Civil Business Class Lead

Civil Business Class Lead

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. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world? Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

In the role of Civil Business Class Lead, we'll count on you to:

• Take responsibility for operations of the Site Civil Business Class in the regional area, including managing workload and utilization, staff development, project delivery, quality control, and proposal support.
• Build team technical expertise and design production capacity through recruitment, staff development, and training.
• Engage with external clients, as well as internal project managers, market sector leads, business group managers, and other leaders throughout HDR.
• Prepare site civil proposals, including scope development and estimating hours and fees.
• Support strategic planning, marketing, and interviews for site civil planning and design.
• Participate in leadership functions and support the development of HDR services in site civil planning and design.
• Collaborate with National Business Class Directors and Market Sector staff to drive the growth and advancement of our Site Civil Business Class in the industry.
• Serve as a thought leader within our organization and the land development industry, participating in industry conferences and authoring articles or technical publications.
• Help implement, monitor, and support company policies.
• Willingness to travel to all Washington/Oregon offices with civil staff on a regular basis. Travel intermittently nationally as necessary. Perform other duties as needed.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Actively engaged in professional or industry associations to enhance HDR technical expertise and brand
• Prior leadership and direct supervision of a team of engineers and designers spread out geographically
• Project experience with land entitlement and development processes in multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience with land development design and construction plan development.
• Master's degree in Civil Engineering
• Previous experience with an architectural/ engineering or engineering consulting firm desired. Preference given to local candidates.
• Proficiency with the following software packages: Civil3D, Microstation, Microsoft Office, and BlueBeam

Required Qualifications:

• 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

What We Believe:

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.

Our Commitment:

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.

We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes 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 and tuition reimbursement. The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.) {Olympia, WA}: $142,240 - $203,200 {Bellevue, WA}: $170,688 - $243,840

Primary Location: United States-Washington-Bellevue Other Locations: United States-Washington-Olympia Industry: Building Engineering Schedule: Full-time Employee Status: Regular BusinessClass: Building Site Civil Job Posting: May 26, 2026 - At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.