Sector Leader - Mission Critical

About the role

HED is seeking an experienced team member with a background in architecture and/or engineering to lead the Mission Critical sector, focusing on data center projects. The ideal candidate will ensure the health of the project portfolio and represent client requirements to the project teams.

Responsibilities

• Be the client advocate and bridge to the project team on projects to ensure all requirements are represented.
• Aid project managers with up-front planning to provide quality documents within established hourly budgets and support meeting performance objectives.
• Ensure project managers follow the HED design process with completion of appropriate quality review milestones.
• Monitor financial performance of sector projects and provide guidance when financial goals are not being met.
• Evaluate sector workload, staff assignments, project planning, and quality assurance.
• Identify and coordinate with business leader and operations leader for sharing of project workload and staffing resources across sectors.
• Represent the company as sector representative for jobsite and client-related emergencies.
• Mentor project managers and team members as needed.
• Oversee sector business activities in coordination with other sector leaders, including client and project commitments.
• Facilitate efforts to establish and maintain a strong presence for the sector across locations.
• Serve as one of the company's main participants and spokespersons with prospective clients, professional organizations, and the public, playing a lead role in the marketing of professional services.
• Assist the sector's business leader and operations leader in identifying a core team of experts within each technical discipline to service clients and provide technical expertise specific to the sector.
• Represent the company as principal-in-charge on select projects, when requested or required, and provide other direct billable services as appropriate to meet the company's overall chargeability goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture or engineering is required.
• Professional licensure or board-approved certification is required.
• Minimum 15 years of professional experience with a minimum of five years of Data Center design experience.
• LEED accreditation is preferred.
• Understanding of data center sector, client relationship skills, and strong business skills.
• Extensive knowledge of all aspects of professional services from marketing through project close-out, including design and technical expertise.
• Ability to motivate others and develop teamwork; excellent writing and speaking skills, and strong organizational skills.
• Ability to work well with others under deadline situations.
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and flexible.
• Strong business acumen.
• Professionalism, assertiveness, decisiveness, integrity, and the ability to lead and influence, as appropriate for a senior level position that is highly visible to clients and staff.
• Ability to interact appropriately in various business and social settings with all types of people.
• Models HED’s core values.
• Capable of performing all the duties of a project manager is required.

Skills

• Understanding of data center sector, client relationship skills, and strong business skills.
• Extensive knowledge of all aspects of professional services from marketing through project close-out, including design and technical expertise.
• Ability to motivate others and develop teamwork; excellent writing and speaking skills, and strong organizational skills.
• Ability to work well with others under deadline situations.
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and flexible.
• Strong business acumen.
• Professionalism, assertiveness, decisiveness, integrity, and the ability to lead and influence, as appropriate for a senior level position that is highly visible to clients and staff.
• Ability to interact appropriately in various business and social settings with all types of people.
• Models HED’s core values.