System Protection & Studies Area Business Class Lead

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HDR Engineering is looking for an Area System Protection and Studies Business Class Leader to join our growing team of System Protection and Studies Professionals. This position will directly report to corresponding Area Operations Leadership and have a dashed reporting line up to our Global System Protection and Studies Business Class Lead. This position will focus on technical matters within the System Protection and Studies Business Class in their respective area/region.

Professional Services is the "technical and project execution leadership" element of the Resources Business Group -- the entity responsible to the Business Group President for creating a team of industry‑recognized professional practitioners who are competitive in their respective marketplace, capable of solving our client's challenges at competitive costs, reliable in the execution of quality professional services and client deliverables, and successful in the leadership and delivery of contracted services.

The Area System Protection and Studies Business Class Leader (ABCL) provides subject‑matter guidance, an industry recognized reputation for professional accomplishment, and a strongly recognized internal reputation of leadership within HDR. The ABCL provides HDR's Global System Protection and Studies Business Class with an area focused technical leader who will lead or support business class initiatives as well as support our area and regional operations teams.

Duties also include:

• Responsible for staff's technical development and mentorship including deploying technical onboarding, internal and external technical and/or business class training content, and technical mentorship for Area BC staff.
• Participates in internal and/or external technical working groups or practice groups. Leads the implementation of technical standards, guidelines, tools, and recommended practices within their respective Area.
• Facilitates project-level lessons learned meetings or workshops.
• Facilitates the identification of project delivery team requirements (experience, expertise, availability) for critical projects.
• Partners with Global BC Leads to support the implementation of BC Initiatives at the Area Level.
• Partners with Area Leadership to support area level technical and delivery staff recruitment and retention.
• Participates and supports the local area/region in Go/No-Go's, proposal development, and strategic pursuits within the System Protection and Studies Business Class.
• Leads the technical review or proposals and statements of qualifications.
• Drives HDR's Quality Processes and Procedures including implementing business class specific quality process enhancements and leading Project Approach and Resource Review (PARR) meetings.
• Achieves a 70% to 75% utilization goal by actively leading or supporting projects.

• Active participant in ongoing technical working…