HDR · 3 days ago
Area Structural Business Class Lead
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$156K/yr - $224K/yr
10+ years expHDR is a company dedicated to fostering a culture of inclusion and innovation in building engineering. The Area Structural Business Class Lead will provide leadership to the structural engineering team, ensuring technical excellence and collaborating with market sector leadership while engaging with clients and stakeholders.
ArchitectureConsulting
Responsibilities
Provide leadership for the Nebraska/Iowa Building Engineering Services structural engineering team with a focus on technical excellence, quality, recruiting, and staff development
Identify and collaborate with market sector leadership to ensure technical excellence in key markets including commercial, civic, industrial, federal, water, transportation, healthcare, education and laboratories, and mission critical facilities
Engage with clients and community stakeholders
Be involved in marketing, planning, proposals, and interviews in key markets
Promotion of HDR and our Structural Engineering practice within the engineering and architecture community including participation in conferences, educational institutions, and with clients
May function as design lead or engineering project manager for key projects
Build and maintain a leadership team for operations of the structural work group, including staff development, technical development and improvement, profitability, morale, and quality control
Assist in ensuring that all work is planned, organized, controlled, checked, and evaluated through proactive staff 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 encourage and participate in work-sharing and structural practice development with a nation-wide network of HDR structural engineers
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
Actively engaged in professional or industry associations to enhance HDR technical expertise and brand
Preference given to local candidates
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Short and long-term disability
Life insurance
An employee assistance program
Paid time away
Parental leave
Paid holidays
A retirement savings plan with employer match
Employee referral bonus
Tuition reimbursement
Company
HDR
HDR is an employee-owned design firm specializing in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. We’re ranked No.
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