Data Center Site Civil Planning Lead

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HDR is seeking a Data Center Site Civil Planning Lead to join our growing Site Civil Business Class within our Building Engineering Services (BES) Team. The Data Center Site Civil Planning Lead will serve as the subject matter expert in land entitlements, development ordinances and processes, campus planning and layouts, and preliminary mass grading design specifically for data center projects.

Responsibilities will include the following:
* Lead our Site Civil Business Class in the site planning of data center projects.
* Oversee all Data Center site planning projects, ensuring consistency and quality across our Site Civil Business Class.
* Analyze and interpret local entitlements, zoning and development ordinances, and land development permitting processes to guide decisions throughout the campus planning process.
* Lead campus planning, including site layout and utility infrastructure planning, ensuring compliance with both client standards and requirements, and the local jurisdiction's development requirements.
* Oversee initial mass grading design following campus planning, guiding the project design team.
* Serve as the subject matter expert with the client, providing guidance and expertise.
* Interact and build strong relationships and trust with clients.
* Serve as a thought leader within our organization and the data center industry, participating in industry conferences and authoring articles or technical publications.
* Mentor and develop staff to understand the data center campus planning process, ensuring knowledge of client-specific standards, requirements, and processes to assure sustainability and resilience in our Data Center Planning Practice.
* Apply site civil planning knowledge and experience to other market sectors as required.
* Travel regionally and nationally as necessary to support projects and client engagements.

Preferred Qualifications:
* Project experience with land entitlement and development processes in multiple jurisdictions.
* Knowledge of Civil Engineering modeling software such as Hydraflow Storm Sewers, Hydraflow Hydrographs, HydroCAD, Bentley StormCAD, etc.
* Master's degree in Civil Engineering or other related engineering discipline.
* 3+ years of experience leading site civil design on data center projects.

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