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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 the role of HDR’s Air Force Client Development Lead, you will support our Air and Space Force Programs team and help drive the growth of the United States Department of Air Force (DAF) program. Reporting to Director of Client Services, through this role, you will have primary responsibility to lead, develop, implement, and monitor effective programs including identifying, capturing, and delivering technical services in congruence with established company goals and objectives.
The Air Force Client Development Lead must effectively collaborate with company operational and business group leaders to identify and pursue/win opportunities and be capable of working with a broad spectrum of external stakeholders, partners, and clients to deliver quality products and services. Works in conjunction with the Federal Leadership Team in establishing and monitoring overall program direction and goals. On occasion, this role may take on a principal level role on project delivery as well as help to manage client and community relations.
Primary Responsibilities
- Achieves sales goals related to Department of the Air Force Programs, coordinating across the company using an integrated marketing approach for all HDR services.
- Develops new projects, markets, business classes, project planning, financial information, staffing requirements, marketing materials and other related matters for DAF Programs.
- Identifies HDR priorities and investments needed to position and respond to market trends.
- Identifies specific opportunities for capture planning and leads key pursuits.
- Supports our Air Force Programs Director in leading strategic direction and visioning.
- Plans, directs, and monitors all aspects of program execution by overseeing a broad range of disciplines throughout the HDR portfolio.
- Coordinates with Federal Regional Directors, overseeing investment, selection, development of Department of the Air Force capture plans, pursuits, and proposals.
- Monitors Air Force Programs direction, growth, technical capabilities, policies and practices, risk management, and adherence to company policies and procedures.
- On occasion, may serve as a project principal/program manager on highly significant or complex projects/contracts. This entails oversight of scope, schedule, budget, resources, and relations.
- Assists with relationships and mutual alignments with various client bases and other partnering organizations to include, but not limited to local, state, and federal governments and affiliated agencies.
- Works with contract administrators and marketing staff to keep systems current, including Sales Cloud and Client Relationship Management (CRM).
- Maintains key client relationships as leader or member of CSL teams.
- Serves as a company role model in business and community.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in a professional area of study relevant to engineering, architecture, planning or science.
- Professional registrations in area of study.
- 15+ years progressive leadership experience in large, complex organizations with 5+ years of demonstrated success at the executive level. Demonstrated experience in development and management of diverse teams.
- Demonstrated experience in strategic planning and program management.
- Experience working at Department of the Air Force installations and/or with Department of the Air Force contracts.
- Demonstrated experience in the analysis and interpretation of business financial data. Committed to quality, improvement and promoting company values at HDR.
- Experience in formulating policy and developing and implementing new strategies.
- Ability to motivate teams and individuals.
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture.
- Travel requirement: 20-40%
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.
We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement. The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. $200,000-$225,000
PRIMARY LOCATION
Location: United States-Nebraska-Omaha
OTHER LOCATIONS
Location: United States-Ohio-Cincinnati
Location: United States-Texas-Round Rock
Location: United States-North Carolina-Charlotte
Location: United States-South Dakota-Rapid City
Location: United States-Alabama-Huntsville
Location: United States-Washington-Bellevue
Location: United States-Missouri-Kansas City
Location: United States-South Dakota-Sioux Falls
Location: United States-Alabama-Mobile
Location: United States-North Carolina-Wilmington
Location: United States-Tennessee-Nashville
Location: United States-New Jersey-Newark
Location: United States-Louisiana-New Orleans
Location: United States-Texas-Fort Worth
Location: United States-Montana-Missoula
Location: United States-District of Columbia-Washington DC
Location: United States-Florida-Pensacola
Location: United States-Texas-Houston
Location: United States-Wisconsin-Madison
Location: United States-California-San Francisco
Location: United States-South Carolina-Charleston
Location: United States-New Jersey-Lawrenceville
Location: United States-Iowa-Des Moines
Location: United States-Virginia-Vienna
Location: United States-California-Folsom
Location: United States-Oregon-Portland
Location: United States-Florida-Orlando
Location: United States-Alaska-Anchorage
Location: United States-Minnesota-Minneapolis
Location: United States-Washington-Seattle
Location: United States-Indiana-Indianapolis
Location: United States-Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh
Location: United States-Nevada-Las Vegas
Location: United States-Montana-Billings
Location: United States-Texas-Dallas
