Justice Principal

HDR•Tampa, FL

10d

About The Position

HDR is seeking a Justice Principal to help lead and grow its justice practice and continue providing clients and communities with design solutions intended to improve health and human well-being. The role connects clients with HDR’s planning, design, client-service, and thought-leadership capabilities across justice facilities and related sectors, including corrections and detention, juvenile justice, behavioral and correctional health, law enforcement, and courts. The Justice Principal will help build and maintain a multidisciplinary team, develop staff expertise, collaborate with firm leaders on practice strategy and growth, manage client relationships, and support business objectives and profitability. The role also represents HDR in professional and community settings, advances the firm’s visibility, and promotes sustainable and integrated design practices on projects. The position leads marketing and business-development efforts, including evaluating RFQs and RFPs, writing and overseeing proposals and qualifications packages, and developing strategies and preparations for interviews and presentations. The Justice Principal collaborates with leaders, marketing staff, and design professionals across the firm to develop relationships and win work. Travel is required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture.
15 years of related experience.
At least 7 years of project management experience.
Registered Architect.
Experience on large-scale projects.
Ability to lead project teams and make client presentations.
Experience with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Project.
Extensive knowledge of and experience in the local and regional market.
Strong team leadership, mentoring, motivational, organizational, and people skills.
Desire to work toward integrating holistic sustainable processes into design projects at early design stages.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Willingness to travel.
Commitment to active participation in HDR’s employee-owned culture.

Nice To Haves

Experience with courts, detention, or corrections facilities and the civic market in Florida.
Experience and understanding of basic building physics, low-carbon materials, and high-performance design strategies.
Experience in sustainable and/or regenerative design.
PMP certification.

Responsibilities

Grow and maintain a balanced, multidisciplinary Justice team; assess staffing capabilities; recruit, mentor, and develop staff and expertise.
Collaborate with the Global Justice Director and firm-wide leaders to implement initiatives, investments, and strategies for practice growth and development, obtain new project work, generate thought leadership, and contribute to local office profitability.
Develop strong client relationships and serve as a key client relationship manager on projects.
Work with local Managing Principals to ensure the practice meets firm, national, regional, and local business objectives.
Participate as a thought leader in professional organizations, activities, and services that advance the firm’s vision, values, and relationships.
Increase community awareness and understanding of the firm’s practice at the local, regional, and national levels.
Advance HDR sustainability initiatives, elevate sustainable-design literacy, and ensure integrated design processes on projects.
Lead AIA 2030 reporting for design projects through HDR’s energy-modeling initiative.
Promote compliance with HDR’s three pillars: Towards a Regenerative Future, Community Well-Being, and Transforming Project Delivery.
Lead analysis of RFQs and RFPs and development of written proposal responses; oversee proposal and qualifications-package preparation and timely completion.
Develop interview presentation strategies and messaging, and prepare teams for presentations and interviews.
Collaborate with firm leaders, marketing staff, and design professionals to build relationships and win work.
Lead project teams and make client presentations.
Travel as required.