Transportation Data Steward Lead: Align Data for Delivery

HDR; Bozeman (MT); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking an experienced Transportation Data Steward to lead data lifecycle governance across the Transportation Business Group. This role emphasizes coordination of subject matter experts and technical authorities to define and standardize data use, enabling repeatable, trusted data across projects and regions.

Embedded in the Transportation Business Group, the role is enablement-focused and collaborative, reporting to a Technology Director to align workflows with strategic data

Qualifications

• Ten years of strategic leadership focused on growing, developing and leading teams in change management and working with data.
• Fifteen years of overall experience providing diverse data-centric solutions and services.
• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, data science, business, computer science, or related discipline or equivalent related experience.

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.
• Lead change management efforts to drive adoption of data standards, practices, and tools across the Transportation BG.

Skills

Data governance

Data stewardship

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

HDR is seeking an experienced Transportation Data Steward to lead data lifecycle governance across the Transportation Business Group. This role emphasizes coordination of subject matter experts and technical authorities to define and standardize data use, enabling repeatable, trusted data across projects and regions.

Embedded in the Transportation Business Group, the role is enablement-focused and collaborative, reporting to a Technology Director to align workflows with strategic data