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

Resources (Power/ Industrial/ Waste) Business Group Mission Critical Lead - ( 188558 )

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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 and seek out meaningful client and colleague relationships and are driven to expand the breadth of how you can partner with them to solve challenges. You have leadership experience and are looking for a leadership position where you can collaborate internally to help drive an exciting time 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 will require extensive collaboration to implement a new organizational structure and processes, lead a multi-disciplinary team of direct and indirect reports, support key projects and clients, and provide business development support across HDR’s business groups. HDR is a matrix organization, requiring extensive soft skills, internal collaboration, and communication.

Key disciplines reporting indirectly to this role include Due Diligence, Power, and Industrial Services. Direct reports will be determined as the new organizational structure is initiated.

• Implement, maintain, and adapt a new organizational structure for the Resources Business Group Data Center services, work closely with leads representing Power, Due Diligence, and Industrial services.
• Responsible for processes, improvements, governance, and training for staff supporting data center projects.
• Provide oversight for the coordination, quality, and timely completion of projects or programs.
• Serve key roles as necessary in projects and pursuits.
• Coordinate the involvement and input of multi-disciplinary teams including those with expertise in 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 the tech, media, and telecom industries.
• Support client relationships, marketing, project execution, and collaboration meetings.
• Perform other duties as needed – it is desired that this leader has 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 and others.
• Familiar with current industry trends and challenges in the development of data centers including site development, power, policy and other issues.
• Participant 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…