Regional Semiconductor Principal

Client Development Lead

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. As we work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves:
What is our impact on the world? Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better.

As we continue to grow, we are looking for a client development lead for the TMT and Semiconductor market to join our New York practice. The primary responsibilities will include a variety of duties ranging from fostering client relationships and supporting annual planning, to leading pursuits and oversight of project teams. These span a myriad of project types in the Semiconductor Market Sector focused on premier clients in and around the Northeast region.

Leading teams in marketing and securing project wins is a focus of the position. A passion for client service and leveraging the full suite of HDR's integrated service offerings to provide exceptional value to key clients is critical.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develops and nurtures strong relationships with multiple clients, beginning with pre-positioning activities, continuing through the life of project execution and beyond for future work.
• Maintains an active and visible presence in the Semiconductor market sector, responsible for driving growth and sales.
• Identifies new opportunities in the Semiconductor market and leads strategy for development and execution of client and pursuit capture planning.
• Champions pursuits and proposal responses. Helping to identify key team members and support technical write-up needs as part of our responses. Supports developing work plans and fee development with technical discipline management for that development.
• Collaborates with leadership team in strategic planning, alignment, and advancement of key market sector initiatives within the region.

Project Responsibilities:

• Serves as Project Manager/Director as appropriate on projects.
• Potential to provide leadership of concurrent projects and related multidisciplinary teams- planning, directing, coordinating, and monitoring all aspects of projects.
• Supports the preparation, negotiation and award of project contracts.
• Provides client oversight throughout project execution, including conformance to client expectations for technical/quality, financial, and schedule performance.
• Maintains client relations following completion of projects.
• Partners with the production managers to maintain and strengthen core teams executing the work.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree
• Proven track record of business development, relationship building, and operational results in the Semiconductor market sector.
• Existing network of clients beneficial.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experienced in development and management of diverse teams.
• Committed to quality improvement and HDR values.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• 15 years related experience
• A minimum 7 years project management experience
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• MS Office and MS Project experience is required (Access experience would be plus)
• Demonstrated leadership, business development and strategic planning skills
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

What We Believe HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve. Our Commitment As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.