Transportation Geotechnical Business Class Leader

1 day ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia HDR Full time
Transportation Geotechnical Business Class Leader

HDR is seeking a Geotechnical Business Class Lead for national engagement in deep foundation design and construction, and development of a cohesive south-east US geotechnical community of practice to align exceptional technical approaches with innovative, constructible solutions. The geotechnical business class lead will represent HDR geotechnical engineering to national and regional clients and clearly communicate geotechnical capabilities to aid in the procurement of work. Build relationships within all HDR business groups to develop technical expertise, elevate quality, and support strategic and profitable growth. This position includes the identification and hiring of appropriate geotechnical staff to support HDR's strategic direction and emerging markets.

Primary Responsibilities
  • Coordinate, monitor, and improve technical competencies of geotechnical business class staff in deep foundation design and construction to meet client needs and market drivers, guided in direction and goals of Geotechnical business class strategies
  • Engage alternate delivery projects to provide deep foundation design and construction expertise, including project approach and resource reviews for optimal team arrangement
  • Select, train, mentor and manage geotechnical personnel
  • Promote the geotechnical practice and establish partnerships to advance innovative concepts and mitigate risks for HDR and our clients
  • Contribute to HDR's geotechnical 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 geotechnical strategic planning and implementation
  • Confirm geotechnical work is planned, organized, controlled, and evaluated through proactive project management system
  • Drive to continually refine the process to increase technical competence, efficiency of design, and quality of product
  • Function as project manager or geotechnical task lead and take responsibility for production on projects
  • Develop marketing plans and proposals, as well as participate in interviews while representing HDR in front of clients and during coordination of pursuit related work
  • Work proactively and collaboratively with HDR geotechnical services director to align strategies and proactively drive the geotechnical community of practice
  • Facilitate national training programs by maintaining NHI certified instructor credential and engagement in DOT training deployment
Preferred Qualifications
  • Active, or ability to obtain within 6 months, PE registration in AL, FL, MS, SC, and TN
  • Proficient with geotechnical aspects of deep foundation construction and construction claim mitigation
  • Master of Science or higher in Engineering (Geotechnical/Geologic engineering) or equivalent level of experience
  • 15+ years of progressive experience leading geotechnical design efforts for public and private clients
  • Demonstrated ability to complete geotechnical investigations and analyses for foundations, embankments, slopes, excavation support and retaining structures for varied project types, including transportation clients
  • Sufficient knowledge in rock and soil mechanics to understand technical elements and bring advanced concept solutions to bear
  • Experience with geotechnical engineering software to analyze static, dynamic, and seismic aspects of foundation design, including numerical modeling
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in a professional, architecture, engineering, or closely related field
  • 10+ years of related experience
  • Professional engineering registration or equivalent technical experience
  • Experience in development and management of 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
  • Active participation in HDR's employee-owned culture
What We Believe

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

We are committed to employment equity and equal opportunity. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.

Location

Primary Location: United States-Alabama-Mobile

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