Engineering Principal

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• 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 provider of professional services.
• Project Leadership:
  • Demonstrate exceptional leadership and set/maintain the standard of practice for world-class project execution.
  • Take roles as Project Manager, Senior Engineer and/or Engineer-of-Record 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).

Requirements

• Preferred Qualifications:
  • 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.
• Required Qualifications:
  • 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.

Qualifications

• 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

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes 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 and tuition reimbursement.

Pay

The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.) $157,850.00 - $240,500.00

Schedule

Full-time

Employee Status

Regular