Fire & Life Safety Team Lead

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising is seeking a Fire & Life Safety (FLS) Team Lead at its Omaha headquarters. This role involves supervising a team of engineers and collaborating with FLS leadership to ensure technical excellence in various markets.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field and 10+ years of experience. The position emphasizes leadership, recruiting, and staff development.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in fire protection engineering.
• Ability to manage diverse teams and handle multiple assignments.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of fire protection engineers and designers.
• Collaborate with FLS market sector leadership for technical excellence.
• Function as design lead or engineering project manager on key projects.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team Management

Technical Excellence

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering or related field

Professional engineering license or ICC, NFPA, or NICET certification

Job description

Position Summary

We are searching for a Fire & Life Safety (FLS) Team Lead at our global headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska.

Responsibilities

• Assist the FLS Business Class Lead with management and culture of the overall business class by being the direct supervisor of a team of fire protection engineers, EITs, ICC, NFPA, or NICET certified designers with varying degrees of experience.
• Work as a collaborative team with fellow FLS Team Leads and the FLS Business Class Lead for work staffing, staff forecasting, and project proposals.
• Provide team leadership with a focus on technical excellence, quality, recruiting, mentoring, and staff development.
• Collaborate closely with FLS market sector leadership to ensure technical excellence in all key markets including commercial, civic, industrial, federal, water, transportation, healthcare, education and laboratories, and mission critical facilities.
• Function as design lead or engineering project manager for key projects.
• Implement, monitor, and support company policy.
• Works collaboratively with other team leads, business class leads, operations managers, technical directors, and marketing managers on business class efforts.
• Actively encourage and participate in work-sharing and FLS practice development with a nation‑wide network of HDR FLS Business Class.
• Assist the FLS Business Class Lead in the recruitment and growth of the business class.
• Perform other duties as needed.
• Travel (domestic and international) may be required at various times. Travel is estimated to be 15% or less.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related field.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in the related field.
• Maintains professional engineering license or ICC, NFPA, or NICET certification.
• Experienced in development and management of diverse teams.
• Committed to quality, improvement, and HDR values.
• Preference given to local candidates.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of 7 years experience.
• Professional registration, license or certification may be required based on role.
• Strong communication and listening skills.
• Ability to handle multiple assignments.
• Good leadership and organizational skills.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must.

Schedule

Full‑time

Employee Status

Regular

Business Class

Fire and Life Safety

Job Posting Date

May 28, 2026

EEO Statement

HDR is 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.