Industrial Market Sector Leader

HDR; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 185,000 - 221,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement plan

Job summary

HDR in Denver seeks an Industrial Market Sector Leader to drive growth across the Industrial portfolio, manage client relationships, and lead cross-functional teams. The role emphasizes recruiting, talent development, and aligning resources with market opportunities to deliver strategic outcomes.

You'll work with local and national leaders to diversify work, pursue high-impact projects, and uphold HDR's employee-owned culture while shaping the industry’s future in Colorado.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, planning or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of industry experience.
• Experience developing and managing strategic marketing programs for planning/engineering services.
• Experience managing diverse client relationships and pursuits.
• Staff development including recruiting and growth initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Grow HDR's Industrial services portfolio and diversify client relationships.
• Identify and pursue opportunities across consulting, advisory, owners engineering, asset management, due diligence, and planning.
• Lead project teams and act as Principal-in-Charge on select projects.
• Coordinate with leadership to align resources and marketing efforts.
• Drive client growth and staff hiring for business development.

Skills

Leadership

Staff development

Client relationships

Strategic marketing

Project management

Engineering background

Education

Bachelor's Degree in engineering or related field

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?

We believe industry drives progress. As part of our Industrial sector, you’ll help shape efficient, advanced infrastructure and environmental stewardship. We partner with clients across industries to responsibly optimize processes, modernize facilities and solve complex challenges. Our work spans the full project life cycle, from up-front evaluation and planning studies through design and into construction monitoring and operations. You can help clients push boundaries and meet evolving industrial demands while supporting resilient infrastructure and responsible growth. This isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to engineer smarter solutions, drive industrial innovation and make a lasting impact.

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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.

The primary duties of the Industrial Market Sector Leader include leadership and responsibility for program growth and supporting operations with an emphasis on client development, market diversification, and recruiting and developing talent to support project needs. This position will work closely with local, regional, and national leaders to influence the general direction of the Industrial program to ensure that the growth expectations are met through diversification or client relationships and generation of new revenue.

The position may also serve as a project manager or provide technical support on projects to achieve growth. This includes guiding project teams on the approach, requirements, and scope to solve client challenges and monitor and communicate the status of projects to clients and internally with HDR operations leadership. Networking internal to HDR is important to identify the right multi-disciplinary team members to support pursuits and project delivery.

In the role of Industrial Market Sector Leader, we'll count on you to:

• Responsible for growing, monitoring, and participating in the execution of HDR's portfolio of Industrial services in the area. Partner with business development leaders to position ahead of market trends and implements strategies to diversify work and grow client relationships.
• Identify and pursue opportunities to deliver a variety of services including consulting, advisory services, owners engineering, asset management, due diligence, and planning. Target clients including mining (construction materials, industrial minerals, metals phosphates), agribusiness (seeds/fertilizer and food manufacturing), and oil and gas (developers and utilities), and advance manufacturing companies.
• Network and interface with clients to help formulate, assess, and implement development projects.
• Identify and establish effective external teaming relationships to support program growth.
• Develop relationships with industry counterparts. Represent HDR as an active member in relevant industry associations and serve as a role model in business and community organizations.
• Provide leadership and project management support to ensure projects have appropriate staff that work is executed in a quality manner. Perform client management, project management and/or technical support activities. Serve as a Principal-in-Charge on select projects.
• Coordinate closely with the Business Group Manager, Industrial Practice Leaders, and Business Development Leaders, to align resources and technical expertise with workload and marketing efforts to deliver for the clients.
• Drive client growth, locally and regionally, including recruiting and hiring staff to support and implement business development and marketing plans.
• Coordinate with local operations and business group leadership to support work sharing efforts.
• Lead and motivate the staff to meet growth goals.

Preferred Qualifications

• PE License
• PMP Certification
• 15 years of experience in the industries of mining, agribusiness, oil and gas, and/or advance manufacturing.
• Experience in interfacing with Federal, State, and local agencies as well as community boards for project planning is beneficial.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in an engineering, planning or a related field
• A minimum of 10 years of industry experience
• Experienced in development and management of strategic marketing programs for planning and/or engineering services
• Experienced in development and management of a wide range of client relationships and specific program and/or project pursuits
• Experienced in overall staff development to include recruiting, career path and professional growth
• Experienced with industry associations and maintains a visible profile in the market sector
• Ability to work cooperatively with Regional Market Sector Directors, Market Sector Directors, Business Class Directors, Regional Business Group Directors, Area Business Group Managers, Area Marketing Managers and Area Managers
• Demonstrated commitment to 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 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.) Colorado: $185,244.00 - $220,920.00 Primary Location:United States-Colorado-Denver Industry:Industrial Schedule:Full-time Employee Status:Regular BusinessClass:Industrial Services Job Posting:Sep 10, 2026

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an Affinequal 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.