Design Principal & Studio Lead - Architecture

HDR, Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Retirement plan with employer match

Employee ownership

Job summary

HDR, Inc. is seeking a Design Principal / Design Studio Lead for our Boston office. You will elevate design dialogue, culture, and excellence across HDR's practice, leading multiple projects and mentoring teams to achieve design excellence and client satisfaction.

As a key design leader, you will collaborate across offices, guide pursuit concepts to project completion, and attract top design talent while maintaining HDR's employee-owned values and commitment to community impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field or an equivalent combination of education and related professional experience
• 15 years related experience
• 7 years project management experience
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, estimating and scheduling software, project management software
• Ability to interact with various design teams, excellent organizational, project management and communication skills
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

Responsibilities

• Develop highly innovative, creative, integrated and effective design solutions.
• Guide initial design concepts from pursuit through successful project completion on multiple projects.
• Set and support teams to meet design excellence goals while considering budgets.
• Teach and train other designers and interdisciplinary AE project teams in design excellence and HDR's Design Philosophy.
• Mentor and develop junior design staff to maintain design excellence and engagement.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Client relations

Team collaboration

Education

Master's Degree in Architecture

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Estimating software

Scheduling software

Project management software

Job description

HDR, Inc. is seeking a Design Principal / Design Studio Lead for our Boston office. You will elevate design dialogue, culture, and excellence across HDR's practice, leading multiple projects and mentoring teams to achieve design excellence and client satisfaction.

As a key design leader, you will collaborate across offices, guide pursuit concepts to project completion, and attract top design talent while maintaining HDR's employee-owned values and commitment to community impact.