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

HDR is currently seeking aMechanical Business Class Leadto lead a team of engineers and designers with experience in complex architectural engineering projects across several market sectors such as Healthcare, Education, Science, Justice, and Technology. The position is in our Building Engineering Services Design Center in Minneapolis, MN. The Building Engineering Services Design Center is a full service, multi-disciplinary team including mechanical, electrical, structural and civil engineers that is co-located with our Architecture Practice to support a collaborative and fully integrated design process.

The primary duties of theMechanical Business Class Leadare to provide the overall leadership to the team, identify growth opportunities through mentoring and training, coordinate the design work of Mechanical Engineers and Designers working within a multi-disciplined, full service, A/E team throughout the entire project development, and create a collaborative and motivating team culture to promote design excellence across the practice. The responsibilities will also include being involved with supporting marketing and project pursuits, workplan development, quality control, recruiting, and team development. The individual must be highly motivated and will be the Mechanical Lead on multiple multi-disciplinary projects and may be called to manage projects that have a predominantly engineering focus.

The candidate will be:

A proficient HVAC and plumbing system design engineer with experience designing to ASHRAE 90.1 and LEED requirements.An experienced engineer on multi-disciplined projects and a proficient writer with experience writing specifications, design narratives and supporting proposals.

In the role of Mechanical Business Class Lead, we'll count on you to:

Take responsibility for operations of production section including staff development, profitability, morale, quality control and marketing supportTake administrative responsibility for section staff and technical service functions, and lead and coordinate services with other sectionsCoordinate the work of Mechanical Engineers with the balance of a multidiscipline team throughout the entire project's developmentFunction as Project Manager and take responsibility for production on projects in addition to management responsibilitiesBe involved in marketing planning, proposals and interviewsEstablish client relations, and participate in the marketing, design and production meetings with regard to mechanical systemsAssume the mechanical lead on many projectsParticipate in reviews with various governing agencies for code complianceConduct schematic, design development and contract document work sessions at the project site in conjunction with the Project Manager, Project Architect and other disciplinesCoordinate workload through the entire project development to complete documents on scheduleTrack the financial aspects of projects, and coordinate and adjust the work effort with the team to ensure that the work is completed within the parameters of the agreed-upon scheduleWork with the Project Manager and Regional Controller for project reviews with corporate management as neededPerform other duties as needed

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Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field10 years of experience Committed to quality, improvement and HDR valuesMaintains a professional or engineering registration and has related technical experience experienced in development and management of diverse teams Works cooperatively with other area business class leaders, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class effortsAn 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.