Regional Federal Business Group Director (West US & Apac)

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.

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.

In every discipline, we design and deliver projects that protect public health, strengthen national security, modernize critical assets, and advance the missions of the agencies we serve. Whether improving water and environmental systems, creating high‑performance and secure facilities, engineering next‑generation infrastructure, or supporting the essential services that keep federal operations running, our work is grounded in technical excellence and a deep sense of purpose.

As employee owners, we collaborate across specialties and geographies, combining creativity, precision, and specialized federal expertise to solve the most complex challenges facing our nation. Our approach ensures that every project supports long‑term value, operational readiness, and the unique requirements of federal clients and the communities they serve.

The primary duties of the West US & APAC Region Federal Business Group Director include:

• Develop and lead the federal business group initiatives and investments for the region.

• Develop, implement and maintain effective regional business group programs, including business development strategies, new business prospects, technical services, quality, production methods and standards, all within the established goals and objectives of the company and business group.

• Oversee recruitment, selection, development and direction of key business group staff.

• Prepare annual revenue forecasts and budgets and monitor performance of regional business group cost centers.

• Develop and Lead the regional business group strategic plan implementation.

• Serve as a member of the West regional management team in setting and monitoring overall goals of the region.

• Facilitate regional teamwork, business group collaboration, communication and work-sharing between offices, business classes, management, marketing and staff to maximize client satisfaction, company growth and profitability.

• Build regional business group capabilities through recruitment, mentoring, staff development and training.

• Support the development of strong client relationships and selectively serve in roles as a key client manager, contract manager and principal-in-charge as needed.

• Monitor regional business group performance indicators and direct actions designed to improve project delivery.

• Guide project delivery such that company policies and procedures, standards, quality assurance and risk management are adhered to within the business group and region.

• Develop and implement strategy as member of regional management team and business group designed to achieve growth in net fees earned.

• Coordinate local initiatives and goals with company-wide business group strategic plans.

• Facilitate project management reviews and project quality control reviews in coordination with the director of professional services and business class directors.

• Provide strong partnership across all HDR Business Groups to facilitate the winning and delivering work for the US Federal Government

• Participate in business and community activities as a representative of HDR.

• Perform other duties as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of 20 years' experience in related fields
• A professional, architecture, engineering registration or related technical or business development and marketing experience

Additional Required Qualifications

• Knowledge of Government Agencies and Competitors in the Western US, with previous experience working in the Pacific.
• Strong business acumen and client development skills with proven track record in capture planning and overseeing qualifications and proposal development to win Government contracts.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field
• A minimum of 12 years experience in related field
• Demonstrated experience with leading diverse teams
• Works cooperatively with other regional business group directors, regional and local office managers, technical and marketing directors
• Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values
• Strong business 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.