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Job Description - Technical Design Director (183282)
Before applying for this role, please read the following information about this opportunity found below.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?
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.
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
Required Qualifications :
Bachelor's degree in Architecture
15 years related experience
A minimum 7 years project management experience
Registered Architect
Must have experience on large-scale projects
Must be able to lead a team on projects and make client presentations
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
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.
Primary Location :
Other Locations : United States-New Jersey-Pennington
Schedule : Full-time
Employee Status : Regular
Job Posting : Jan 13, 2025
At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity.
We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.
Ready to learn more? Let's work together to make great things possible.
We design solutions to the world's greatest challenges. We're always looking for great talent to join our global teams.
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