EMEA Structural Business Class Lead
About Us
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 work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?
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Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.
Primary Responsibilities
In the role of EMEA Structural Business Class Lead, we'll count on you to:
- Build best in class practice - duties would include:
- Partner with key stakeholders to identify and develop a network of Technical Experts/Subject Matter Experts as needed to support the HDR enterprise.
- Develop and implement a mentoring and succession strategy for technical expertise.
- Develop and implement communication strategies to tie the global community of professionals together for knowledge sharing.
- Drive the community of practice
- Partner with key stakeholders to identify and develop a network of Technical Experts/Subject Matter Experts as needed to support the HDR enterprise.
- Development of tools and technical excellence
- Implement strategy for development and maintenance of project delivery tools, standards, best practices, and workflows.
- Partner with Digital Delivery on digital content and workflows.
- Drive quality throughout the program, perform design quality control reviews, and lead quality initiatives, in support of a strong quality-oriented culture.
- Assist in ensuring project teams are leveraging subject matter experts to optimize project delivery – including providing design oversight and leading teams of experts on the most complex and challenging projects.
- Implement strategy for development and maintenance of project delivery tools, standards, best practices, and workflows.
- Thought leadership and Elevating Technical Profile
- Awards, publish, speaking engagements, leadership opportunities with societies and technical organizations.
- Foster culture of innovation and advance innovation within the practice.
- Provide critical/strategic pursuit and interview support related to respective discipline as needed, and/or identify other qualified staff within discipline.
- Recruit and retain the best talent.
- Be known by our clients and competition as the best in market.
- Awards, publish, speaking engagements, leadership opportunities with societies and technical organizations.
- Master's or PhD in Mechanical Engineering
- Actively engaged in professional or industry associations to enhance HDR technical expertise and brand
- Should be aligned with Associates track for professional growth. Aspirations towards Principal Professional Associate level
- Significant design experience related to large, multi-discipline, complex buildings
- History of exceptional leadership performance and performance on project delivery
- Recognized technical expert within the local, national, global industry
- Known throughout HDR, by competitors, by clients, by industry talent
- History of receiving technical industry awards, technical publishing, presenting, and/or leadership opportunities with societies and technical organizations
- Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills
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- Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field
- 10 years experience in related field
- Maintains a professional or Engineering registration and has related technical experience
- Experienced in development and management of diverse teams
- Works cooperatively with other business class regional directors, 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 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.
