ICT Discipline Leader

Harley Ellis Devereaux (HED); Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Harley Ellis Devereaux (HED) is seeking an ICT Discipline Leader to enhance operational excellence and provide strategic leadership across the firm. This role is fundamental in promoting design excellence and fostering a culture of collaboration and mentorship.

The candidate will oversee staff recruitment and development while ensuring adherence to professional standards and best practices in ICT. A minimum of 15 years in the A/E industry and RCDD certification are required.

HED offers a hybrid work environment that encourages flexibility, autonomy, and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of professional experience in the A/E industry.
• Extensive knowledge of professional services from marketing through project close-out.
• Proven experience managing people, projects, and standards.

Responsibilities

• Oversee recruitment, interviewing, onboarding, and integration of ICT staff.
• Conduct performance reviews and contribute to staff development.
• Provide technical leadership and quality oversight on project work.

Skills

Leadership capacity

Excellent communication

Mentorship skills

Organizational skills

Business acumen

Education

Professional degree in electrical engineering or related field

RCDD certification

Job description

ICT Discipline Leader

HED is looking to add an experienced team member to our group of talented Discipline Leaders. The ICT Discipline Leader (DL) is a pivotal leadership role responsible for the advancement, cohesion, and operational excellence of the ICT staff working across all sectors and regions of the firm. DLs serve a dual purpose: supervising and providing strategic and administrative leadership to their discipline staff and delivering project-based services including serving as DPOR when appropriate.

About HED

We are a team that is full of ideas, experience, creativity, passionate opinions, insatiable curiosity, uncompromising integrity, commitment, and skill. Our culture is about aspiration, embracing change and challenges, listening to (and learning from) each other, encouraging continual learning, and inspiring collective growth. As an inclusive, integrated architecture and engineering practice, we value the diversity of perspectives, experiences, abilities, and expertise that advance both the work we do, and the world we share.

Position Summary

ICT Discipline Leader fosters a culture of technical excellence, mentorship, and collaboration, while supporting firmwide growth and staff development. This role partners closely with Sector leadership, Practice Technology (PT), HR, and Operations to ensure consistency, equity, and high performance. DLs are expected to model HED's core values and represent the firm with professionalism and purpose in both internal and external environments. They play a vital role in promoting design excellence and a unified firm culture.

Essential Functions

Recruitment & Staffing

• Identify ICT hiring needs and oversee recruitment, interviewing, onboarding, and integration.
• Manage ICT staffing assignments in coordination with Sector leadership, aligning resources with project needs and development goals.
• Monitor ICT resource forecasts, team utilization, and staff development.
• Support ICT offshore team staffing coordination.

Staff Development & Engagement

• Conduct supervisee check-ins and performance reviews; contribute to compensation, promotion, and corrective actions.
• Foster a growth mindset, team cohesion, and collaboration to enhance performance, motivation, and engagement.
• Solicit and provide feedback to support staff career development and mentoring.

Discipline Advancement & Standards

• Develop, maintain, and monitor adoption of ICT-specific best practices, including standards for QA/QC, BIM, specifications, and deliverables.
• Stay current with evolving codes, standards, and regulatory requirements and reflect updates in discipline practices and training.
• Lead training sessions and foster cross-office and cross-sector knowledge sharing.
• Ensure staff familiarity and use of HED's design process, including PT, QA/QC, and documentation standards.
• Promote firmwide corporate standards adoption and collaborate with other DLs and Operations to improve tools and workflows that optimize project delivery and efficiency.

Administration Leadership & Coordination

• Approve ICT staff timesheets, expenses, and PTO requests.
• Manage discipline licensure coverage and monitor professional development time and budget.
• Collaborate with Sector Operations to assign responsibilities, share communications, and support consistency across regions and teams.

Project Leadership & DPOR Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and quality oversight on project work.
• Serve as DPOR on selected projects, including sealing and signing documents in accordance with licensure and regulatory requirements. May also serve as Principal-in-Charge, or in another team position.
• Represent HED in the broader professional community through active participation, advocacy, or external engagement, as requested or appropriate.

Requirements

• Professional degree in electrical engineering, technology, telecommunications, or related field.
• RCDD certification required.
• PE licensure valued, but not required.
• Minimum 15 years' professional experience in the A/E industry, with demonstrated leadership capacity and experience leading ICT scope on complex A/E projects.
• Extensive knowledge of all aspects of professional services from marketing through project close-out, including design and technical expertise.
• Proven experience managing people, projects, and standards.
• Excellent communication, mentorship, and organizational skills.
• Strong business acumen.
• Ability to motivate others, lead diverse teams, collaborate effectively, and demonstrate a positive and professional leadership presence with both clients and internal teams.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to effectively communicate in writing and verbally via phone, video conferencing, and in-person.
• Visual acuity to perform responsibilities.
• Ability to travel to and access project sites for observation, evaluation, or collaboration purposes.
• This role requires travel to other HED offices to meet with supervisees, support team engagement, mentorship, and cultural connection across locations.
• Ability to use digital tools and equipment for documentation and communication.

Work Environment

• HED embraces a hybrid work model that supports autonomy and collaboration. This includes flexibility to work remotely with regular in-office engagement to foster connection, mentorship, and culture.
• The office is a professional, open-space environment conducive to both collaborative and independent work.

Other Duties

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities. Duties and responsibilities may evolve based on firm needs, market conditions, and the growth of the individual or discipline.

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