North Texas ICT/Security Business Class Lead

HDR•Dallas, TX

10d

About The Position

HDR is seeking a North Texas ICT/Security Business Class Lead for its fast-growing Building Engineering Services Group (BES). BES provides ICT/Security and other building engineering design services for a broad range of facilities and markets, with projects locally, regionally, and globally. The role leads the North Texas ICT/Security engineering team, promoting technical excellence, quality, recruiting, and staff development. It also supports business operations and practice growth, collaborates with market-sector leaders and multidisciplinary teams, engages with clients and community stakeholders, and represents HDR’s ICT/Security practice in the engineering and architecture community. The position may serve as design lead or engineering project manager on key projects and leads ICT/Security design coordination throughout the project lifecycle, from planning and construction-document development through construction administration. Responsibilities include overseeing drawings, specifications, supporting calculations, shop-drawing reviews, and proactive project management, while supporting team operations, profitability, morale, and quality control. The role also works with HDR leaders and a nationwide network of ICT/Security designers on business-class initiatives and practice development.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a professional, architecture, engineering, or closely related field.
10 years of experience.
Maintains a professional or engineering registration and has related technical experience.
Committed to quality, improvement, and HDR values.
Experienced in developing and managing diverse teams.
Works cooperatively with other area business class leaders, operations managers, technical directors, and marketing managers on business-class efforts.
Technical knowledge of communications systems design and drawing production.
An attitude and commitment to actively participating in HDR’s employee-owned culture.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a similar specialty.
Active involvement in professional or industry associations to enhance HDR’s technical expertise and brand.
Professional or engineering registration such as PE, RCDD, or PSP.
Background in communications systems design.
Experience with large network communications and wireless technologies.
Local candidates are preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership for the North Texas Building Engineering Services ICT/Security team, focusing on technical excellence, quality, recruiting, and staff development.
Collaborate with market-sector leadership to support technical excellence in mission critical, commercial, civic, industrial, federal, water, transportation, healthcare, education, and laboratory facilities.
Engage with clients and community stakeholders.
Participate in marketing, planning, proposal development, and interviews in key markets.
Promote HDR and its ICT/Security design practice within the engineering and architecture community, including through conferences and client engagement.
Serve as design lead or engineering project manager for key projects.
Assist with ICT/Security team operations, including staff development, profitability, morale, and quality control.
Lead design and coordinate with multidisciplinary teams throughout project lifecycles, from planning through construction-document development and construction administration.
Oversee the team’s development of drawings, specifications, and supporting calculations, and review shop drawings during construction.
Help ensure work is planned, organized, controlled, checked, and evaluated through proactive project management.
Implement, monitor, and support company policy.
Work cooperatively with business class directors and leaders, operations managers, technical directors, and marketing managers on business-class efforts.
Participate in work-sharing and ICT/Security practice development with HDR’s nationwide network of ICT/Security designers.