Central Region Construction Field Services Leader

HDR • Omaha, NE

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About The Position

HDR is seeking an experienced industry professional to lead Construction Field Services (CFS) across its Central Region. The role reports to the Construction Field Services Director and works with Field Office Principals, Area Leads, CFS Business Group Leads, Professional Services Directors, and other regional leaders. The position provides technical oversight and project staffing support across regional offices, supports delivery across business groups, and advances staff career development, recruiting, technical quality, and business initiatives. The role includes travel of up to 50%.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a professional, architecture, engineering, or closely related field.
• At least 10 years of experience in a related field.
• Professional or engineering registration, with related technical experience.
• Experience developing and managing diverse teams.
• Ability to work cooperatively with other business-class regional directors, operations managers, technical directors, and marketing managers on business-class efforts.
• Commitment to quality, improvement, and HDR values.
• Commitment to active participation in HDR’s employee-owned culture.

Nice To Haves

• 15 or more years of construction experience.
• Previous experience managing construction management or CEI teams across various geographies.
• Active engagement in professional or industry associations to enhance HDR’s technical expertise and brand.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 50%.

Responsibilities

• Drive Construction Field Services growth across all business groups in the region.
• Balance workload, staffing, and utilization for regional Construction Field Services staff.
• Participate in regional business-class strategic planning, budgeting, and implementation.
• Develop and mentor Field Office Principals and support the growth of future CFS leaders.
• Collaborate with CFS business group leads and other Regional Business Class Leads to pursue and deliver CFS services to clients.
• Assist in developing and progressing CFS strategic partnerships.
• Coordinate, monitor, and improve staff and product technical competencies to meet client needs and market drivers, aligned with business-class plans.
• Collaborate with area operations, marketing, and project management on business-class efforts.
• Participate in business-class practice and professional discipline groups, project teams, and activities to improve standards and best practices.
• Provide technical oversight and support staff resources across projects.
• Participate in project reviews focused on deliverables, risk identification, and resource management.
• Monitor staff and project performance; help implement measures to improve project performance and maintain positive client relations.
• Lead implementation of technical and digital delivery evolution in collaboration with business group CFS leaders.
• Coordinate business processes with the CFS leadership team in accordance with corporate policy and HDR’s matrix of authority.
• Implement quality standards and best practices on CFS projects in alignment with the Quality Management System.
• Support technical learning-path development, mentoring, and career-path development for CFS delivery staff.
• Collaborate on technical delivery for cross-business-group opportunities.
• Support recruiting efforts to attract and retain talent.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager