Environmental Team Lead

Environmental Team 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. HDR is seeking an Environmental Team Lead with the skills, interest, and dedication to manage a dynamic team of Environmental professionals in Kansas City and Springfield, MO. In this position, you will be responsible for providing technical expertise across all business groups and assisting with leading the environmental team in Kansas City and Springfield. Specifically, you will work with senior management to develop business, manage and deliver projects, develop staff, and respond to client needs.

In the role of Environmental Team Lead, we'll count on you to:

• Lead and manage the daily operations of the Kansas City area Environmental team. This includes taking responsibility for staff development, morale, quality control, profitability and marketing support. It also includes coordinating with other HDR teams and prioritizing projects and staffing to meet scope, schedule, and budget commitments.
• Function as a Project Manager and/or Task Manager, taking responsibility for technical requirements and production, budget, schedule, and client communications. You would plan, organize, control, and evaluate work through HDR's proactive project management system.
• Provide technical direction and guidance to staff, leading report preparation, and providing quality control reviews.
• Manage and develop multidiscipline teams. This includes coordination with other managers on project staffing, scope, schedules, and budgets.
• Coordinate with the area Cross Sector Services Manager, St. Louis Section Manager/Team Lead, and area Project Managers, as needed to identify, maintain, and support project work.
• Work cooperatively with marketing staff in local and national marketing and production efforts, to include planning, proposals, and interviews.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Biology, Environmental Sciences, Planning or a related field
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in task management / project management, including management of scope, schedule, and budgets.
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Self-starter with ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Experience leading environmental tasks as part of other small, medium, and large/complex engineering and planning projects.
• Preference given to local candidates. Experience in Missouri and/or Kansas strongly preferred.
• Proven experience managing and mentoring biologists / environmental scientists.
• Experience in developing plans, writing proposals, developing scopes of work, budgets, and schedules for environmental projects with multi-disciplinary teams and multi-agency efforts.
• Working knowledge of local, state and federal requirements for environmental compliance.

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

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.