Value Engineering Risk Specialist

HDR • Chattanooga, TN

131d

About The Position

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world? Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world. Our Resources Business Group is looking to build a team local to the Chattanooga, TN market to support a mega project offering career growth opportunity. Aligned to our Power Generation market sector, this is a tremendous opportunity to directly collaborate and positively impact client relationships.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or associate degree in Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering or related fields
• A minimum of two years of experience working in one of these fields
• Strong technical editing competency, ability to generate technical content from workshop discussions and project documents
• Strong critical thinking skills
• Expert communication skills including extemporaneous speaking, presentations and creative writing
• Detail-oriented and self-motivated, able to work independently and with a project team to complete a task
• Able to manage, prioritize and track multiple tasks simultaneously
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Must possess a driver's license and U.S. passport, or the ability to acquire one

Nice To Haves

• Preference given to local candidates (Chattanooga, TN specifically)
• Certifications (one or more): PMI-RMP, CRM, or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Work with the various VE and Risk Leads in workshop preparation and coordination, collection and generation of information during the workshops
• Provide technical editing support of workshop deliverables, including reports and presentations
• Engage and participate in client-attended value engineering and risk analysis workshops
• Work with multidiscipline teams of engineers, architects, cost estimators and stakeholders, because of the diverse nature of our projects
• Speak and understand design-related aspects across multiple technical disciplines and provide coordination among disciplines
• Support the group's marketing, proposal and business development opportunities
• Establish Risk Management database practices to include recommendations on system architecture for creation and updating risk management databases
• Perform other duties as needed

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees