Mechanical Team Lead

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR's Building Engineering Services Group is seeking a Mechanical Team Lead to supervise a diverse team of mechanical engineers, EITs and designers, guiding staffing, technical excellence, and project delivery.

You will partner with market sector leaders across commercial, civic, industrial, federal, healthcare and education to deliver resilient, efficient systems while advancing HDR's employee-owned culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in mechanical engineering roles.
• Professional registration or licensure may be required depending on role.
• Strong communication and listening skills.
• Ability to handle multiple assignments effectively.
• Good leadership and organizational skills.
• A commitment to HDR's employee-owned culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of mechanical engineers, EITs and designers as direct supervisor.
• Collaborate with other Mechanical Team Leads and staff for staffing and proposals.
• Provide leadership focused on technical excellence, quality, and staff development.
• Ensure technical excellence across markets including commercial, civic, industrial, federal, healthcare and labs.
• Serve as design lead or project manager on key projects.
• Implement and support company policies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on business class efforts.
• Encourage work-sharing and development within HDR's national network.
• Support recruitment and growth of the mechanical business class.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Project management

Mentoring

Team building

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

At HDR, ou r 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.

Come join the fast-growing Building Engineering Services Group at HDR. The Building Engineering Services Group (BES) provides industry leading mechanical, electrical, plumbing, site civil, structural, and specialty design services for a wide variety of buildings that include public, municipal, private, and government project types. Projects are a balance of local as well as across the region and the globe. With a team of experienced staff in specific market areas such as Healthcare, Datacenters, Science and Technology, Commercial Real Estate, Finance, Hospitality, Industrial, Municipal, Manufacturing, Transportation, and Federal facilities; we provide engineering excellence for our clients.

In the role of Mechanical Team Lead, we'll count on you to:

• Assist the Mechanical Business Class Lead with management and culture of the overall business class by being the direct supervisor of a team of mechanical engineers, EITs and designers with varying degree of experience
• Work as a collaborative team with fellow Mechanical Team Leads and the Mechanical Business Class Lead for work staffing and project proposals
• Provide team leadership with a focus on technical excellence, quality, recruiting, mentoring, and staff development
• Collaborate closely with mechanical 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 lead, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts
• Actively encourage and participate in work-sharing and mechanical practice development with a nation-wide network of HDR Mechanical Business Class
• Assist the Mechanical Business Class Lead in the recruitment and growth of the business class
• Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, or Architectural Engineering with mechanical emphasis.
• Experienced in development and management of diverse teams
• 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

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.

Schedule

Full-time

Employee Status

Regular

BusinessClass : Building Mechanical

Job Posting

Sep 25, 2026

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity.

We are an affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employe r.

We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.

Ready to learn more? Let's work together to make great thingspossible.

We design solutions to the world's greatest challenges. We'realways looking for great talent to join our global teams.