Water Business Group Digital Delivery Director

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. We foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, constantly asking ourselves:
What is our impact on the world?

In this role we will count on you to:

• Define and communicate the WBG digital delivery vision, priorities, and success measures aligned with business group objectives.
• Oversee the overall strategy of our Digital Delivery guiding Regional Digital Delivery Leads and Area Digital Delivery Leads in support of serving our wastewater, drinking water, water resources, and federal projects.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to WBG leadership, informing decisions on investment, staffing, and long‑term digital delivery direction.
• Identify systemic challenges across people, process, and communication and guide development of scalable, organizational solutions.
• Establish and reinforce governance frameworks (e.g., Digital Delivery Plans, standards implementation) to drive consistency and quality across projects.
• Represent WBG in corporate‑level discussions, aligning BG project delivery needs with broader digital initiatives.
• Coordinate the growth and structure of WBG digital design and delivery career paths at the area, national, and business class levels, in alignment with our strategic plan and annual alignment meeting initiatives. Continue expanding on this vision as regions identify staffing needs and build their digital teams.

• Provide guidance to project managers and teams on digital delivery approach, staffing alignment, and execution expectations.
• Support key or complex projects as a strategic advisor, driving alignment with WBG standards and direction.
• Elevate project‑level issues to leadership and work across the organization to provide coordinated solutions.
• Capture and synthesize lessons learned, adoption challenges, and performance gaps from project execution.
• Use project feedback to inform strategy, standards, and training priorities, improving overall delivery performance.
• Champion a culture of consistent, data‑driven, and collaborative project delivery across the WBG.
• Grow the Digital Delivery program to support Virtual Design & Construction (VDC), BIM/CIM, data acquisition, clash detection, 4D construction phasing, 5D cost estimation, and digital asset management across various water infrastructure projects.
• Work closely with project teams to place specialized digital design and BIM/CIM staff on high‑profile or complex water projects.

• Lead business group‑wide communication strategies for digital delivery initiatives, priorities, and expectations.
• Translate complex digital concepts into clear, actionable guidance for WBG leadership, regional leads, and project teams.
• Drive alignment across:
  • Regional Digital Delivery Leads
  • Discipline and office leadership
  • Corporate and cross‑sector initiatives
• Build and maintain strong relationships across the organization to facilitate consistent messaging and adoption.
• Lead change management efforts to support the adoption of platforms, workflows, and delivery approaches.
• Collaborate with the WBG Technology Director to align WBG‑wide technology strategies, hardware and software needs, cloud‑based services, and vendor feedback that supports digital delivery.
• Partner with the Applied Technology Office (ATO) and HDR Technology Leadership Team to align WBG priorities with enterprise strategy, standards, and technology direction.
• Coordinate directly with Program Delivery Service teams including Project Controls, Geospatial Information Management, and Visualization and Interactive Design teams to fully integrate digital delivery solutions into our project workflows.
• Maintain regular contact with BIM/CIM and digital design software vendor partners to manage HDR initiatives, coordinate software updates or enhancements, and advocate for project needs.