Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field
10 years of experience in GIS or related fields
Proficiency with the ArcGIS platform and Esri software
Strong leadership and team management skills
Excellent verbal and written communication abilities
Experience in business growth strategies and client engagement
Commitment to quality and HDR values
Responsibilities
Lead GIS projects, including technical approaches, budgeting, and scheduling
Conduct spatial data analysis and summarize findings in reports
Identify industry trends to market company capabilities
Manage and mentor multidisciplinary teams
Drive business growth through strategic planning and proposal development
Collaborate with operations, marketing, and project management teams
Participate in quality assurance and continuous improvement initiatives
Benefits
Employee-owned culture
Opportunities for professional development
Collaborative work environment
Engagement with diverse teams and projects
Commitment to quality and improvement initiatives
Full Job Description
Our Utah team is looking for a GIS Business Class Lead to develop and implement geospatial solutions on our projects throughout the state. Duties include working in a professional environment with a team of other GIS analysts, developers, and professionals across all HDRs business lines. The ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with remote team members and with individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds, both technical and non-technical, is required. Ideal candidates will have a solid understanding of GIS and expertise with Esri software.
In the role of GIS Business Class Lead, we'll count on you to:
Demonstrated ability to serve as a GIS project leader including development of technical approaches, budget, scheduling, and quality assurance
Expertise in spatial data analysis
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to write reports that summarize spatial analyses and communicate findings with charts, tables and narrative
Ability to identify industry trends and determine where company capabilities can be marketed to existing and potential clients
Demonstrated success leading staff, multidisciplinary teams, and workload planning
Experience driving business growth through client engagement, pursuits, proposal development, strategic planning, and financial management
Strong leadership, communication, relationship-building, and organizational skills, with the ability to influence diverse stakeholders and effectively motivate teams
Proficiency with the ArcGIS platform; Esri Certification, Microsoft 365 Apps, GISP, FME Experience or other relevant professional certification
Take responsibility for area coordination, monitoring and improvement of technical competencies of business class staff and products to meet client needs and market drivers, all within direction and goals of business class plans
Participate in delivery of project services to meet client expectations
Collaborate on business class efforts with area operations, marketing and project management
Participate in business class 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 business class strategic planning, budgeting and plan implementation
Perform other duties as needed
Preferred Qualifications
Demonstrated ability to serve as a GIS project leader including development of technical approaches, budget, scheduling, and quality assurance
Expertise in spatial data analysis
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to write reports that summarize spatial analyses and communicate findings with charts, tables and narrative
Ability to identify industry trends and determine where company capabilities can be marketed to existing and potential clients
Demonstrated success leading staff, multidisciplinary teams, and workload planning
Experience driving business growth through client engagement, pursuits, proposal development, strategic planning, and financial management
Strong leadership, communication, relationship-building, and organizational skills, with the ability to influence diverse stakeholders and effectively motivate teams
Proficiency with the ArcGIS platform; Esri Certification, Microsoft 365 Apps, GISP, FME Experience or other relevant professional certification
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field
10 years of experience
Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values
Experienced in development and management of diverse teams
Works cooperatively with other area business class leaders, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts
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.
