Transportation Data Steward: Lead Data Standards & Reuse

HDR; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR seeks a Transportation Data Steward to define how data is defined, shared, and used across the Transportation Business Group. This is a leadership role (not IT) focused on enabling better decisions, data reuse, and project delivery excellence.

You will empower teams to define data once, understand it consistently, and reuse it across projects and time. This role embeds in the Transportation Business Group and collaborates with enterprise data teams to drive adoption of data standards and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in data-centric roles or the Resources engineering industry.
• Experience leading diverse teams and collaborating with senior leaders.
• Ability to translate complex data concepts into actionable guidance.
• Commitment to HDR values and active participation in employee-owned culture.

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.

Skills

Data stewardship

Data governance

Stakeholder alignment

Leadership

Change management

Data fluency

Education

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

Job description

HDR seeks a Transportation Data Steward to define how data is defined, shared, and used across the Transportation Business Group. This is a leadership role (not IT) focused on enabling better decisions, data reuse, and project delivery excellence.

You will empower teams to define data once, understand it consistently, and reuse it across projects and time. This role embeds in the Transportation Business Group and collaborates with enterprise data teams to drive adoption of data standards and