At HDR, we specialize in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. While we are most well-known for adding beauty and structure to communities through high-performance buildings and smart infrastructure, we provide much more than that.
We create an unshakable foundation for progress because our multidisciplinary teams also include scientists, economists, builders, analysts and artists.
That's why we believe diversity is our greatest strength. HDR is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer.
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We believe that the way we work can add meaning and value to the world. That ideas inspire positive change. That coloring outside the lines can illuminate fresh perspectives.
And that small details yield important realizations. Above all, we believe that collaboration is the best way forward.
Due to our continued growth, we are searching for a Technical Design Director.
Objective of this role : To help HDR elevate design excellence with design leadership and by advancing architectural detailing.
This position is both a design leadership role and a design expertise role for an architectural practice of about 1,700 employees in 20+ offices worldwide.
This is a firm-wide leadership position and will report to HDR’s Global Director of Architectural Design.
Leadership Responsibilities :
- Represent and demonstrate design leadership throughout HDR’s architecture practice with strengths in architectural detailing and design rigor.
- Serve as an expert architectural design resource throughout design practice.
- Participate with design leaders to contribute to firm-wide initiatives and strategic objectives.
- Advance design quality by contributing to a practice-wide culture of design excellence.
- Help advance effective processes to deliver high quality design solutions.
- Collaborate with global design director to provide direction and organizational strategy to consistently achieve design excellence firmwide.
- Collaborate with sustainable design experts to advance firm’s sustainable design objectives.
- Contribute to the development of preferred design details library to sustain excellence.
- Contribute towards the research of materials and systems for quality design solutions.
- Contribute to the provision of new technical data for firm’s master specification platform.
Project Work Contributions :
- Work with project design teams to bring rigor and achieve excellence in design detailing.
- Serve as an expert resource to advise and assist project teams with design detailing guidance.
- Serve as an expert resource for design detailing, architectural enclosure systems, the use and interface of materials, enclosure integrity all while maintaining design intent.
- Integrate sustainable design practices and promote carbon neutral solutions.
- Coordinate with HDR’s digital delivery leaders to ensure incorporation of technical data into project delivery processes, details, standards, and documents.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Architecture
- 15 years related experience
- Registered Architect
- Must have experience on large-scale projects
- Must be able to lead a team on projects
- Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Project)
- Extensive knowledge and experience within the local and regional market
- Strong team leadership, mentoring, motivational / organizational and people skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Must be willing to travel
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
Preferred Qualifications
- Expertise using Autodesk Revit
- Expertise in preparation of architectural contract documents and specifications
- Expertise in sustainable design with familiarity of carbon neutral design strategies
- Expertise in building energy modeling and performance
- Expertise in building envelope design throughout the various climate zones
- Familiarity of codes affecting compliance and performance of the building envelope
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Service-oriented for our clients and commitment to teamwork and helping others
Primary Location : United States-Illinois-Chicago
Other Locations : United States-Arizona-Phoenix, United States-Pennsylvania-Philadelphia, United States-California-San Francisco, United States-Georgia-Atlanta, United States-North Carolina-Charlotte, United States-Massachusetts-Boston, United States-Nebraska-Omaha, United States-Colorado-Denver, United States-New Jersey-Pennington, United States-California-Los Angeles, United States-New York-New York, United States-Minnesota-Minneapolis, United States-North Carolina-Raleigh, United States-Washington-Seattle, United States-Florida-Tampa, United States-Texas-Dallas, United States-Texas-Houston, United States-Virginia-Arlington
Schedule : Full-time
Employee Status : Regular
Job Posting : May 7, 2024
At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity.
We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.
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