Role OverviewHDR is seeking a strategic, client-focused Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) Environmental Lead to provide leadership, technical excellence, and market growth for environmental sciences, planning, permitting, and regulatory services across the global TMT market sector.
What You Will Do
The TMT Environmental Lead will serve as the primary environmental point of contact and subject matter expert for the TMT sector, helping clients navigate environmental, land use, permitting, and regulatory challenges associated with data centers, telecommunications infrastructure, digital campuses, fiber networks, and related technology developments.
Why It Might Be a Fit
The successful TMT Environmental Lead will establish HDR as the premier environmental and permitting advisor for data center and digital infrastructure development, build a cohesive, high-performing environmental practice aligned with TMT market growth objectives, and expand client relationships and increase HDR's market share in mission-critical and digital infrastructure services.
Requirements
- Advanced degree in environmental planning, environmental science, urban planning, engineering, public policy, or related discipline
- Minimum 10+ years of experience leading environmental planning, permitting, and regulatory programs for major infrastructure, industrial, technology, telecommunications, or mission-critical projects
- Demonstrated expertise in land use planning, development entitlements, and construction permitting
- Extensive experience obtaining approvals from state, provincial, county, municipal, and local regulatory agencies
- Demonstrated experience leading permitting programs for large, complex development projects with aggressive schedules
- Strong knowledge of permitting requirements associated with site development, utility infrastructure, zoning, occupancy approvals, and construction activities
- Proven ability to build and maintain executive-level client relationships
- Demonstrated success supporting business development, project pursuits, and strategic growth initiatives
- Experience supporting data center campus development projects
- Experience with telecommunications, fiber, wireless, or digital infrastructure development
- Established industry reputation within the technology, telecommunications, mission-critical, or land development sectors
- Experience presenting at industry conferences and participating in professional organizations
- Demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary teams across multiple geographic regions
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision insurance
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Paid time away
- Parental leave
- Paid holidays
- Retirement savings plan with employer match
- Employee referral bonus
- Tuition reimbursement
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