Transportation Geotechnical Business Class Leader

HDR; Weirton (WV); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Retirement savings plan with employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

HDR is searching for a Geotechnical Business Class Lead located in Weirton, West Virginia. You will coordinate a team focused on deep foundation design and construction, manage training programs, and represent HDR to clients. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, 10 years of experience, and the ability to obtain PE registration. Benefits include comprehensive healthcare, retirement plans, and paid time off. This role emphasizes leadership within an employee-owned culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering, or closely related field.
• Ten years experience in related field.
• Active, or ability to obtain within six months, PE registration in AL, FL, MS, SC, and TN.
• 15+ years of experience leading advanced engineering projects.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate technical competencies of geotechnical business class staff.
• Select, train, mentor, and manage geotechnical personnel.
• Contribute to HDR’s geotechnical practice and professional discipline groups.
• Drive continual process refinement for design efficiency and product quality.

Skills

Geotechnical engineering

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Geotechnical investigations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Master of Science or higher in Engineering (Geotechnical/Geologic)

Tools

Geotechnical engineering software

Job description

Geotechnical Business Class Lead

HDR is seeking a Geotechnical Business Class Lead for national engagement in deep foundation design and construction and to develop a cohesive south‑east US community of practice. The Lead will represent HDR geotechnical engineering to national and regional clients, communicate capabilities to aid work procurement, build relationships across business groups, and identify and hire staff.

Primary Responsibilities

• Coordinate, monitor, and improve technical competencies of geotechnical business class staff in deep foundation design and construction to meet client needs and market drivers.
• Engage alternate delivery projects to provide deep foundation design and construction expertise, including project approach and resource reviews for optimal team arrangement.
• Select, train, mentor, and manage geotechnical personnel.
• Promote the geotechnical practice and establish partnerships to advance innovative concepts and mitigate risks for the benefit of HDR and clients.
• Contribute to HDR’s geotechnical practice and professional discipline groups, project teams, and activities to continually improve standards and best practices, and implement effective quality assurance and quality control reviews.
• Participate in geotechnical strategic planning and implementation.
• Confirm geotechnical work is planned, organized, controlled, and evaluated through proactive project management system.
• Drive continual process refinement to increase technical competence, design efficiency, and product quality.
• Function as project manager or geotechnical task lead and take responsibility for production on projects.
• Develop marketing plans and proposals, and participate in interviews while representing HDR to clients and coordinating pursuit work.
• Work proactively and collaboratively with HDR geotechnical services director to align strategies and drive the geotechnical community of practice.
• Facilitate national training programs by maintaining NHI certified instructor credential and engaging in DOT training deployment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active, or ability to obtain within six months, PE registration in AL, FL, MS, SC, and TN.
• Proficiency with geotechnical aspects of deep foundation construction and claim mitigation.
• Master of Science or higher in Engineering (Geotechnical/Geologic) or equivalent experience.
• 15 or more years of progressive experience leading advanced engineering projects for public and private clients.
• Experience completing geotechnical investigations and analyses for foundations, embankments, slopes, excavation support, and retaining structures across varied project types, including transportation.
• Knowledge of both rock and soil mechanics to fully understand technical elements and provide advanced solutions.
• Experience with geotechnical engineering software for static, dynamic, and seismic analysis, including numerical modeling.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering, or closely related field.
• Ten years experience in related field.
• Professional or Engineering registration maintained with related technical experience.
• Experience developing and managing diverse teams.
• Cooperative working with other business class regional directors, operations managers, technical directors, and marketing managers on business class efforts.
• Commitment to quality, improvement, and HDR values.
• Active participation in employee‑owned culture.

Benefits

HDR provides a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, health, performance, and success, including medical, dental, vision, short and long‑term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus, and tuition reimbursement.

Location

Primary Location: United States‑Alabama‑Mobile

Equal Employment Opportunity

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrests, and conviction records.