NE/IA Building Engineering Services Project Delivery Lead

hdr; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Building Engineering Services Project Delivery Lead for the Nebraska/Iowa region. You will lead multi-discipline delivery teams, promote best practices, and coordinate with leadership to ensure quality, on-time project outcomes across multiple market sectors.

This role emphasizes mentorship, staff development, and implementation of HDR’s project management standards while supporting growth and profitability of the BES group.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering; PE license required.
• Minimum 5 years of project management experience.
• 10+ years leading multi-discipline delivery teams.
• MS Office and MS Project experience; Access a plus.
• Strong leadership, business development and strategic planning skills.
• Commitment to HDR's employee-owned culture.

Responsibilities

• Promote, monitor, and develop project management skills and quality practices for BES staff across the Area.
• Provide project management leadership for projects across the BG and ensure delivery excellence.
• Monitor QC Review activities and support QA/QC programs.
• Collaborate with leadership to staff projects and mentor staff.
• Track financials and ensure projects stay within budget and schedule.
• Develop and implement standard project delivery practices and procedures.
• Support recruitment and retention efforts for the program.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Business development

Strategic planning

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

Access

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 building engineering is more than systems and structures, it’s about powering progress and enabling innovation. As part of HDR’s Building Engineering Services Group, you’ll help design the critical infrastructure that supports the digital age and shapes the spaces where people work, connect, and thrive. From high-performance data centers driving the future of AI to dynamic commercial environments, your work will directly support technological advancement, sustainability, and human experience. We bring together mechanical, electrical, structural, and civil engineering experts to solve complex design challenges with precision, creativity, and collaboration. Whether you're optimizing energy efficiency, integrating resilient systems, or engineering the backbone of next-generation facilities, your contributions will help define the future of the built environment. This isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to lead innovation, engineer impact, and build a legacy of excellence.

Nebraska Iowa Building Engineering Service Project Delivery Lead

HDR has an exceptional career opportunity for an experienced professional to serve in a leadership position as the Nebraska/Iowa Building Engineering Services (BES) Project Delivery Lead (PDL). As PDL, you will report to the Nebraska/Iowa BES Business Group Manager (BGM) and work alongside the BGM to provide and promote consistent project management processes, quality and oversight of project delivery across the Business Group (BG).

As PDL, you will collaborate closely with BG leadership to promote and advance project management skills development, career path development, and mentorship of BG staff. Your direct reports may include local program managers, project managers, commercial managers, and collaborative delivery leads. In addition to your primary responsibilities as summarized below, the PDL will be responsible for understanding and having direct knowledge of the HDR project management tools and collaborating, training, and mentoring staff on their implementation and use. You will also support recruiting and retention efforts for the program.

• Promote, monitor, and develop project management skills and quality best practices for BES staff across the Area
• Provide project management, project coordinator and digital delivery team organization and leadership for projects across the BG
• Monitor project QC Review activities including assignment of experienced and qualified reviewers
• Support Digital Delivery (Model Management) Leadership for maintaining high-level project delivery and execution of BIM standard best practices.
• Support Project Coordinator team in their engagement with Project Management activities.
• Collaborate closely with Professional Services leaders, and business group coordinators to ensure project staffing and business class leadership is supported.
• Lead and monitor activities for continuous improvement of Project Management including development and use of technical standards, procedures, best practices and lessons learned
• Lead quality assurance efforts to implement QA/QC Program activities, striving for continuous improvement
• Collaborate effectively with BG operations, market leadership / sectors, business classes, and Professional Services Leaders
• Perform delegated matrix of authority (MOA) responsibilities from BGM
• Work with Business Group Manager to streamline and coordinate business processes consistent with the overall Area, corporate policy, and MOA
• Assist with daily operations, such as project oversight, management reviews, financials and driving profitability at the project level
• Develop and implement standard project delivery practices, procedures, and approaches
• Participate in 0% reviews, project reviews, and PARR’s and support project teams with management of claims and losses
• Track financial aspects of projects, and coordinate and adjust work effort with project teams to verify that work is completed within parameters of agreed-to budget and schedule.
• Work directly with HDR recruiting, BGM and Professional Services Lead to identify staff needs, growth plans and recruitment efforts to support the team and serve our growing markets
• Perform other duties as needed

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Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of 10 years of experience developing, managing, and leading multi-discipline project delivery teams
• Proven history of delivering high quality, profitable and successful facility projects
• Extensive knowledge and experience with systems and PM tools for effective project management and delivery. Extensive industry experience in delivering facility projects across market sectors
• Demonstrated experience with managing and leading diverse teams. Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values
• Understanding of market and project delivery in all HDRs business groups.
• Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license.
• MS Office and MS Project experience (Access experience would be plus)
• Demonstrated leadership, business development and strategic planning skills
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• 10 years related experience
• A minimum 5 years project management experience
• Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license.
• MS Office and MS Project experience (Access experience would be plus)
• Demonstrated leadership, business development and strategic planning skills
• 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.

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

We are an affirmative action and Equal Opportunity Employe r.

We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.