About Us

At HDR, we specialize in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. While we are most well-known for adding beauty and structure to communities through high-performance buildings and smart infrastructure, we provide much more than that. We create an unshakable foundation for progress because our multidisciplinary teams also include scientists, economists, builders, analysts and artists. That's why we believe diversity is our greatest strength. HDR is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer.

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We believe that the way we work can add meaning and value to the world. That ideas inspire positive change. That coloring outside the lines can illuminate fresh perspectives. And that small details yield important realizations. Above all, we believe that collaboration is the best way forward.

Role Description

HDR is currently looking for a passionate sustainability leader to join the Colorado Area's Sustainability and Resiliency Cross Sector. As a Sustainability and Resiliency Lead, you will play an instrumental role in building out our local Sustainability and Resiliency Cross Sector. This involves supporting sustainability project initiatives across each of our business groups (Architecture, Building Engineering Services, Federal, Resources, Transportation, and Water). You will collaborate with business group leads, client managers, and leadership to support the growth of our practice, developing relationships with new clients and expanding our relationships with key existing clients. Additionally, you will serve as a champion for internal sustainability initiatives, helping guide project teams across disciplines to develop sustainable practices and generating internal communication strategies to educate staff about these practices.

The ideal candidate for this role is passionate about driving institutional sustainability and resiliency goals and understands that the path towards achieving them is not always a linear process. This person must be able to breakdown sustainable concepts and educate project teams and clients who are unfamiliar with sustainability and resiliency to build consensus around shared goals. A self-starter with the ability to connect people and resources to identify unique perspectives and out-of-the-box solutions will make a profound impact on both our organization and our clients. The candidate will have the ability to utilize HDR's national resources as they work to develop the Colorado market for this business sector.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide overall Sustainability and Resiliency Cross Sector leadership locally and promote quality sustainable design efforts for our Business Groups, in collaboration with our Cross Sector Manager and Sustainability and Resiliency Director, supporting all aspects related to positioning, pursuit, proposal, and delivery of projects.
• Ability to develop technical proposals including scopes of work and fees for sustainable projects, interface with clients on a regular basis to communicate HDR's expertise, manage project schedules and budgets, and manage and motivate others.
• Serve as a client liaison for the HDR project team in an active and contributing role throughout the life of the project and maintain an ongoing client relationship.
• Manage, mentor and coach project-related design teams and individuals to help drive a sustainable design culture across the Colorado Area.
• Actively engage colleagues across the Business Groups, in collaboration with the Colorado Cross Sector Manager and National Directors, to meet firm-wide sustainability initiatives, elevate sustainable design literacy, and ensure that an integrated design process is occurring on all projects.
• Provide sustainable consulting and certification services on a variety of projects.
• Contribute to marketing pursuits, technical project reviews, narrative writing and staff education as a sustainability expert.
• Incorporate Thought Leadership and Outreach within the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry, including speaking at conferences, publishing papers, and getting involved in strategic industry professional organizations.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of 10 years of professional, architecture, or engineering experience
• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Policy, Architecture, Engineering, Business, or closely related field.
• If an engineer, maintain engineering registration.
• Experienced in development and management of strategic marketing programs for planning and/or engineering services.
• Experienced in development and management of a wide range of client relationships and specific program and/or project pursuits.
• Experienced in overall staff development to include recruiting, career path and professional growth.
• Experienced with industry associations and maintains a visible profile in the market sector.
• Ability to work cooperatively with Market Sector Directors, Business Class Directors, Regional Business Group Director, Area Business
• Group Managers, Area Marketing Managers and Area Managers.
• Demonstrated commitment to HDR values. An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with sustainability and resiliency factors and how they relate to civil engineering and design projects, with an emphasis on the primary sources of GHG emissions and air quality pollutants.
• Knowledge of certification standards (LEED, BREEM, LBC, ENVISION, etc.) and sustainable practices.
• Public engagement experience, ideally with a focus on building equitable engagement practices.
• Ability to manage and motivate sustainable technical experts and project teams with a collaborative leadership style.
• Connector, willingness to work with a diverse set of projects and people. Seeing the interdependency of our work across different business lines.
• Self-starter with the ability to act in a proactive manner to execute job responsibilities, and ability to create and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external clients.
• Open-minded, with the ability to think outside the box to help clients brainstorm ways to set and meet sustainability goals and deliver sustainable projects.
• Knowledge of the planning process and how projects are developed.
• Willingness to engage in research and reach outside of your immediate sphere of resources to find solutions to sustainability issues.
• Masters Degree in a sustainability- or resiliency-related field
• Public sector experience
• LEED or ENV SP certification
• Experience defining, measuring, and executing ESG goals
• Knowledge of emerging technology and solutions in the sustainability field

Why HDR

At HDR, we know work isn't only about who you work for it's also about what you do and how you do it. Led by the strength of our values and a culture shaped by employee ownership, we network with each other, build on each other's contributions, and collaborate together to make great things possible. When you join HDR, we give you license to do the same. We help you take charge of your career, giving you multiple growth opportunities along the way.