Location: United States-California-San Diego
Location: United States-Virginia-Arlington
Location: United States-Virginia-Norfolk
Location: United States-Pennsylvania-Philadelphia
Location: United States-Virginia-Virginia Beach
Location: United States-Florida-Miami
Location: United States-Massachusetts-Boston
Location: United States-Colorado-Denver
Location: United States-California-Sacramento
Location: United States-Missouri-St Louis
Location: United States-New York-New York
Location: United States-Kansas-Overland Park
Location: United States-Arizona-Tucson
Location: United States-Michigan-Ann Arbor
Location: United States-Utah-Salt Lake City
Location: United States-North Carolina-Winston-Salem
Location: United States-New Mexico-Santa Fe
Location: United States-Washington-Olympia
Location: United States-Colorado-Colorado Springs
Location: United States-Virginia-Alexandria
Location: United States-Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Location: United States-Hawaii-Honolulu
Location: United States-Michigan-Detroit
Location: United States-Arizona-Phoenix
Location: United States-Kentucky-Louisville
Location: United States-California-Walnut Creek
Location: United States-North Dakota-Fargo
Location: United States-Virginia-Richmond
Location: United States-Florida-Jacksonville
Location: United States-Illinois-Chicago
Location: United States-California-Los Angeles
Location: United States-Idaho-Boise
Location: United States-North Carolina-Raleigh
Location: United States-Tennessee-Murfreesboro
Location: United States-Ohio-Cleveland
Location: United States-Texas-San Antonio
Location: United States-West Virginia-Charleston
Location: United States-Ohio-Columbus
Location: United States-Kentucky-Lexington
INDUSTRY
Federal
SCHEDULE
Full-time
EMPLOYEE STATUS
Regular
BUSINESS CLASS
Federal Project Management
JOB POSTING
Oct 15, 2026
INTRODUCTION
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 the role of HDR’s Air Force Client Development Lead, you will support our Air and Space Force Programs team and help drive the growth of the United States Department of Air Force (DAF) program. Reporting to Director of Client Services, through this role, you will have primary responsibility to lead, develop, implement, and monitor effective programs including identifying, capturing, and delivering technical services in congruence with established company goals and objectives.
The Air Force Client Development Lead must effectively collaborate with company operational and business group leaders to identify and pursue/win opportunities and be capable of working with a broad spectrum of external stakeholders, partners, and clients to deliver quality products and services. Works in conjunction with the Federal Leadership Team in establishing and monitoring overall program direction and goals. On occasion, this role may take on a principal level role on project delivery as well as help to manage client and community relations.
Primary Responsibilities
- Achieves sales goals related to Department of the Air Force Programs, coordinating across the company using an integrated marketing approach for all HDR services.
- Develops new projects, markets, business classes, project planning, financial information, staffing requirements, marketing materials and other related matters for DAF Programs.
- Identifies HDR priorities and investments needed to position and respond to market trends.
- Identifies specific opportunities for capture planning and leads key pursuits.
- Supports our Air Force Programs Director in leading strategic direction and visioning.
- Plans, directs, and monitors all aspects of program execution by overseeing a broad range of disciplines throughout the HDR portfolio.
- Coordinates with Federal Regional Directors, overseeing investment, selection, development of Department of the Air Force capture plans, pursuits, and proposals.
- Monitors Air Force Programs direction, growth, technical capabilities, policies and practices, risk management, and adherence to company policies and procedures.
- On occasion, may serve as a project principal/program manager on highly significant or complex projects/contracts. This entails oversight of scope, schedule, budget, resources, and relations.
- Assists with relationships and mutual alignments with various client bases and other partnering organizations to include, but not limited to local, state, and federal governments and affiliated agencies.
- Works with contract administrators and marketing staff to keep systems current, including Sales Cloud and Client Relationship Management (CRM).
- Maintains key client relationships as leader or member of CSL teams.
- Serves as a company role model in business and community.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in a professional area of study relevant to engineering, architecture, planning or science.
- Professional registrations in area of study.
- 15+ years progressive leadership experience in large, complex organizations with 5+ years of demonstrated success at the executive level. Demonstrated experience in development and management of diverse teams.
- Demonstrated experience in strategic planning and program management.
- Experience working at Department of the Air Force installations and/or with Department of the Air Force contracts.
- Demonstrated experience in the analysis and interpretation of business financial data. Committed to quality, improvement and promoting company values at HDR.
- Experience in formulating policy and developing and implementing new strategies.
- Ability to motivate teams and individuals.
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture.
- Travel requirement: 20-40%
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.
