HDR · 9 hours ago
Geospatial Area Business Class Leader
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$163K/yr - $233K/yr
10+ years expHDR is a company focused on creating a welcoming environment for its employee-owners. In the role of Geospatial Area Business Class Leader, you will provide leadership for technical capabilities, manage project staffing, and support business growth across market sectors in southern California.
ArchitectureConsulting
Responsibilities
Provide Area leadership of technical capabilities within the Geospatial Business Class
Responsible for managing project staffing/resourcing, workload and resource balancing and BC utilization in coordination with Project Managers (PMs) and the Area Business Group Managers
Champion marketing opportunities to grow the practice
Support Area pursuits and actively participate in and support proposal development
Support top line growth across all market sectors in their technical area of focus
Prioritize BC activities across southern California to best implement Market Sector and Business Group objectives and promote technical services of their section in the Area
This cross-sector service role requires coordination across all business groups within the area and outside the area as necessary
Delivery focus of technical skills, be consulted and provide input on project discipline requirements and manage/supervise BC Staff
Maintain appropriate QA/QC procedures and best practices
Monitor area performance within BC to achieve defined goals and support operational managers in monitoring project performance and implementation of corrective actions
Responsible for the technical sector growth in the Area
Facilitate BC teamwork, communication and work sharing between Area offices, business classes, management, marketing and staff
Serve as client manager, project principal and PM
Actively participate in projects or manage projects to meet assigned utilization rate
Serve as a senior technical resource on projects and programs
Build and retain strong relationships with Staff, Project Managers, Client Development Managers throughout the Area and within HDR in the Southwest Region
Provide strategic and tactical input on business trends to BC and local office planning
Manage staff workloads and make recommendations for adjustments and recruiting as needed
Manage training and licensing requirements and identify opportunities for continuing education
Ensure that GIS technology is being used properly and efficiently develop a technical mentoring and employee advancement process to advance staff
Identify project needs and recruit professionals to join our HDR team
Demonstrate “can-do” problem solver approach to colleagues and clients
Ability to build positive client relationships, strong communication, negotiation and presentation skills, and the ability to manage and motivate direct reports
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field
10 years of experience
Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values
Maintains a professional or engineering registration and has related technical experience
Experienced in development and management of diverse teams
Works cooperatively with other area business class leaders, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts
An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree in Geographic Information Systems, or closely related field
Minimum of 10 years' experience leading GIS projects and teams within this market
Proven ability to manage Geospatial projects and teams effectively
Demonstrated ability to manage a large Geospatial program and staff working statewide in multiple offices
Experience managing budgets, preparing scopes and developing cost estimates
Must have experience effectively managing and motivating direct reports
Excellent written and strong communication and listening skills
Strong attention to detail
Strong leadership and organizational, planning, and prioritization skills
Ability to work efficiently and effectively under tight deadlines, as well as balance multiple projects by prioritizing effectively
Ability to understand applicable laws, policies and procedures that each project is governed by
Ability to build, effectively implement and manage training programs; workload and staffing plans; marketing plans and proposal preparation and business group budgets
Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills
Prior experience managing budgets and preparing reports on project financials
Proven ability of contract development and implementation of capital improvements
Strong project management skills, go getter attitude and self-starter who takes initiative
An attitude and commitment to being a pro-active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
Expertise in data analysis and cartographic standards
Proficient in use of ArcGIS, ArcGIS extensions and Microsoft 365 Apps
Proficient with MS Office Suite, specifically, Outlook, Word and Excel, and SharePoint or equivalent database
Esri Certification
GISP, AICP, PE or other professional certification a plus
Understanding of civil engineering terminology, strongly preferred
Prior experience in personnel supervision
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Short and long-term disability
Life insurance
An employee assistance program
Paid time away
Parental leave
Paid holidays
A retirement savings plan with employer match
Employee referral bonus
Tuition reimbursement
Company
HDR
HDR is an employee-owned design firm specializing in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. We’re ranked No.
10001+ employees
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Galen Meysenburg
CFO
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Jeff Glover
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