East Region BES Field Services 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?

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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.

We believe building engineering is more than systems and structures, it’s about powering progress and enabling innovation. As part of HDR’s Building Engineering Services Group, you’ll help design the critical infrastructure that supports the digital age and shapes the spaces where people work, connect, and thrive.

From high-performance data centers driving the future of AI to dynamic commercial environments, your work will directly support technological advancement, sustainability, and human experience. We bring together mechanical, electrical, structural, and civil engineering experts to solve complex design challenges with precision, creativity, and collaboration.

Whether you're optimizing energy efficiency, integrating resilient systems, or engineering the backbone of next-generation facilities, your contributions will help define the future of the built environment. This isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to lead innovation, engineer impact, and build a legacy of excellence.

In this role, you will provide technical oversight and support staff resources for projects across all the offices within the region. Coordination with the Construction Field Services Business Group Leads, who serve as the technical delivery leads across their respective business groups and market sectors, will be a key component in the job.

This position will also support the continued career development of our delivery staff and closely collaborate with HDR’s Professional Services Directors to implement the various Business Groups’ technical, career growth and quality initiatives.

In addition to your primary responsibilities as summarized below, the individual will be responsible for collaborating on technical delivery for cross-business group opportunities. The role also plays an important part in recruiting efforts aimed at attracting and retaining eminent talent for our programs across the organization.

In the role of East Region Building Engineering Services Field Services Lead, we'll count on you to:

• Drive Construction Field Services growth within your region
• Balance workload, staffing and utilization for Construction Field Services staff in your region
• Identify, manage, and support the resolution of technical field issues at multiple construction sites in your region in collaboration with local staff, contractors, and Owners
• Participate in regional business class strategic planning, budgeting and plan implementation
• Grow, develop and mentor our Field Office Principals and support the growth of our future leaders within Construction Field Services
• Collaborating closely with Construction Field Services business group leads and other Regional Business Class Leads to form a partnership that is focused on successfully pursuing and delivering CFS services to our clients.
• Assist in the development and progression of Construction Field Services strategic partnerships.
• Take responsibility for area coordination, monitoring and improvement of technical competencies of business class staff and products to meet client needs and market drivers, all within direction and goals of business class plans
• Collaborate on business class efforts with area operations, marketing and project management
• Participate in business class practice and professional discipline groups, project teams and activities to continually improve standards and best practices
• Provide technical oversight and support staff resources across projects.
• Participate in project reviews with a focus on deliverables, risk identification and management of resources
• Monitoring performance of staff and projects, assistance in implementing measures to drive successful project performance and support in maintaining positive client relations.
• Lead implementation of technical and digital delivery evolution in collaboration with business group CFS leaders
• Coordinate business processes with the Construction Field Services leadership team consistent with corporate policy, and HDR’s matrix of authority (MOA)
• Implement quality, standards, and best practices in Construction Field Services projects in alignment with the Quality Management System.
• Support the technical learning path development and mentoring Support career path development for Construction Field Services delivery staff.
• Travel up to 50%

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field
• 10 years related experience
• A minimum of 5 years of project management experience
• Familiar with Microsoft Office, estimating and scheduling software, project management software
• Must have the ability to interact with various design teams, have excellent organizational, project management and communication (both written and verbal) 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.

Primary Location:United States-North Carolina-Charlotte Other Locations:United States-North Carolina-Raleigh Industry:Building Engineering Schedule:Full-time Employee Status:Regular BusinessClass:Program Management Job Posting:Jul 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.