Water Business Director, Professional Services

HDR; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 175,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Retirement plan

Paid time away

Parental leave

Paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

HDR is an employee-owned firm delivering water infrastructure projects worldwide. As the WBG Professional Services Director, you will provide executive leadership for technical quality, project delivery excellence, and professional practice across the matrix organization.

Reporting to the WBG President, you’ll align practice groups, drive continuous improvement, and position HDR as a leader in the global architecture marketplace while supporting recruiting and delivery initiatives.

Qualifications

• 15 years of experience in professional services, program management, or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience building and leading technical teams and practices.
• Active involvement in AEC industry associations.
• Commitment to HDR's employee-owned culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and training of staff in technical, professional, business, and service delivery competencies.
• Develop approaches to new or developing technologies and digital delivery in the group.
• Lead evaluation, implementation, and adoption of professional services technologies to improve quality and delivery.
• Coordinate and monitor staff training in company policies and processes.
• Lead continuous improvement through development of technical standards and best practices.
• Support business group activities related to recruiting, hiring, retaining, and developing key staff; workload and resource balancing; involvement in associations; delivery growth and risk management.
• Partner with project and program delivery services, including program management, project management, construction management, owner's advisor services, and delivery programs.
• Lead and coordinate development of technical and delivery approaches, risk management, and problem-solving for strategic initiatives.
• Lead QA/QC activities to ensure delivery quality and adherence to standards.

Skills

Professional engineering registration

Leadership and people management

Program/project management

Quality assurance

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Job description

HDR is an employee-owned firm delivering water infrastructure projects worldwide. As the WBG Professional Services Director, you will provide executive leadership for technical quality, project delivery excellence, and professional practice across the matrix organization.

Reporting to the WBG President, you’ll align practice groups, drive continuous improvement, and position HDR as a leader in the global architecture marketplace while supporting recruiting and delivery initiatives.