Federal Alternative Delivery Director

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Our diverse service lines, including Water, Architecture, Building Engineering Services, Field Services, Power, Waste, Industrial, and Transportation reflect our commitment to shaping resilient, sustainable, and forward‑thinking communities around the world. Across these disciplines, our teams design and deliver solutions that safeguard public health, enhance quality of life, power innovation, and drive responsible growth. Whether advancing clean water, creating healing and learning environments, engineering next‑generation facilities, or building the infrastructure that moves people and energy, our work is rooted in technical excellence and a shared sense of purpose.

Our employee‑owners collaborate across specialties, combining creativity, precision, and deep expertise to solve the most complex challenges facing our clients and communities.

• Plan, direct, and monitor all aspects of program execution. This may involve overseeing a broad range of disciplines including, but not limited to: capital planning, change management, commissioning/asset onboarding, communications, construction management, cost control/estimating, document management, environmental planning/compliance, engineering, equity, financial support, organizational strengthening, permitting, planning/design management, program governance, procurement, project management, quality management, real estate, regulatory support, risk management, scheduling, strategic planning, sustainability and resiliency
• Assume the role of the central point of contact for design-build positioning, and relationship-building with design-builders; working with HDR leadership across all seven federal market sectors (Federal, Federal Civic, Federal Healthcare, Federal Ed/Sci/Sport, Federal Water, Federal Transportation, and Federal Resources)
• Assume leadership responsibilities for the management of multidisciplinary programs with a high degree of technical complexity and non-technical intricacies
• Advise HDR project delivery teams and clients on the technical, regulatory, financial, and political facets of programs, which are all critical to program success. Leverage lessons learned from other programs and industry best management practices to address the specific needs of each client
• Collaborate with the Alternative Delivery Directors from all Business Groups for the pursuit and execution of Federal design-build across the seven federal market sectors; winning and executing all forms of alternative and collaborative delivery models
• Team with, provide guidance to, and collaborate with pursuit and execution teams across all Business Groups to expand HDR’s federal design-build portfolio
• Anticipate and identify potential issues and risks that may impact program implementation, and assist HDR project delivery teams and clients with problem-solving, issues resolution, risk mitigation, and timely decision-making. Provide strategic advice and thought leadership. Deploy the required resources to address various program challenges and unanticipated events
• Develop and implement various plans (program management plans, quality plans and work plans), business processes, and tools to drive efficiencies, emphasize accountability, bring team alignment, and promote transparency
• Direct the services provided by multiple program teams or a single large program team comprised of HDR and subconsultants staff. Promote alignment within the…