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About the Role

As a Site Civil Area Business Class lead, you will provide leadership, technical oversight, and operational direction for the Site Civil section within our Building Engineering Services (BES) business group. This role combines people leadership, project delivery accountability, resource management, and strategic planning to ensure the successful operation and growth of the business class. Working closely with the Managing Principal, Regional Business Class Leaders, Project Managers, and fellow Area Business Class Leads, you will champion technical excellence, drive high-quality project delivery, develop talent, and foster a collaborative and positive team culture. You will play a key role in shaping the future of the Site Civil team while supporting HDR's employee-owned culture and commitment to client service.

Responsibilities

Providing leadership and direction for the Civil Engineering business class.
Managing, mentoring, and developing staff, including recruitment and performance management.
Coordinating resources and workloads to support successful project delivery.
Monitoring project budgets, schedules, utilization, and delivery performance.
Supporting forecasting, business planning, and proposal development.
Promoting technical excellence, quality, and consistency across the team.
Collaborating with regional and area leaders to support business objectives and growth.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, or a closely related field.
Minimum 10 years' experience in a related field.
Professional Engineering registration or equivalent professional accreditation.
Experience leading and developing diverse teams.
Strong people management, communication, and organizational skills.
Ability to work collaboratively with operational, technical, and business leaders.
Commitment to quality, continuous improvement, and HDR values.
Desire to grow within HDR's Officers, Professional Associates, and Associates Programme.
Commitment to being an active participant in HDR's employee-owned culture.

Skills

People leadership
Technical oversight
Operational direction
Project delivery accountability
Resource management
Strategic planning
Talent development
Team culture fostering
Mentoring staff
Driving technical excellence
Project outcome delivery
Relationship building
Change influence
Strategic direction contribution
People management
Communication
Organizational skills

Experience Level

Minimum 10 years' experience

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, or a closely related field.

About the Company

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.
We foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities.
We believe building engineering is more than systems and structures, it’s about powering progress and enabling innovation.
As part of HDR’s Building Engineering Services Group, you’ll help design the critical infrastructure that supports the digital age and shapes the spaces where people work, connect, and thrive.
From high-performance data centres driving the future of AI to dynamic commercial environments, your work will directly support technological advancement, sustainability, and human experience.
We bring together mechanical, electrical, structural, and civil engineering experts to solve complex design challenges with precision, creativity, and collaboration.
Whether you're optimising energy efficiency, integrating resilient systems, or engineering the backbone of next-generation facilities, your contributions will help define the future of the built environment.
This isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to lead innovation, engineer impact, and build a legacy of excellence.
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.
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.