Lead Transportation Data Steward: Standards & Collaboration

HDR; Roanoke (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Paid time off

Parental leave

Paid holidays

Retirement plan with employer match

Employee referral bonus

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Transportation Data Steward to lead data definition, governance, and reuse across the Transportation Business Group. This leadership role coordinates SME input and technical authorities to standardize data practices for projects and deliveries.

The position drives adoption of data standards, enables better decision-making, and supports scalable data solutions for analytics, automation, and AI in HDR projects. In-office, U.S.-based roles with broad HDR office access.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, data science, business, computer science, or related discipline or equivalent related experience.

Responsibilities

• Establish and coordinate a network of SME expertise across the Transportation Business Group to define technical standards, while ensuring alignment to Transportation data practices and enterprise expectations
• Develop and maintain business-aligned data definitions for key engineering and technical terms that support structured data models, reporting, automation, and AI use cases.
• Use your technical network to build alignment and consensus around data processes, priority, and expected use.
• Promote consistent, responsible use of technical data, including access, data quality, best practice for format, and reuse.
• Support governance of externally sourced datasets (access, approvals, inventory awareness, storage, and lifecycle considerations)
• Promote data fluency across the Transportation Business Group
• Coordinate with the Technology Director to align data workflows and initiatives to Transportation BG Strategy
• Lead change management efforts to drive adoption of data standards, practices, and tools across the Transportation BG
• Regularly communicate and collaborate with other Data Stewards, Enterprise Data Science Teams, and Enterprise Data Operations staff.
• Ensure new tools identified for implementation within the Transportation BG are aligned to data strategy.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, data science, business, computer science, or related discipline or equivalent related experience.

Job description

HDR is seeking a Transportation Data Steward to lead data definition, governance, and reuse across the Transportation Business Group. This leadership role coordinates SME input and technical authorities to standardize data practices for projects and deliveries.

The position drives adoption of data standards, enables better decision-making, and supports scalable data solutions for analytics, automation, and AI in HDR projects. In-office, U.S.-based roles with broad HDR office access.