Water Business Group Project Controls Business Class Lead

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HDR is seeking a Project Controls Business Class Lead to join our Water Business Group team. Objective of this role will be to develop and implement project controls practices on projects and programs to meet scope, schedule, and budget performance. As part of the Water Business Group, this role will engage in projects ranging from Wastewater, Dams and Levees, Drinking Water and other water based Projects.

This role is expected to play a central role in project and program delivery and a valuable asset to HDR’s Program Manager(s) in assessing program performance. This role will also assist in the management of Water’s project controls specialists when executing program work.

In addition, as Business Class Lead, this role will also establish and improve upon project controls process within the WBG using best practices and rigor consistent with industry standards. These responsibilities include working with other leaders within WBG to create template project control plans, cost management plans, schedule management plans, progress management plans, etc. as well as outreach and training to staff.

• Implementation of continuous improvement and quality into the project controls practice in alignment with the Quality Management System
• Assume leadership responsibilities to introduce effective and efficient project controls approach and technologies in projects across market sectors in the Water Business Group.
• Work closely with other Business Group Directors of Project Controls and Program Management to align best practices, provide directions to program teams related to project controls and prioritize project controls initiatives.
• Coordination and assistance in identification and assignment of appropriate project controls staffing for projects, during both pursuit and execution phases of projects.
• Monitoring performance of staff and projects, assistance in implementing measures to drive successful project performance and support in maintaining positive client relations.
• Supporting career development for project controls personnel through mentoring and identification of training opportunities.
• Strengthening the project controls practice across all business groups through knowledge sharing and fostering a community of practice across teams.
• Coordinating with other Regional Project Controls Leads and the broader project controls practice for purposes of workshare, knowledge sharing and fostering a community of practice.
• Supporting the recruitment and onboarding process for new project controls personnel.
• Network with corporate Project Delivery Services to leverage best practices, skillsets, or resources from other business groups.
• Work with other project team members including technical staff, cross sector staff, field services and commissioning services to take into accounts to identify where project controls services are required.
• Develop and maintain a project controls practice group within WBG. Consult with corporate project controls director to disseminate relevant lessons learned and best practices.
• Serve as a knowledge central for project controls trend and tools that are being used to make project controls more versatile and efficient.
• Grow Water Business Group project controls practice bench strength by recruiting or identifying strategic partner.
• Identify and mentor young professionals with an interest in project controls.
• Provide webinar and outreach to internal staff to elevate WBG’s project controls acumen.
• Support Pursuit teams for Program Management and Construction Management
• Perform other duties as needed.

• Serve as a Senior Project Controls Business Class Lead for program management projects to set up a framework to manage scope, budget, and schedule. The work streams under project controls include schedule management, cost management, change management, risk management, and document management.
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