Area ICT/Security Business Class Leader
About The Position
HDR's Building Engineering Services Group (BES) is a leading provider of Information Communication Technology (ICT), Security, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Site Civil, Structural, and specialty design services for a diverse range of buildings, including data centers, public, municipal, private, and government projects. Our projects span local, regional, and global scales. With specialized expertise in markets such as Healthcare, Datacenters, Science and Technology, Commercial Real Estate, Finance, Hospitality, Industrial, Municipal, Manufacturing, Transportation, and Federal facilities, we deliver engineering excellence to our clients. We are seeking an Area ICT/Security Business Class Lead for our downtown Chicago office.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field
- 10 years of experience
- Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values
- Maintains a professional or engineering registration and has related technical experience
- Experienced in development and management of diverse teams
- Works cooperatively with other area business class leaders, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
Nice To Haves
- Degree in Electrical Engineering, PE, RCDD, PSP or similar specialty preferred
- A background in ICT/Security systems design preferred
- Experience with large network ICT and Security technologies
- Preference given to local candidates.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership for the Illinois/Indiana Building Engineering Services ICT/Security engineering team with a focus on technical excellence, quality, recruiting and staff development.
- Identify and collaborate with market sector leadership to provide technical excellence in key markets including mission critical, commercial, civic, industrial, federal, water, transportation, healthcare, education and laboratories facilities.
- Engage with clients and community stakeholders.
- Be involved in marketing, planning, proposals, and interviews in key markets.
- Promotion of HDR and our ICT/Security design practice within the engineering and architecture community including participation in conferences and with clients.
- Function as design lead or engineering project manager for key projects.
- Assist in the responsibility for operations of the ICT/Security team, including staff development, profitability, morale, and quality control.
- Lead design, coordinating and working closely with multidiscipline design teams throughout the entire life cycle of projects from planning stages, through the development of construction documents, and construction administration.
- Responsible for the team’s development of drawings, specifications, and any required supporting calculations, as well as the review of shop drawings during construction.
- Assist in ensuring that all work is planned, organized, controlled, checked, and evaluated through proactive project management.
- Implement, monitor, and support company policy.
- Works cooperatively with other business class directors, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts.
- Actively participate in work-sharing and ICT/Security practice development with a nation-wide network of HDR ICT/Security designers.
Benefits
- employee-owned culture
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
