Resources Data Steward – Power, Waste & Industrial

HDR; Walnut Creek (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership culture

Competitive benefits package (medical,

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement savings plan with employer

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

HDR seeks a Resources Business Group Data Steward to shape how data is defined, shared, and reused across the Business Group and HDR. This leadership role focuses on making data simpler, more useful, and more connected to how we do business, today and in the future.

You will empower teams to define data once, understand it consistently, and reuse it confidently across projects and time, enabling better decisions and faster delivery for HDR's complex programs.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of strategic leadership experience focused on growing, developing, and leading teams in change management and business data.
• 15+ years of experience providing diverse data-focused solutions and services to an organization and the industry.
• Experience within the architecture, engineering, and construction industry.
• Previous experience in the power, industrial and/or waste sectors is a plus.

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(es) 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

Strategic leadership

Change management

Data governance

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, data science, business, computer science, or related discipline

Job description

HDR seeks a Resources Business Group Data Steward to shape how data is defined, shared, and reused across the Business Group and HDR. This leadership role focuses on making data simpler, more useful, and more connected to how we do business, today and in the future.

You will empower teams to define data once, understand it consistently, and reuse it confidently across projects and time, enabling better decisions and faster delivery for HDR's complex programs.