Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field.
Minimum of 10 years' experience in engineering or related fields.
Professional or engineering registration with relevant technical experience.
Proven leadership experience with diverse teams, emphasizing quality and improvement.
Active engagement in professional or industry associations to enhance expertise and brand.
Strong collaborative skills with regional and local office managers and directors.
Commitment to an employee-owned culture.
Responsibilities
Define and lead the long-term vision for RBG's Engineering Business Classes.
Identify and capture large programmatic opportunities with market sector leadership.
Ensure consistent execution of services across all geographies.
Drive implementation of enterprise initiatives aligned with strategic priorities.
Establish and maintain standardized processes and delivery frameworks.
Promote continuous improvement and innovation in engineering services.
Collaborate with leaders to optimize staffing and delivery capacity.
Benefits
Opportunities for career development and succession planning.
Support for recruitment of strategic hires.
Commitment to safety and quality in operations.
Access to a collaborative and employee-owned culture.
Focus on continuous improvement and innovation.
Full Job Description
Position Overview
The RBG Professional Services Director, Engineering will work with the RBG Professional Services Director (PSD) to lead and execute RBG professional services programs and initiatives assocaited with our Engineering Business Classes (i.e. Power Generation, Hydropower, Substation, Transmission / Distribution, System Protection and Planning, Waste, Oil Gas and Chemicals, Industrial Water / Wastewater, and Mine Water). The RBG Professional Services Director, Engineering will partner with (as appropriate) various Market Sector, Practice, Business Class, Operational, and/or Corporate Leaders throughout HDR to successfully execute programs and initiatives as assigned by the RBG Professional Services Director. In addition, the RBG Professional Services Director, Engineering will also support project teams by acting as a Principal In-Charge, Senior Technical Advisor, and/or Project Approach and Resources Review (PARR) Lead Reviewer. This position will be part of the RBG Professional Services Organization, report to the RBG Professional Services Director, and be a peer to the RBG Professional Services Director, Cross Sector, RBG Technology Director, and RBG Digital Delivery Director.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Program Growth
Define and lead the long-term vision and growth strategy for the RBG's Engineering Business Classes, aligned with the RBG Professional Services strategic objectives.
Partner with market sector, operational and technical leadership to identify and capture large, programmatic opportunities and/or strategic hires.
Strategy Execution & Operationalization
Align market sector, professional services and operations leadership to deliver consistent execution of the services offered by our engineering business classes throughout all of our geographies (i.e. domestic and international).
Drive implementation of enterprise initiatives in alignment with RBG Professional Services priorities.
Standardization & Delivery Excellence
Support RBG Professional Services in establishing and maintaining standardized processes, procedures, and delivery frameworks across our Engineering Business Classes.
Support RBG Professional Services in codifying and deploying standards, recommended practices, tools, templates, and lessons learned to verify consistent, high-quality delivery.
Promote continuous improvement, innovation, and digital delivery across the RBG Engineering Business Classes.
Operations Integration & Resource Management
Collaborate with RBG Engineering Business Class Leaders to support our Operational Leaders with balancing staffing, workload, and delivery capacity.
Partner with the RBG's Regional Directors to support area and regional growth strategies.
Work with the RBG Engineering Business Class Leads to drive consistent approaches to project staffing, utilization, and workshare.
Partner with our Operational Leaders to optimize staffing models (HDR staff vs. teaming partners vs. contingent workers) via informed, data-driven decisions.
Leadership & Talent Development
Lead and develop the RBG Engineering Business Class Leads.
Promote career development, succession planning, and workforce growth across our Engineering Business Classes.
Actively support the recruitment process of strategic hires (including leading the process if so called upon).
Technical Excellence & Risk Management
Drive a culture of safety and quality as a top priority in our RBG Professional Services Organization.
Partner with professional services leadership to support adoption of our technical, quality, and digital delivery and health and safety standards and recommended practices.
Partner with our Engineering Business Class Leads to drive consistency in technical execution.
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 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
Masters degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field.
Global project execution experience
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Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field.
A minimum of 10 years' experience.
Maintains a professional or engineering registration and has related technical experience.
Demonstrated experience with leading diverse teams. Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values.
Actively engaged in professional or industry associations to enhance HDR technical expertise and brand.
Ability to work cooperatively with regional and local office managers, other area business group directors, technical directors and marketing managers.
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.
