Project Delivery Team Lead

HDR•Chicago, IL

About The Position

Come join the fast-growing Building Engineering Services Group at HDR. The Building Engineering Services Group (BES) provides industry leading mechanical, electrical, plumbing, site civil, structural, and specialty design services for a wide variety of buildings that include public, municipal, private, and government project types. Projects are a balance of local as well as across the region and the globe. With a team of experienced staff in Datacenters we also have goal of diversifying into Healthcare, Science and Technology, Commercial Real Estate, Finance, Hospitality, Industrial, Municipal, Manufacturing, Transportation, and Federal facilities; we provide engineering excellence for our clients. In the role of Project Delivery Team Lead, you will have the opportunity to: Assist the Business Group Manager with management and culture of the overall business class by being the direct supervisor of a team of project managers with varying degrees of experience Work as a collaborative team with fellow Team Leads and Tech leads and the BGM Section Manager for work staffing and project proposals Provide team leadership with a focus on technical excellence, quality, recruiting, mentoring, and staff development Collaborate closely with structural market sector leadership to ensure technical excellence in all key markets including commercial, civic, industrial, federal, water, transportation, healthcare, education and laboratories and mission critical facilities Function as design lead or engineering project manager for key projects. Implement, monitor, and support company policy Works collaboratively with other team leads, Section Manager, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts Actively encourage and participate in work-sharing and structural practice development with a nation-wide network of HDR Project Delivery Business Class Assist the Structural Section Manager in the recruitment and growth of the business class Perform other duties as needed

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
A minimum of 7 years experience
Professional registration, license or certification may be required based on role
Strong communication and listening skills
Ability to handle multiple assignments
Good leadership and organizational skills
An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Civil, Structural, or Architectural Engineering with Structural emphasis
Experienced in development and management of diverse teams
Preference given to local candidates

Responsibilities

Assist the Business Group Manager with management and culture of the overall business class by being the direct supervisor of a team of project managers with varying degrees of experience
Work as a collaborative team with fellow Team Leads and Tech leads and the BGM Section Manager for work staffing and project proposals
Provide team leadership with a focus on technical excellence, quality, recruiting, mentoring, and staff development
Collaborate closely with structural market sector leadership to ensure technical excellence in all key markets including commercial, civic, industrial, federal, water, transportation, healthcare, education and laboratories and mission critical facilities
Function as design lead or engineering project manager for key projects.
Implement, monitor, and support company policy
Works collaboratively with other team leads, Section Manager, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts
Actively encourage and participate in work-sharing and structural practice development with a nation-wide network of HDR Project Delivery Business Class
Assist the Structural Section Manager in the recruitment and growth of the business class
Perform other duties as needed