Associate Engineering Principal
At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?
We believe building engineering is more than systems and structures, it’s about powering progress and enabling innovation. As part of HDR’s Building Engineering Services Group, you’ll help design the critical infrastructure that supports the digital age and shapes the spaces where people work, connect, and thrive. From high-performance data centers driving the future of AI to dynamic commercial environments, your work will directly support technological advancement, sustainability, and human experience. We bring together mechanical, electrical, structural, and civil engineering experts to solve complex design challenges with precision, creativity, and collaboration. Whether you're optimizing energy efficiency, integrating resilient systems, or engineering the backbone of next-generation facilities, your contributions will help define the future of the built environment. This isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to lead innovation, engineer impact, and build a legacy of excellence.
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HDR is currently seeking an Associate Engineering Principal for our rapidly-growing Colorado team building engineering team. This is a key leadership role in our integrated Architecture/Engineering practice in Denver, Colorado. Our building engineering team is a full-service, multi-disciplinary organization including structural, site civil, mechanical, electrical, control systems engineers and specialty design services that is co-located with our Architecture studio to support a collaborative and fully-integrated design process.
You must be a conceptual and strategic thinker who can engage and challenge our architectural and engineering designers during the early stages of projects to inform the conceptual design. You will leverage our integrated practice and your own deep expertise to add value to our project delivery process and lead engineering teams to deliver well-coordinated, high-quality designs.
Your primary duties as an Associate Engineering Principal include:
Play a significant role in business development efforts and growing HDR’s market share in specific A/E markets using your expertise and professional network.
Provide senior-level project leadership in your engineering discipline and areas of market expertise.
Business Development:
Build and maintain executive-level client relationships and serve as Client Manager for key/strategic accounts.
Develop and execute market sector strategies, identify target clients, and high-value expansion opportunities.
Lead go/no-go evaluations, pursuit strategy, and proposal development for strategic and must-win opportunities.
Collaborate with HDR Architecture and Engineering teams on project pursuits.
Participate in discipline-level and project-level scope/fee development for project pursuits.
Participate in project interviews as an engineering leader.
Assist in successfully attracting, recruiting and hiring outstanding new team members to grow and strengthen the practice.
Represent HDR through active participation in the professional community to build HDR’s reputation as a world-class provided of professional services.
Perform other duties as needed for the advancement of HDR’s stature and market penetration.
Project Leadership:
Demonstrate exceptional leadership and set/maintain the standard of practice for world-class project execution.
Take roles as Project Manager and/or Senior Engineer on selected projects.
Serve as a senior technical advisor to multiple projects involving complex technical challenges.
Conduct QC and technical reviews and provide guidance on active projects.
Mentor and coach team members on the nuances of your professional market(s).
Preferred Qualifications
Excellent leadership and organizational skills
Degree in Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, or Architectural Engineering is preferred.
Substantial engineering experience, project history, and professional network in Colorado and beyond in one or more of these market sectors: higher education, hospitality/hotels, healthcare, aerospace, commercial real estate, mission-critical facilities, aviation.
Natural predisposition to, and demonstrable experience and success in, architecture/engineering business development in Colorado.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering
- 15 years related experience
- A minimum 7 years project management experience
- Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license.
- MS Office and MS Project experience is required (Access experience would be plus)
- Demonstrated leadership, business development and strategic planning skills
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
What We Believe
HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.
Our Commitment
As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.
Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.
