Resources (Power/ Industrial/ Waste) Business Group Professional Services Director - Engineering

In this role you lead the long-term strategy for HDR's Engineering Business Classes within the RBG Professional Services ecosystem, partnering with sector and operational leaders to win large programmatic opportunities. You'll ensure consistent delivery across geographies and drive standardized practices, innovation, and digital delivery. You'll mentor Leads, shape talent development, and manage staffing and resources to scale impact. This is an opportunity to influence how HDR executes complex engineering programs at a global scale.

• Define and lead the long-term vision and growth strategy for the Engineering Business Classes
• Identify and pursue large programmatic opportunities and strategic hires
• Align leadership to deliver consistent services across geographies
• Drive implementation of enterprise initiatives aligned with PS priorities
• Establish standardized processes, delivery frameworks, and best practices
• Promote continuous improvement, innovation, and digital delivery
• Collaborate on staffing, workload balance, and capacity planning
• Grow and develop Engineering Business Class Leads; support recruitment of strategic hires
• Drive safety and quality culture and support adoption of standards and practices
• Influence across a complex, matrixed organization to enable scalable programs
• Lead and manage project staffing, utilization, and workshare
• Optimize staffing models with HDR staff, teaming partners, and contingent workers
• Mentor and develop high-performing teams
• Maintain commercial acumen in pricing, overheads, and margins

• Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field
• Minimum 10 years of experience
• Professional engineering registration and related technical experience
• Proven experience leading diverse teams
• Active engagement in professional or industry associations
• Ability to work with regional/local managers and other leaders
• Commitment to HDR values and employee-owned culture
• Active participation in an employee-owned organizational culture

• collaborative leadership
• people development and mentoring
• strategic thinking and influence
• construction management and field services delivery
• risk and quality management
• digital delivery and standards adoption