Power/Industrial/Waste Resources Data Steward

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

Job summary

HDR is seeking a strategic-minded Resources Business Group Data Steward to shape how our data is defined, used, and reused across the Business Group and HDR. This role focuses on making data simpler, more useful, and more connected to how we do business, today and in the future.

The role reports to the Resources Technology Director and collaborates with HDR Data Operations and the Technology Leadership Team to enable better decisions, reuse, and delivery excellence across projects and time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, data science, business, computer science or related field.
• A minimum of 10 years of strategic leadership experience focused on growing, developing, and leading teams.
• At least 10 years of experience delivering data-focused solutions in large organizations.
• Experience in architecture, engineering, and construction industries is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work as the RBG data point of contact and leverage SME expertise from our Business Classes and Practices.
• Develop and maintain specific data glossary(ies) for key engineering and technical terms with business context.
• 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).
• Work with Enterprise Data Operations to help lead a RBG SME network to align practices and share lessons learned across our business classes and practices.
• Promote data fluency across the RBG.
• Regularly communicate and collaborate with other BG Data Stewards, BG and Enterprise Data Science Teams, and Enterprise Data Operations staff.

Skills

Data governance

Data glossary

Leadership

Change management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

HDR is seeking a strategic-minded Resources Business Group Data Steward to shape how our data is defined, used, and reused across the Business Group and HDR. This role focuses on making data simpler, more useful, and more connected to how we do business, today and in the future.

The role reports to the Resources Technology Director and collaborates with HDR Data Operations and the Technology Leadership Team to enable better decisions, reuse, and delivery excellence across projects and time.