Cross Sector Technology Director

About HDR

At HDR, our employee‑ownership model shapes everything we do, including how we support and care for our people. Our diverse service lines, including Water, Architecture, Building Engineering Services, Field Services, Power, Waste, Industrial, and Transportation reflect our commitment to shaping resilient, sustainable, and forward‑thinking communities around the world. Across these disciplines, our teams design and deliver solutions that safeguard public health, enhance quality of life, power innovation, and drive responsible growth. Whether advancing clean water, creating healing and learning environments, engineering next‑generation facilities, or building the infrastructure that moves people and energy, our work is rooted in technical excellence and a shared sense of purpose. Our employee‑owners collaborate across specialties, combining creativity, precision, and deep expertise to solve the most complex challenges facing our clients and communities.

The Cross Sector Practice at HDR is a distinguished community of thousands of highly skilled professionals whose expertise is deployed seamlessly across all HDR markets. This elite group serves as a firmwide resource, providing specialized technical, strategic, and advisory capabilities to clients regardless of industry or project type.

United by their versatility and depth of experience, Cross Sector professionals bring universally applicable skills that enhance outcomes for any client or market. The practice is comprised of 14 specialized cross‑sector disciplines, each backed by advanced technology, innovative tools, and industry‑leading expertise. Collectively, these teams deliver integrated, high‑impact solutions across the full project lifecycle.

The Cross Sector disciplines include: Coastal Solutions; Commercial Management; Economics & Statistics; Environmental Sciences and Planning; Geomatics & Remote Sensing; Geospatial; Geotechnical; Management Consulting; Project Controls; Project Delivery Strategy; Right of Way; Strategic Communications; Sustainability & Resilience; and Urban Design, Planning & Landscape Architecture.

The Cross Sector Technology Director’s mission is to drive Cross Sector technology vision, strategy, standards, and innovation. This leader will help shape and execute HDR’s applied technology vision by acting as a key bridge between the Cross Sector, Business Groups and Corporate Technology.

Success in this role includes accelerating adoption of technology across the Cross Sector program, developing consistent delivery approaches, fostering technology talent networks, shaping the firm’s multi‑year technology strategy, deepening vendor partner engagements and helping to position the company as a differentiated, technology‑enabled leader in the marketplace.

The Cross Sector Technology Director serves in a strategic, enterprise-level position, collaborating closely with Business Group Technology Directors (BGTDs) and Corporate Technology teams to address Cross Sector-specific requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Cross Sector Alignment

• Stay current on emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices relevant across professional services markets.
• Advocate for Cross Sector technology needs across the enterprise.
• Drive technology innovation within and across Cross Sectors.
• Identify opportunities for standardization, reuse, and scaling of successful technology solutions.
• Partner with Business Group Technology Directors to co-develop and align technology visions, roadmaps, and priorities.
• Collaborate with Corporate Technology teams to develop enterprise strategies, platforms, and investments that support cross sector needs.

Technology Planning & Enablement

• Support the development and maintenance of coordinated technology roadmaps that align enterprise capabilities with Cross Sector delivery needs.
• Facilitate evaluation, selection, and adoption of shared technology solutions including digital delivery platforms, data management, artificial intelligence, automation, optimization, and visualization tools.
• Work with Corporate Technology to identify and address Cross Sector hardware and software needs such as high‑performance computing, cloud services, and enterprise licensing.
• Participate in technology governance activities including software development policies, validation, and lifecycle management where cross‑sector alignment is required.

Collaboration, Influence & Talent Development

• Serve as a connector across Business Groups, enabling collaboration, knowledge sharing, and adoption of leading practices.
• Foster technology talent, skills development, and collaboration across Cross Sectors.
• Communicate complex technology concepts clearly to business, operational, and executive leadership audiences.
• Work across competing priorities and stakeholder interests to help define, prioritize, and advance technology initiatives.

Project & Delivery Engagement

• Participate in major programs, pursuits, or initiatives where cross sector technology expertise adds value.
• Advise and support Business Groups during implementation of enterprise or shared technology solutions.
• Promote consistent, high‑quality technology‑enabled delivery approaches that improve efficiency, quality, and client outcomes

What Success Looks Like

• Advocacy and stewardship of the Cross Sector’s innovation, adoption, management, and deployment of technology.
• Clear alignment between Cross Sector, Business Group and Corporate Technology strategies.
• Increased reuse and scaling of proven technology solutions across Cross Sectors.
• Exploring how we can leverage technology to bring new services to meet our clients’ challenge.
• Strong, collaborative relationships with Business Group Technology Directors and Corporate Technology leaders.
• Improved efficiency, quality, and consistency in technology‑enabled project delivery.
• A connected, growing community of technology talent across the organization.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years post-graduate professional experience with 5+ years’ experience in one of the cross sectors noted above or the architectural, engineering, and construction consulting industry
• 2+ years’ data sciences, numerical modeling, digital production, or software development and deployment with an emphasis in tools related to the AEC consulting industry.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Demonstrated ability to formulate and execute applied technology strategies and implementation plans.
• Broad experience with digital delivery, data architecture and management, automation, optimization, and visualization technologies.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across diverse teams and leadership levels.

Preferred Qualifications

• Recent project delivery experience in multiple sectors and business groups.
• Experience evaluating, implementing, and supporting enterprise or multi‑sector technology platforms in the AEC industry.
• Understanding a broad range of technologies and their applied use across architecture, engineering, and consulting environments.

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.

Benefits

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. Range: $178,952-$255,645

Primary Location

United States-Nebraska-Omaha

Other Locations

United States-North Carolina-Charlotte, United States-Florida-Doral, United States-Washington-Bellevue, United States-Missouri-Kansas City, United States-Tennessee-Nashville, United States-New Jersey-Newark, United States-Montana-Missoula, United States-District of Columbia-Washington DC, United States-New Mexico-Albuquerque, United States-Texas-Houston, United States-California-Irvine, United States-Wisconsin-Madison, United States-California-San Francisco, United States-South Carolina-Charleston, United States-New Jersey-Lawrenceville, United States-Iowa-Des Moines, United States-South Carolina-Columbia, United States-California-Folsom, United States-Oregon-Portland, United States-Florida-Orlando, United States-Alaska-Anchorage, United States-Minnesota-Minneapolis, United States-Washington-Seattle, United States-Indiana-Indianapolis, United States-Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh, United States-Nevada-Las Vegas, United States-Montana-Billings, United States-Texas-Dallas, United States-California-San Diego, United States-Virginia-Arlington, United States-Virginia-Norfolk, United States-Pennsylvania-Philadelphia, United States-Texas-Austin, United States-Massachusetts-Boston, United States-Colorado-Denver, United States-California-Sacramento, United States-New York-New York, United States-Arizona-Tucson, United States-Michigan-Ann Arbor, United States-Utah-Salt Lake City, United States-Colorado-Colorado Springs, United States-Hawaii-Honolulu, United States-Arizona-Phoenix, United States-Kentucky-Louisville, United States-Georgia-Atlanta, United States-California-Walnut Creek, United States-Florida-Jacksonville, United States-Illinois-Chicago, United States-California-Los Angeles, United States-Idaho-Boise, United States-North Carolina-Raleigh, United States-Florida-Tampa, United States-Texas-San Antonio, United States-Ohio-Columbus

Industry

Administrative

Schedule

Full-time

Employee Status

Regular

BusinessClass

Marketing and Admin

Job Posting

Apr 20, 2026

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer). We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.