Transportation Geotechnical Business Class Leader

Transportation Geotechnical Business Class Leader

At HDR, our employee‑owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected. We empower everyone to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day, weaving diversity, equity, and inclusion into our projects and communities. The Geotechnical Business Class Lead will represent HDR’s geotechnical engineering to national and regional clients and communicate our capabilities to help secure new work.

• Coordinate, monitor, and improve technical competencies of geotechnical business‑class staff in deep foundation design and construction to meet client needs and market drivers.
• 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 the benefit of HDR and our clients.
• Contribute to HDR’s geotechnical practice and professional discipline groups, project teams, and activities to continually improve standards, 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 systems.
• Drive continual refinement of processes to increase technical competence, design efficiency, and product quality.
• Function as project manager or geotechnical task lead and take responsibility for production on projects.
• Develop marketing plans and proposals, and represent HDR in front of clients during pursuit activities.
• Work proactively and collaboratively with the geotechnical services director to align strategies and drive the geotechnical community of practice.
• Facilitate national training programs by maintaining NHI certified instructor credential and engaging in DOT training deployment.

• Active or ability to obtain PE registration in AL, FL, MS, SC, and TN within 6 months.
• Proficiency with deep foundation construction and claim mitigation.
• Master of Science or higher in Engineering (Geotechnical/Geologic) or equivalent experience.
• 15+ years of progressive experience leading geotechnical design efforts for public and private clients.
• Experience completing investigations and analyses for foundations, embankments, slopes, excavation support, and retaining structures for varied projects, including transportation.
• Strong knowledge of both rock and soil mechanics.
• Experience with geotechnical engineering software for static, dynamic, and seismic design, including numerical modeling.

• Bachelor’s degree in Professional, Architecture, Engineering, or closely related field.
• 10 years of experience in related field.
• Maintenance of a professional or Engineering registration and related technical experience.
• Experience in development and management of diverse teams.
• Cooperation with business‑class regional directors, operations managers, technical directors, and marketing managers on business initiatives.
• Commitment to quality, improvement, and HDR values.
• Active participation in employee‑owned culture is a must.

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other’s life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day, fostering collaboration, trust, and connection with clients and communities.

As employee owners, we create an inclusive environment welcoming and valuing everyone, supporting the eight Employee Network Groups and promoting belonging.

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