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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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