Resources; Power​/Industrial​/Waste Business Group Mission Critical Lead

Resources (Power/ Industrial/ Waste) Business Group Mission Critical Lead

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You are passionate about the nexus between data centers and supporting infrastructure, with an emphasis on Engineering, Advisory, and Due Diligence services. You enjoy building meaningful client and colleague relationships and seek to expand the breadth of partnership to solve challenges. You have leadership experience and want a role where you can collaborate internally to drive the excitement in the data center market.

The primary duties of the Mission Critical Lead involve leading data center professional services within the Resources Business Group (Power, Industrial, Waste Sectors). This role requires extensive collaboration to implement a new organizational structure and processes, lead a multidisciplinary team of direct and indirect reports, support key projects and clients, and provide business development support across HDR’s business groups.

• Implement, maintain, and adapt a new organizational structure for the Resources Business Group Data Center services, working closely with leads from Power, Due Diligence, and Industrial services.
• Responsible for processes, improvements, governance, and training for staff supporting data center projects.
• Provide oversight for coordination, quality and timely completion of projects or programs.
• Serve key roles as necessary in projects and pursuits.
• Coordinate the involvement and input of multidisciplinary teams including power delivery, power generation, environmental permitting, site assessments, and other due diligence, advisory, and risk assessment services.
• Participate in internal planning meetings with the Resources (Power, Industrial, Solid Waste) Business Group and Building Engineering Services Group focused on tech, media, and telecom industries.
• Support client relationships, marketing, project execution, and collaboration meetings.
• Perform other duties as needed – the leader should have a specific interest in leading high performing teams and collaborating within the HDR matrix with the goal of supporting our data center response.
• Present at industry and client events to support HDR brand awareness.

• Depth of experience working with a variety of client types including hyper‑scale data center, co‑location data center clients, regulated and non‑regulated utilities, independent power producers.
• Familiarity with current industry trends and challenges in data center development including site development, power, policy, and other issues.
• Participation in industry organizations, publications and conferences.
• Minimum 15 years of experience, including 3+ years in due diligence, power, industrial and/or technology industry.
• Expertise in power market including nexus between power and data centers.
• Demonstrated expertise in data center planning, due diligence, and/or development processes.
• Strong understanding of technology client needs and rapid deployment requirements.
• Experience with team leadership of direct and indirect reports.
• Demonstrated ability to establish internal and external relationships, with a willingness to collaborate across the HDR matrix.
• People and project management skills with a strong ability to maintain a high standard of quality.
• Ability to travel 20% of time, domestic and international.
• Excellent communication, presentation and writing skills.
• Curiosity and passion to continue learning about new subjects, markets, and trends.

• Bachelor’s degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in related field.
• Maintains a professional or…