Area Electrical Business Class Lead

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking an Area Electrical Business Class Lead in Chicago. The role focuses on leading the Illinois/Indiana Building Engineering Services electrical team with emphasis on technical excellence, recruiting, and staff development.

Responsibilities include collaboration with market sector leaders, client engagement, and participation in marketing, planning, proposals and interviews to strengthen HDR's electrical practice across commercial, civic, industrial, federal and mission critical

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a professional, architecture, engineering or closely related field required.
• 10 years of experience required.
• Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values.
• Maintains professional engineering registration and related technical experience.
• Experienced in development and management of diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for the Illinois/Indiana Building Engineering Services electrical engineering team.
• Collaborate with market sector leadership to ensure technical excellence in key markets.
• Engage with clients and community stakeholders.
• Involve in marketing, planning, proposals, and interviews in key markets.
• Promote HDR and our Electrical Engineering practice within the engineering community.
• Act as design lead or engineering project manager for key projects.

Education

Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Architectural Engineering with Electrical emphasis

Job description

Area Electrical Business Class Lead - ( 194395 )

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for the Illinois/Indiana Building Engineering Services electrical engineering team with a focus on technical excellence, quality, recruiting and staff development.
• Identify and collaborate with market sector leadership to ensure technical excellence in key markets including commercial, civic, industrial, federal, water, transportation, healthcare, education and laboratories and mission critical facilities.
• Engage with clients and community stakeholders.
• Be involved in marketing, planning, proposals, and interviews in key markets.
• Promote HDR and our Electrical Engineering practice within the engineering and architecture community including participation in conferences and with clients.
• Function as design lead or engineering project manager for key projects.
• Assist in the responsibility for operations of the electrical work group, including staff development, profitability, morale, and quality control.
• Assist in ensuring that all work is planned, organized, controlled, checked, and evaluated through proactive project management.
• Implement, monitor, and support company policy.
• Works cooperatively with other business class directors, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts.
• Actively participate in work‑sharing and electrical practice development with a nation‑wide network of HDR electrical engineers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Architectural Engineering with Electrical emphasis.
• Actively engaged in professional or industry associations to enhance HDR technical expertise and brand.
• Preference given to local candidates.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field.
• 10 years of experience.
• Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values.
• Maintains 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 efforts.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must.

Primary Location: United States-Illinois-Chicago

Schedule: Full‑time

Employee Status: Regular

Job Posting: Jul 14, 2026

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.