Water Data Steward: Lead Data Standards & Governance

HDR; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee‑owned culture

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Water Data Steward to lead data standardization and governance across the Water Business Group. You will coordinate subject matter experts to align definitions, support data reuse, and enable scalable analytics and AI use across HDR projects.

The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration, and alignment with enterprise data practices, enabling better project delivery and data-driven decisions within HDR’s Water programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a data-related field.
• 10+ years in data-centric leadership or engineering environments.
• Experience in Water industry or large-scale data programs.

Responsibilities

• Define and enable data standards across Water BG to support governance and reuse.
• Coordinate SME teams to align data definitions with enterprise data practices.
• Lead change management to drive adoption of data standards and tools.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Data governance

Data standards

Stakeholder collaboration

Change management

Data fluency

Technical leadership

Education

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

Tools

Data cataloging tools

Job description

HDR is seeking a Water Data Steward to lead data standardization and governance across the Water Business Group. You will coordinate subject matter experts to align definitions, support data reuse, and enable scalable analytics and AI use across HDR projects.

The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration, and alignment with enterprise data practices, enabling better project delivery and data-driven decisions within HDR’s Water programs.