Industrial Market Sector Leader

HDR; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking an Industrial Market Sector Leader to guide the growth of HDR's Industrial program in Illinois and Indiana. You will lead client development, diversify markets and recruit talent to meet project needs.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field, 10+ years in industry, and proven ability to build strategic marketing programs and long-term client relationships within the industrial sector.

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 developing and managing a wide range of client relationships and specific program/projects pursuits
• Experience with staff development including recruiting and career growth
• Active involvement with industry associations and maintaining a visible market profile
• Ability to collaborate with Regional Market Sector Directors and Area Managers and align resources with workload

Responsibilities

• Grow, monitor, and participate in HDR's portfolio of Industrial services in IL and IN, coordinating with leaders to diversify and grow client relationships
• Identify opportunities to deliver design, consulting, advisory services, owners engineering, asset management, due diligence, and planning
• Establish external teaming relationships and represent HDR in industry associations
• Provide leadership and project management to ensure staffing and quality execution; serve as Principal-in-Charge or PM
• Coordinate with Area leaders to align resources with workload and marketing efforts
• Lead and motivate staff to meet growth goals and drive business development and marketing plans
• Support work-sharing across local operations and business groups

Skills

Leadership

Client relationships

Strategic marketing

Staff development

Industry involvement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in engineering, planning 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?

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.

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.

HDR is looking for an Industrial Market Sector Leader to provide oversight and direction for the growth of HDR's Industrial program in Illinois and Indiana. Our Industrial program in Illinois and Indiana is focused on oil, gas and chemicals, Industrial water/wastewater and air quality, with the potential to grow in advanced manufacturing, aggregates, and agribusiness. HDR has established offices in Chicago, Rosemont, Springfield (IL) and Indianapolis, to support our area’s growing industries.

The primary duties of the Industrial Market Sector Leader include leadership and responsibility for program growth with an emphasis on client development, market diversification, recruiting and developing talent to support project needs. This position will work closely with local, regional, and national leaders to influence the direction of the Industrial program to ensure that the operations and growth expectations are met. The ideal candidate would bring a mix of technical expertise and a seller/doer mindset to grow the practices within the area.

Specific duties include:

• Being responsible for growing, monitoring, and participating in the execution of HDR's portfolio of Industrial services in Illinois and Indiana. Partnering with local and regional business development leaders to position ahead of market trends and implement strategies to diversify work and grow client relationships.
• Identifying and pursuing opportunities to deliver a variety of services including but not limited to design, consulting, advisory services, owners engineering, asset management, due diligence, and planning. Clients may include gas utilities, developers, mining and aggregates companies, manufacturing facilities, and private industries.
• Identifying and establishing effective external teaming relationships to support program growth. This includes developing relationships with industry counterparts and representing HDR in industry associations and as a role model in business and community organizations.
• Providing leadership and project management to ensure projects have appropriate staff and that work is executed in a quality manner. Perform client management, project management and/or technical support activities. Serve as a Principal-in-Charge or Project Manager.
• Coordinating closely with the Area Business Group Manager, Industrial Market Leaders, and Industrial Business Development Leaders to align resources and technical expertise with workload and marketing efforts to deliver for the clients.
• Driving client growth, locally and regionally, including recruiting and hiring staff to support and implement business development and marketing plans.
• Coordinating with local operations, section managers and business group leadership to support work sharing efforts.
• Leading and motivating the staff to meet growth goals.

Preferred Qualifications

• If an engineer, maintain engineering registration

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.) Chicago: $159,642.00 - $228,060.00. Primary Location:United States-Illinois-Rosemont Other Locations:United States-Illinois-Springfield, United States-Indiana-Indianapolis, United States-Illinois-Chicago Industry:Industrial Schedule:Full-time Employee Status:Regular BusinessClass:Industrial Services Job Posting:Aug 26, 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.