Strategic Resources Data Steward – Power/Industrial/Waste

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

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Resources Business Group Data Steward to shape how data is defined, shared, and used across HDR’s Business Group and HDR. This leadership role focuses on making data simpler, more useful, and more connected to the way we work today and in the future.

The position reports to the Resources Business Group Technology Director with cross‑functional collaboration with HDR Data Operations and the HDR Technology Leadership Team. HDR emphasizes employee ownership and an inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of strategic leadership experience focused on growing, developing, and leading teams in change management and business data.
• 15 years of overall 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(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

Strategic leadership

Change management

Data governance

Data literacy

Education

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

Job description

HDR is seeking a Resources Business Group Data Steward to shape how data is defined, shared, and used across HDR’s Business Group and HDR. This leadership role focuses on making data simpler, more useful, and more connected to the way we work today and in the future.

The position reports to the Resources Business Group Technology Director with cross‑functional collaboration with HDR Data Operations and the HDR Technology Leadership Team. HDR emphasizes employee ownership and an inclusive culture.