Transportation Data Steward Lead

HDR; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Employee ownership culture

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Transportation Data Steward to lead data definitions, standards, and governance across the Transportation Business Group. This leadership role collaborates with subject matter experts and technical authorities to enable consistent data usage and informed decision making.

Embedded in HDR's Transportation Team, you will drive data strategy, coordinate across domains, and champion data fluency, adoption of standards, and measurable improvements in project delivery and analytics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, data science, business, computer science, or related discipline or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in the Resources engineering industry.
• Experience in leading diverse teams and working with data-centric solutions.

Responsibilities

• Establish and coordinate a network of SME expertise across the Transportation Business Group to define technical standards, while ensuring alignment to Transportation data practices and enterprise expectations
• Develop and maintain business-aligned data definitions for key engineering and technical terms that support structured data models, reporting, automation, and AI use cases.
• 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)
• Promote data fluency across the Transportation Business Group
• Coordinate with the Technology Director to align data workflows and initiatives to Transportation BG Strategy
• Lead change management efforts to drive adoption of data standards, practices, and tools across the Transportation BG
• Regularly communicate and collaborate with other Data Stewards, Enterprise Data Science Teams, and Enterprise Data Operations staff.
• Ensure new tools identified for implementation within the Transportation BG are aligned to data strategy.

Skills

Data governance

Data definitions

Cross-functional leadership

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

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

Job description

HDR is seeking a Transportation Data Steward to lead data definitions, standards, and governance across the Transportation Business Group. This leadership role collaborates with subject matter experts and technical authorities to enable consistent data usage and informed decision making.

Embedded in HDR's Transportation Team, you will drive data strategy, coordinate across domains, and champion data fluency, adoption of standards, and measurable improvements in project delivery and analytics.