Civic Architecture Principal — Lead Vision & Projects

HDR, Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR, Inc. in Dallas is seeking a Civic Principal to lead a team focused on planning and designing accessible, equitable civic spaces that define a community’s legacy.

You will collaborate across architects, engineers, planners and design professionals in a collaborative, employee-owned practice. The role requires a registered Architect with 15+ years of experience, including 7+ years in project management, and the ability to lead proposals, client presentations and complex contracts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture.
• 15 years related experience.
• A minimum 7 years project management experience.
• Registered Architect.
• Must have experience on large-scale projects.
• Must be able to lead a team on projects and make client presentations.
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Project)
• Extensive knowledge and experience within the local and regional market.
• Strong team leadership, mentoring, motivational/organizational and people skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be willing to travel.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.

Responsibilities

• Leadership and visioning for the Civic sector.
• Developing capture plans and initiating relationships with key clients.
• Maintaining an active and visible presence in the Civic sector, allocating time in proportion to annual fee goals for the local region.
• Leading the development of qualifications and proposals for Civic pursuits.
• Leading pursuit go/no-go and strategy discussions.
• Directing interview strategies and implementation.
• Preparing and negotiating project contracts.
• Serving as Principal-in-Charge on projects as appropriate.
• Working closely with local leadership to maintain project oversight throughout execution, including conformance to client expectations for technical/quality, financial performance, and schedule adherence.
• Providing mentorship and guidance to staff in support of career development.
• In collaboration with subject matter experts, and independently when appropriate, developing abstracts and presentations for industry conferences, seminars, workshops, and other similar events promoting program messages, research, project outcomes, lessons learned, trends, etc. related to facility design.

Skills

Team leadership

Client presentations

Communication

Travel willing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture

Master's Degree in Architecture

Tools

Primavera P3

SureTrak

Prolog

Microsoft Office

Job description

HDR, Inc. in Dallas is seeking a Civic Principal to lead a team focused on planning and designing accessible, equitable civic spaces that define a community’s legacy.

You will collaborate across architects, engineers, planners and design professionals in a collaborative, employee-owned practice. The role requires a registered Architect with 15+ years of experience, including 7+ years in project management, and the ability to lead proposals, client presentations and complex contracts.