Area Federal Business Group Manager

Area Federal Business Group Manager

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. Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. HDR is looking for an Area Federal Business Group Manager in our Colorado Springs, CO office.

Primary Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include leadership and oversight for operations, staff development, growth and profitability, quality control, marketing support, and fostering positive overall team morale of an Area Business Group responsible for multiple Federal business lines including but not limited to Military Planning, Asset Management, Geospatial, and Sustainability / Resiliency. The candidate must be familiar with and be involved throughout the complete life cycle of projects including marketing, proposal development, negotiations, contract development, and production. Additionally, this position will require a coordination role with Federal Market Sectors in the Transportation, Water, Resources, and Architecture Business Groups.

Specific Roles and Responsibilities

Supervise, manage, lead, and mentor Program Managers, Project Managers, Practice Leads, and Professional Services Managers. This includes monitoring of key performance indicators, conducting performance reviews, and holding periodic team meetings to conduct training, share lessons learned, and coordinate effort. Serve as a Project Manager on designated Federal projects. Responsible for the profit and loss of the Federal projects performed by the Area. As part of this, establishes financial goals and other business intelligence metrics for the Area's Federal program. This includes working with HDR Federal Contract Managers, accountants, and other federal marketing personnel to develop a more in-depth work forecast to assist in planning for future work. Coordinate with HDR Federal Contract Managers to review scopes of work for task orders and stand-alone contracts to determine and assign appropriate personnel resources from the Federal Business Group and other Business Groups as a source of borrowed labor. Oversee and participate in required project reviews (e.g., 0%, management reviews) to monitor performance and progress of Federal projects. Review and provide feedback to project and contract managers for responses to client feedback received via the Contractor Performance Assessment Rating System (CPARS). Assist Client Managers and Contract Managers in identifying methods to improve performance / service for clients when less than satisfactory performance is identified. Serve as a member of a Client Management Team or as a Client Manager for designated Federal clients. This will involve some travel to visit Federal clients. Serve as a Contract Manager for designated Federal IDIQ and stand-alone contracts. Serve on Joint Venture Boards of Direction as necessary. Participate in capture planning and preparation and / or review of proposals for Federal contract pursuits. Coordinate with Area, Regional, and National Federal marketing, Business Group, Client Managers, and Client Development Leads to establish booking, earning, profitability goals, marketing budgets, and strategies / initiatives to grow the Federal Market Sector and assist other Federal Market Sector leads in growing the overall Federal program. Periodically attend industry events related to Federal work.

Preferred Qualifications

Maintains a professional or engineering registration and has related technical experience. Previous experience on Federal projects. Knowledge of project phases including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, and closing. Familiar with Microsoft Office, estimating, scheduling software, and project management software. Ability to multi-task and meet multiple deadlines required. Ability to interact with various teams and disciplines, have excellent organization project management and both written and verbal communication skill.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field. A minimum of 10 years experience. Demonstrated experience with leading diverse teams. Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values. Actively engaged in professional or industry associations to enhance HDR technical expertise and brand. Ability to work...