Area Structural Business Class Leader

HDR; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee-owned culture

Inclusive environment

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Structural Business Class Lead in Dallas, TX. You will oversee the structural team, drive growth, manage budgets, and mentor staff while maintaining HDR's employee-owned culture.

Responsibilities include client development, section leadership, project planning, scope management, and coordinating with other disciplines. A Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of leadership in structural engineering are required; candidates must uphold quality and HDR values.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field.
• 10 years of experience.
• Committed to quality, HDR values.
• Professional engineering registration and related technical experience.
• Experience developing and managing diverse teams.
• Collaborates with leadership, operations, and marketing on business-class efforts.
• Active participation in HDR's employee-owned culture.

Responsibilities

• Grow, operate and lead the structural team with focus on budgets, morale and quality control.
• Build strong client relationships and participate in marketing and planning.
• Prepare and review budgets and scopes for the structural section.
• Schedule work, set staff priorities and monitor scope changes.
• Coordinate with other disciplines and mentor new staff.
• Lead section meetings and advance staff skill levels.
• Occasionally serve as Project Manager or Task Lead.
• Perform project engineer duties when required.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Project management

Client development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

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 foster a culture of inclusion throughout our 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

The Structural Business Class Lead is responsible for the growth, operations and technical leadership of the structural team which encompasses design, staff development and mentoring, workload management, profitability, morale, and quality control. In addition, the Section Manager will be responsible for building strong external and internal client relationships with other HDR business group leadership as well as participation in marketing and project planning and serving as a representative of HDR in the local industry.

• Establish client relations and be involved with marketing and client development activities.
• Manage the technical and operational activities of the structural section.
• Prepare/review project budgets and scopes for the structural section and track budget status.
• Schedule and coordinate all work performed inside the section
• 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 structural section managers of other business group locations to review workload, project status, and staffing requirements.
• Prepare/review structural 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 structural 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.

Primary Location:United States-Texas-Dallas Industry:Building Engineering Schedule:Full-time Employee Status:Regular BusinessClass:Building Structural Job Posting:Aug 25, 2026

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