical projects, advance technical excellence, improve risk management, and develop consistent standards and workflows for deep foundations, slope stability, and site development.

The role requires strong leadership, mentoring of geotechnical staff, client engagement, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 10 years of experience.
• Professional registration, license or certification may be required based on role.
• Strong communication and listening skills.
• Ability to handle multiple assignments.
• Good leadership and organizational skills.
• Active participant of HDR’s employee-owned culture.

Responsabilités

• Lead geotechnical design, analysis, and risk reduction strategies for transportation corridors, utility alignments, water systems, site development, and building structures.
• Provide senior technical review of geotechnical reports, deep foundation recommendations, slope stability analyses, retaining structures, settlement evaluation, seismic/geohazard assessments, and complex ground improvement designs.
• Ensure geotechnical considerations are integrated early in design to reduce cost, schedule, and constructability risks.
• Apply robust subsurface risk management frameworks to identify uncertainties and reduce exposure through exploration, modeling, and engineering judgment.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure geotechnical risks are clearly understood and proactively addressed.
• Build & Lead a Geotechnical Center of Excellence for Data Centers – develop standards, workflows, and digital tools.
• Partner closely with BES leadership to deliver repeatable, scalable geotechnical solutions for hyperscale data center campuses.

Connaissances

Geotechnical Leadership

Technical Excellence

Risk Management

Leadership

Client Engagement

Formation

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master’s degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering

Description du poste

HDR is seeking a Geotechnical Section Leader in Kansas City, MO to guide and grow our regional geotechnical practice. You will provide leadership across linear and vertical projects, advance technical excellence, improve risk management, and develop consistent standards and workflows for deep foundations, slope stability, and site development.

The role requires strong leadership, mentoring of geotechnical staff, client engagement, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.