Senior Data Steward, Resources — Power/Industrial

HDR; North Carolina; On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking 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 better connected to HDR’s business decisions.

You’ll drive governance, data glossary development, and cross‑team collaboration. The role reports to the Resources Business Group Technology Director with a dotted line to the Digital Design Lead, coordinating with HDR Data Operations and

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of strategic leadership experience in data-related roles.
• Minimum 15 years total experience providing diverse data-focused solutions.
• 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(ies) for key engineering and technical terms with business context.
• Use your technical network to build alignment around data processes, priority, and expected use.
• Promote consistent, responsible use of technical data, including access, data quality, and reuse.
• Support governance of externally sourced datasets (access, approvals, inventory awareness, storage, lifecycle).
• Lead a RBG SME network to align practices and share lessons learned across business classes.
• Promote data fluency across the RBG.
• Regularly communicate with BG Data Stewards and Enterprise Data Teams.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Change management

Data governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

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

Job description

HDR is seeking 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 better connected to HDR’s business decisions.

You’ll drive governance, data glossary development, and cross‑team collaboration. The role reports to the Resources Business Group Technology Director with a dotted line to the Digital Design Lead, coordinating with HDR Data Operations and