Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related field.
10+ years of experience in construction planning and management.
Proficient in construction management software (e.g., Procore, Primavera).
Strong interpersonal skills for stakeholder engagement.
Commitment to employee-owned culture and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
Define and lead the long-term vision for the CFS program.
Drive expansion into the Data Center market sector.
Operationalize the BES CFS Strategic Plan with clear KPIs.
Support standardization of processes and delivery frameworks.
Collaborate with regional directors for resource management.
Lead and develop the CFS leadership team for growth and accountability.
Drive a culture of safety and oversee risk management practices.
Benefits
Opportunities for career development and succession planning.
Access to a collaborative and innovative work environment.
Engagement in a culture that values employee ownership.
Support for continuous improvement initiatives.
Full Job Description
Position Overview
The Building Engineering Services Business Group (BES) Construction Field Services (CFS) Lead provides leadership, strategy, and operational direction for BES's North American CFS program, with a focus on the Tech, Media, Telecom (TMT) market sector. Reporting to the BES Professional Services Director, this role is responsible for scaling and operationalizing a North American CFS program, driving consistent delivery, profitable growth, and technical excellence in delivery of Construction Administration (CA) and Construction Management (CM) services. This position serves as a central integrator across the HDR matrix, aligning operations, professional services, market sectors, and business development to deliver a world-class CFS offering.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Program Growth
Define and lead the long-term vision and growth strategy for BES CFS, aligned with BES and corporate objectives.
Drive expansion toward a scaled, Data Center focused market sector CFS business through targeted market positioning and strategic pursuits.
Partner with market sector, regional, area and technical leadership to identify and capture large, programmatic opportunities
Strategy Execution & Operationalization
Operationalize and refine the BES CFS Strategic Plan, translating initiatives into executable programs, KPIs, and performance metrics.
Align market sector, professional services, and operations leadership to deliver consistent execution across regions.
Drive implementation of enterprise initiatives in alignment with BES priorities
Standardization & Delivery Excellence
Support professional services in establishing and maintaining standardized processes, procedures, and delivery frameworks across CFS.
Support professional services in codifying and deploying best practices, tools, templates, and lessons learned to ensure consistent, high-quality delivery.
Promote continuous improvement, innovation, and digital delivery across the CFS program
Financial Performance & Commercial Strategy
In collaboration with operations, drive overall CFS financial performance, including net fees booked, net fees earned, profitability, utilization, and growth metrics.
Lead development of CFS pricing strategies, including overhead structures and markups, to support competitive positioning.
Partner with operations to optimize staffing models (HDR staff vs. contingent workers) via informed, data-driven decisions.
Operations Integration & Resource Management
Collaborate with regional directors to align staffing, workload, and delivery capacity.
Support area based growth strategies and resource planning across the matrix organization.
Drive consistent approaches to project staffing, utilization, and workshare.
Leadership & Talent Development
Lead and develop the CFS leadership team, including the Practice Lead (PL) and Business Class Lead (BCL) functions.
Establish clear accountability between strategy/growth (PL) and technical delivery (BCL).
Promote career development, succession planning, and workforce growth across PMs, CMs, and field staff.
Technical Excellence & Risk Management
Drive a culture of safety as a top priority in our CFS program.
Partner with BES safety, health and environmental (SH&E) lead(s) to identify and mitigate CFS SH&E risks.
Partner with professional services leadership to verify technical quality, QA/QC, and standards compliance.
Oversee risk management practices, including project reviews, delivery oversight, and issue resolution.
Drive consistency in technical execution across market sectors and geographies
Cross-Matrix Collaboration
Serve as the primary connector across CFS capabilities company wide, market sectors, professional services, and operations.
Collaborate with peer Service Line Directors (Program Management, Alternative Delivery, Advisory Services) to advance project lifecycle delivery.
Lead enterprise-level coordination to maximize HDR's competitive advantage.
Leadership Profile
Enterprise Influencer: Proven ability to lead and influence across a complex, matrixed organization.
Strategic Executor: Demonstrated success translating strategy into scalable, operational programs.
Commercial Acumen: Deep expertise in construction services pricing, including overhead structures and markups.
Growth-Oriented Leader: Track record of building and scaling construction or field services programs.
Technical Credibility: Recognized leader in construction administration, construction management and field services delivery.
Collaborative Leader: Strong partnership mindset across market sectors, operations, and professional services.
People Developer: Committed to mentoring, leadership development, and building high-performing teams.
Entrepreneurial Mindset: Self-starter with strong initiative and focus on continuous improvement.
Preferred Qualifications
A strong understanding of overhead structuring, specifically within the CFS industry.
Certified Construction Manager (CCM)
Experience with estimating software, scheduling software, project management software and web-based collaboration software for the exchange of documents.
Experience performing CFS, CM, and CA services for large scale data centers, including hyperscale and colocation facilities greater than 100MW total capacity.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Construction Science or closely related field or equivalent work experience.
A minimum of 10 years of experience in various aspects of construction planning and management, including but not limited to construction contracts; document, time, cost, and quality management; change management; and site safety. estimating, bidding, preparing and administering purchase orders and subcontracts, scheduling, cost control, etc.
Experience with construction management software such as Procore, Prolog, Primavera, Bluebeam, etc.
Must have strong people skills and the ability to interact with the Owner, Engineer, Contractor and other project stakeholders
An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a mustSponsorship (visa) for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position.
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Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field
A minimum of 10 years of experience in related field
For Business Class leadership roles for which the core service being overseen is technical design, the role must maintain a professional or Architecture/Engineering registration and has related technical experience
Experienced in development and management of diverse teams
Works cooperatively with other business class directors, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts
Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values
An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
About HDR
HDR is an architecture, engineering, and consulting firm based in Omaha, Nebraska. The company was founded in 1917 as Henningson Engineering Company and has since grown to become one of the largest engineering firms in the United States. HDR provides a wide range of services, including architecture, engineering, environmental consulting, and construction management. The company has worked on a number of high-profile projects, including the Hoover Dam Bypass and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. HDR is committed to sustainability and has been recognized for its efforts in this area by organizations such as the U.S. Green Building Council.
