Structural Business Class Leader

HDR•Houston, TX

About The Position

HDR is seeking a Structural Business Class Leader to coordinate and improve the technical competencies of structural staff and the quality of structural products, aligning work with client needs, market drivers, and business class plans. The role participates in project delivery, business class strategy and budgeting, and collaboration with operations, marketing, project management, team leads, and National Directors. The leader is responsible for structural section operations, including team growth and development, profitability, morale, quality control, and marketing support. The role also coordinates administrative and technical service functions, leads multidisciplinary collaboration, supports project quality and code-compliance reviews, and provides technical leadership during design and production work sessions. The position tracks project financial performance and coordinates work to meet agreed schedules and budgets, while building client relationships and contributing to marketing plans, proposals, and interviews. HDR describes its culture as employee-owned, collaborative, and committed to inclusion, quality, improvement, and engagement with clients and communities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a professional, architecture, engineering, or closely related field.
At least 10 years of experience.
Maintains a professional or engineering registration and has related technical experience.
Experience 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.
Committed to quality, improvement, and HDR values.
An attitude and commitment to being an active participant in HDR's employee-owned culture.

Nice To Haves

Active participation in professional or industry associations to enhance HDR's technical expertise and brand.
Prior leadership and direct supervision of geographically distributed engineers and designers.
Master's degree in Structural Engineering.
At least 10 years of experience in structural design of vertical buildings and/or water-bearing structures; experience with an architectural/engineering or engineering consulting firm is desired.
Local candidates are preferred.
Proficiency with RISA, STAAT Pro, SAP2000, ETABS, Microsoft Office, REVIT, and BlueBeam.
Professional Engineer (PE) license in Texas with a structural focus; Structural Engineer (SE) license preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate, monitor, and improve the technical competencies of structural business class staff and products in line with client needs, market drivers, and business class plans.
Participate in delivering project services to meet client expectations.
Collaborate on structural business class efforts with area operations, marketing, and project management.
Participate in professional discipline groups, project teams, and activities to improve standards and best practices, and implement effective quality assurance and quality control reviews.
Participate in structural business class strategic planning, budgeting, and plan implementation.
Oversee and collaborate with structural team leads and staff, and work cooperatively with National Directors.
Manage structural section operations, including team growth, staff development, profitability, morale, quality control, and marketing support.
With structural team leads, take administrative responsibility for section staff and technical service functions, and coordinate services with multidisciplinary team members.
Participate in project quality checks and reviews with governing agencies for technical content and code compliance.
As a technical lead, conduct schematic, design development, and contract document design and production work sessions at project sites with the Project Manager, Project Architect, and other disciplines.
Track project financial aspects and coordinate or adjust team efforts to complete work within agreed schedules and budgets.
Establish client relations and participate in marketing planning, proposals, and interviews.
Perform other duties as needed.