Area Electrical Business Class Lead

HDR; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 155,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Employee ownership

Retirement plan with employer match

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

HDR is seeking an Area Electrical Business Class Lead in Minneapolis to guide a team of engineers and designers across healthcare, education, science, justice and technology markets. You will drive budgets, schedules, and staff directing electrical scope within Building Engineering Services.

You will establish client relations, coordinate with other groups, mentor staff, and ensure adherence to codes and HDR standards. HDR offers extensive benefits and an employee-owned culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field.
• Has 10 years of experience.
• Committed to quality and HDR values.
• Maintains professional registration and leads diverse teams.
• Collaborates with other area leaders and marketing on business class efforts.
• Active participant in HDR's employee-owned culture.

Responsibilities

• Establish client relations and be involved with marketing and client development activities.
• Manage the technical and operational activities of the electrical discipline.
• Prepare/review project budgets and scopes for the electrical discipline and track budget status.
• Schedule and coordinate all work performed inside the discipline.
• Establish work priorities and project assignments for staff.
• Monitor scope of work and scope changes.
• Facilitate coordination with other discipline groups.
• Conduct interviews for new staff and mentor new employees.
• Establish employee goals and conduct reviews.
• Schedule and conduct section meetings to discuss productivity and quality control.
• Advance staff skill levels through training and experience.
• Coordinate with other location managers on workload and staffing.
• Prepare/review scope of work and budgets/estimates for proposals.
• Monitor changes in codes and client standards and update practice standards.
• Lead as Project Manager or Task Lead when applicable.

Skills

Client relations

Budget management

Project management

Leadership

Mentoring staff

Quality control

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Architecture

Job description

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?

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?

Watch Our Story:' https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story'

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.

We believe building engineering is more than systems and structures, it’s about powering progress and enabling innovation. As part of HDR’s Building Engineering Services Group, you’ll help design the critical infrastructure that supports the digital age and shapes the spaces where people work, connect, and thrive. From high-performance data centers driving the future of AI to dynamic commercial environments, your work will directly support technological advancement, sustainability, and human experience. We bring together mechanical, electrical, structural, and civil engineering experts to solve complex design challenges with precision, creativity, and collaboration. Whether you're optimizing energy efficiency, integrating resilient systems, or engineering the backbone of next-generation facilities, your contributions will help define the future of the built environment. This isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to lead innovation, engineer impact, and build a legacy of excellence

Primary Responsibilities

HDR is currently seeking an Area Electrical Business Class Lead to 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.

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

• Establish client relations and be involved with marketing and client development activities.
• Manage the technical and operational activities of the electrical discipline.
• Prepare/review project budgets and scopes for the electrical discipline and track budget status.
• Schedule and coordinate all work performed inside the discipline.
• Establish work priorities and project assignments for staff.
• Monitor scope of work and scope changes.
• Facilitate and encourage coordination with other discipline groups.
• Conduct interviews in support of the hiring of new staff for the section and provide new employee mentoring.
• Establish employee goals and conduct employee performance reviews.
• Schedule and conduct section meetings to discuss productivity, workload and quality control issues.
• Advance the skill level of personnel through training, education, experience, etc.
• Coordinate with the electrical discipline managers of other business group locations to review workload, project status, and staffing requirements.
• Prepare/review electrical engineering scope of work and budgets/estimates for proposals.
• Monitor changes in codes, regulations and client standards and keep staff up to date on current industry practices
• Implement any required changes into the electrical design standards, procedures, and deliverables.
• Perform quality control reviews.
• Serve as a Project Manager occasionally and/or Task Lead when applicable.
• Perform project engineer duties when required.
  
  

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
  
  

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.

We provide a 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. 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.) Minnesota: $155,000 - $200,000 Primary Location:United States-Minnesota-Saint Louis Park Other Locations:United States-Minnesota-Minneapolis Industry:Building Engineering Schedule:Full-time Employee Status:Regular BusinessClass:Building Electrical Job Posting:Aug 10, 2026


At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer). We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.