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Geospatial Business Class Leader
New York, NY

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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.

Primary Responsibilities

The Geospatial Business Class Leader will represent, supervise, and mentor a highly successful regional team of GIS professionals and developers, lead quality projects for a diversity of public- and private-sector clients, and work with other leaders across HDR to advance the technical and business applications of the geospatial practice.

The successful candidate will coordinate different geospatial activities within HDR's New York/New Jersey and Canadian offices and across the company, including coordination of personnel resources and project pursuits as an integral member of regional, national, and international leadership teams. The successful candidate will also lead geospatial business development activities including forging and maintaining client relationships, writing proposals, giving presentations, and participating in annual budgeting with operational leadership.

The successful candidate will implement QA/QC procedures and support a culture of quality among the team and practice. This position includes participation on planning, directing, and monitoring all project management aspects of geospatial tasks and projects for the team, and requires an understanding of project management principles, a commitment to quality, and dedication to client satisfaction and project delivery. The successful candidate will monitor emerging technologies and market opportunities while developing strategies to ensure HDR maintains our reputation as technical leaders in GIS. The successful candidate will also be expected to monitor and understand current GIS demands and how best to meet them with currently available technology.

Duties of the position include planning and implementation of technology solutions, project management; participation in marketing and client development strategy; implementation and promotion of HDR technology solutions, project management tools, policies and procedures, and QA/QC program; staffing and performance management, and staff professional development. The position requires excellent communication skills, both written

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