We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement. The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. $200,000-$225,000
PRIMARY LOCATION
Location: United States-Nebraska-Omaha
OTHER LOCATIONS
Location: United States-Ohio-Cincinnati
Location: United States-Texas-Round Rock
Location: United States-North Carolina-Charlotte
Location: United States-South Dakota-Rapid City
Location: United States-Alabama-Huntsville
Location: United States-Washington-Bellevue
Location: United States-Missouri-Kansas City
Location: United States-South Dakota-Sioux Falls
Location: United States-Alabama-Mobile
Location: United States-North Carolina-Wilmington
Location: United States-Tennessee-Nashville
Location: United States-New Jersey-Newark
Location: United States-Louisiana-New Orleans
Location: United States-Texas-Fort Worth
Location: United States-Montana-Missoula
Location: United States-District of Columbia-Washington DC
Location: United States-Florida-Pensacola
Location: United States-Texas-Houston
Location: United States-Wisconsin-Madison
Location: United States-California-San Francisco
Location: United States-South Carolina-Charleston
Location: United States-New Jersey-Lawrenceville
Location: United States-Iowa-Des Moines
Location: United States-Virginia-Vienna
Location: United States-California-Folsom
Location: United States-Oregon-Portland
Location: United States-Florida-Orlando
Location: United States-Alaska-Anchorage
Location: United States-Minnesota-Minneapolis
Location: United States-Washington-Seattle
Location: United States-Indiana-Indianapolis
Location: United States-Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh
Location: United States-Nevada-Las Vegas
Location: United States-Montana-Billings
Location: United States-Texas-Dallas
Location: United States-California-San Diego
Location: United States-Virginia-Arlington
Location: United States-Virginia-Norfolk
Location: United States-Pennsylvania-Philadelphia
Location: United States-Virginia-Virginia Beach
Location: United States-Florida-Miami
Location: United States-Massachusetts-Boston
Location: United States-Colorado-Denver
Location: United States-California-Sacramento
Location: United States-Missouri-St Louis
Location: United States-New York-New York
Location: United States-Kansas-Overland Park
Location: United States-Arizona-Tucson
Location: United States-Michigan-Ann Arbor
Location: United States-Utah-Salt Lake City
Location: United States-North Carolina-Winston-Salem
Location: United States-New Mexico-Santa Fe
Location: United States-Washington-Olympia
Location: United States-Colorado-Colorado Springs
Location: United States-Virginia-Alexandria
Location: United States-Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Location: United States-Hawaii-Honolulu
Location: United States-Michigan-Detroit
Location: United States-Arizona-Phoenix
Location: United States-Kentucky-Louisville
Location: United States-California-Walnut Creek
Location: United States-North Dakota-Fargo
Location: United States-Virginia-Richmond
Location: United States-Florida-Jacksonville
Location: United States-Illinois-Chicago
Location: United States-California-Los Angeles
Location: United States-Idaho-Boise
Location: United States-North Carolina-Raleigh
Location: United States-Tennessee-Murfreesboro
Location: United States-Ohio-Cleveland
Location: United States-Texas-San Antonio
Location: United States-West Virginia-Charleston
Location: United States-Ohio-Columbus
Location: United States-Kentucky-Lexington
INDUSTRY
Federal
SCHEDULE
Full-time
EMPLOYEE STATUS
Regular
BUSINESS CLASS
Federal Project Management
JOB POSTING
Oct 15, 2026
Development Lead Job Roles in Nebraska
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Search Development Lead Jobs in NebraskaDevelopment Lead Jobs in Nebraska: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies in Nebraska sponsor visas for development leads?
Omaha-based employers with established H-1B visa sponsorship histories for software engineering roles include First National Bank of Omaha, Union Pacific, and PaymentSpring. Lincoln employers such as Hudl, Sandhills Global, and Spreetail have also filed Labor Condition Applications for senior engineering positions. Technology-forward insurance and financial services firms in Omaha represent a consistent source of development lead sponsorship activity in the state.
What visa types realistically apply to development lead roles in Nebraska?
The H-1B is the primary visa for development leads, covering this as a specialty occupation requiring a directly related bachelor's degree. H-1B1 visa applies to Chilean and Singaporean nationals respectively. The E-3 visa applies to Australian nationals only. F-1 OPT and STEM OPT are available to recent graduates whose degrees are STEM-designated. EB-2 and EB-3 employment-based green cards are also viable long-term pathways through PERM labor certification.
Which cities in Nebraska have the most development lead sponsorship jobs?
Omaha accounts for the majority of Nebraska's development lead sponsorship activity, driven by its concentration of financial services, logistics technology, and healthcare IT employers. Lincoln is the second-strongest market, anchored by sports technology firm Hudl and media and agriculture software companies. Outside these two cities, development lead sponsorship opportunities are limited, so candidates should focus their search on the Omaha-Lincoln corridor.
How to find development lead visa sponsorship jobs in Nebraska?
Migrate Mate lists Nebraska employers with verified sponsorship histories for development lead roles, letting you search by city and filter to companies that have already filed for similar positions. This is more reliable than broad job boards because sponsorship history is verified against DOL Labor Condition Application data. Search Migrate Mate for development lead roles in Omaha and Lincoln to find employers actively hiring at this seniority level.
Are there state-specific factors that affect development lead sponsorship in Nebraska?
Nebraska's university pipeline through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Nebraska Omaha feeds local employers with engineering talent, and several Omaha tech companies have established relationships with these programs. The state's lower cost of business compared to coastal markets means employers here tend to hire development leads for genuine technical leadership rather than pure headcount growth, which supports specialty occupation classifications under H-1B requirements.
What is the prevailing wage for sponsored development lead jobs in Nebraska?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.