CEQA Section Leader - HDR : Job Details

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 work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world? Watch Our Story:' ' 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.

The primary duty of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section Lead, working internally as part of our Professional Services program, is to provide leadership and management support for the CEQA professionals in Northern California focused on staff development, quality technical delivery, and coordinated functions within the local area Environmental Sciences and Planning (ES&P) Business Class. This is a cross-sector position and will report to and collaborate with the Northern California ES&P Business Class Leader. This position will further collaborate with water, resources, and transportation-related market sectors and business classes for overall resource allocation, key hires, quality control, and technical excellence.

Primary Responsibilities

In the role of CEQA Section Leader, we'll count on you to:

• Develop, coordinate, and manage the CEQA team.

• Oversee delivery of project services and deliverables to meet client expectations. Lead and/or participate in project teams as project manager and/or environmental lead. This includes both managing and doing project functions.
• Support and lead pursuits and client-facing engagements.
• Work with project teams to identify resource needs on projects.

• Build technical expertise and production capacity through recruitment and training.

• Work with team to develop their technical abilities and managers within the CEQA team to develop their people management skills.

• Support issue resolution on project, within teams, with clients, and within the broader organization.
• Continue to develop technical and maintain a current understanding of what is going on in the industry.
• Promote HDR by involvement in industry organizations and functions including presentations and publications.
• Work with the Business Class Leader in all matters of project delivery, pursuits, quality assurance and quality control, recruiting, and team development.
• Collaboration with other ES&P Section Managers.
• Strategic planning and goal setting.
• Take responsibility for operations of production section including staff development, profitability, morale, quality control and marketing support.
• Be involved in marketing planning, proposals and interviews
• See that all work is planned, organized, controlled and evaluated through proactive project management system
• Implement, monitor and support company policy
• Work cooperatively with National Directors and marketing staff in local and national marketing and production efforts
• Perform other duties as needed

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• A minimum of 10 years experience
• Professional registration, license or certification may be required based on role
• Strong communication and listening skills
• Ability to handle multiple assignments
• Good leadership and organizational skills
• 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.) $124,74.00 - $210,600 Primary Location: United States-California-Sacramento Other Locations: United States-California-Walnut Creek, United States-California-Folsom, United States-California-Santa Clara, United States-California-Oakland Industry: Environment/Sciences Schedule: Full-time Employee Status: Regular BusinessClass: Environmental Sci and Planning Job Posting: Dec 30, 2024