Area Environmental Science & Planning Business Class Leader

HDR•Phoenix, AZ

About The Position

HDR has an excellent opportunity in Arizona or New Mexico for a professional to lead the development and growth of our Area’s Environmental Science & Planning Business Class. The Area Business Class Leader (BCL) is a broad knowledge of Environmental Business Class (BC) services supporting transportation and cross sector projects. Although this role is based in Transportation, it is cross-sector and may support environmental and permitting tasks/projects across other business groups, including Water, Federal, Resources (power, mining, industrial), and Building Engineering Services. This position leads and manages a team of business class professionals which including Environmental Planners and Scientists, and Cultural Resource Specialists. Primary Responsibilities The primary duties of the Area Environmental Science & Planning BCL include: responsibility for area coordination, monitoring and improvement of technical competencies of BC staff and products to meet client needs and market drivers all within the direction and goals of BC plans; participation in delivery of project services to meet client expectations; collaboration on BC efforts with area operations, marketing and project management; participation in BC practice and professional discipline groups, project teams and activities to continually improve standards and best practices; implementation of effective quality assurance and quality control reviews; participation in regional and area BC strategic planning, budgeting and plan implementation; tracking staff workloads and utilizations; establishing internal and external training programs and training schedules; assist with business development efforts and provide support on proposal preparation; plan for project needs and recruit/hire staff accordingly, and drive the BC to meet project goals for growth, client satisfaction, and service diversification.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field
10 years of experience
Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values
Maintains a professional or engineering registration and has related technical experience
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

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Planning, or closely related field
Minimum of 10 years’ experience leading transportation projects and teams within this market.
Proven ability to manage Environmental Science & Planning projects and teams effectively
Demonstrated ability to manage a large Environmental Science & Planning program and staff working statewide in multiple offices
Experience managing budgets, preparing scopes and developing cost estimates
Must have experience effectively managing and motivating direct reports.
Excellent written and verbal communication and listening skills
Strong attention to detail.
Strong leadership and organizational, planning, and prioritization skills.
Ability to work efficiently and effectively under tight deadlines, as well as balance multiple projects by prioritizing effectively.
Ability to understand applicable laws, policies and procedures that each project is governed by.
Ability to build, effective implement and manage training programs; workload and staffing plans; marketing plans and proposal preparation and business group budgets
Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills
Prior experience managing budgets and preparing reports on project financials.
Proven ability of contract development and implementation of capital improvements.
Strong project management skills, go-getter attitude and self-starter who takes initiative.
An attitude and commitment to being a pro-active participant in our employee-owned culture is a must
Actively engaged in professional or industry associations to enhance HDR technical expertise and brand
Proficient with MS Office Suite, specifically, Outlook, Word and Excel, and SharePoint or equivalent database

Responsibilities

Provide Area leadership of technical capabilities within the Environmental Science & Planning Business Class
Manage project staffing/resourcing, workload and resource balancing and BC utilization in coordination with Project Managers (PMs) and the Area Transportation Manager
Coordinate across Business Groups within the area as well as outside the area as necessary
Focus on Quality, technical delivery; consult with and provide input on project discipline requirements
Lead, manage, and staff
Maintain appropriate QA/QC procedures and best practices
Monitor area performance within BC to achieve defined goals and support operational managers in monitoring project performance and implementation of corrective actions.
Responsible for the technical sector growth in the Area
Support top line growth across all market sectors in their technical area of focus
Prioritize BC activities across Arizona and New Mexico to best implement Market Sector and Business Group objectives and promote technical services of their section in the Area
Facilitate BC teamwork, communication and work sharing between Area offices, business classes, management, marketing, and staff.
Serve as client manager, project principal and/or PM
Actively participate in projects or manage projects to meet assigned utilization rate
Serve as a senior technical resource on projects and programs
Build and retain strong relationships with staff, PMs, and Client Development Managers throughout the Area and within HDR’s Southwest Region
Provide strategic and tactical input on BC-related business trends and local office planning.
Manage staff workloads and make recommendations for adjustments and recruitments as needed
Manage training and licensing requirements and identify opportunities for continuing education
Develop a technical mentoring and employee advancement process to advance staff
Champion marketing opportunities to grow the practice
Support Area pursuits and actively participate in proposal development
Identify project needs and recruit professionals to join our HDR team
Demonstrate “can-do” problem solver approach to colleagues and clients
Ability to build positive internal and external client relationships, with strong communication, negotiation and presentation skills, and to manage and motivate direct reports.