Regional Workplace Leader

DLR Group; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership

Flexible work model

Commitment to environmental stewardship

Job summary

A leading design firm is seeking a Regional Workplace Leader in Texas. The role involves guiding strategic growth, leading client engagement, and overseeing project delivery within the Workplace sector. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in a related field and have demonstrated experience in a client-facing role with strong project management skills. This position offers opportunities for mentorship and thought leadership while working in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large, complex projects in a client-facing role.
• Strong understanding of integrated team collaboration and design excellence.
• Established network within the Texas Workplace market.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategies for sector growth and performance.
• Lead business development and cultivate client relationships.
• Recruit and mentor team members for professional development.

Skills

Client engagement

Design excellence

Project delivery

Business development

Team leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Engineering, or related field

Job description

DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.

Role

DLR Group's Texas region has an opening for a Regional Workplace Leader. This role could be based in the following cities:

• Dallas
• Houston
• Austin

About Workplace At DLR Group

DLR Group’s Workplace practice provides a suite of services to end users and developers throughout the US, including core and shell architecture, tenant improvement, interior design, workplace strategy, engineering, and building performance optimization. The distributive leadership of our Workplace studio enables us to mobilize comprehensive teams that can meet the requirements of virtually any workplace building project or program, regardless of size or location.

Position Summary

DLR Group is seeking a Regional Workplace Leader to guide the strategic growth and performance of our Workplace sector in the Texas region. In this leadership role, you will partner with firmwide sector and regional leaders to advance market presence, strengthen client relationships, and deliver design excellence. You will lead business development strategies, support high-performing project teams, and mentor emerging talent while elevating the firm’s reputation through thought leadership and impactful work. This role is ideal for a collaborative leader who combines design insight, market awareness, and entrepreneurial drive to shape the future of the sector.

What You Will Do

• Partner with sector and regional leadership to develop and implement strategies that support the growth and performance of the sector within the region
• Lead business development efforts, identify new opportunities, set strategy, and cultivate lasting client relationships
• Collaborate with design leaders, project teams, and regional leaders to pursue and deliver high-quality work
• Promote design excellence and innovation across projects while supporting the firm’s integrated design approach
• Serve as a recognized thought leader through industry engagement, speaking opportunities, and professional involvement
• Represent the sector internally and externally, sharing insights, accomplishments, and strategic priorities
• Recruit, mentor, and develop team members to support long-term growth and professional advancement
• Participate in performance management and career development conversations for sector staff
• Work collaboratively with leadership to align staffing, resources, and business strategies with sector goals
• Travel as needed to support client engagement, team collaboration, project delivery, and industry events

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Engineering, or a related field
• Demonstrated experience in a client-facing role leading large, complex projects
• Proven ability to drive strategic growth through client relationships, market engagement, and project pursuits
• Strong understanding of design excellence, project delivery, and integrated team collaboration
• Strong network within the Texas Workplace market
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to engage clients, partners, and internal teams
• Strong business acumen with experience contributing to strategic planning and operational performance
• Ability to lead and inspire multidisciplinary teams while mentoring and developing emerging talent

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional licensure in architecture, engineering, or interior design
• Established industry presence with involvement in professional organizations, conferences, or publications
• Experience leading complex, large-scale design or development projects
• Demonstrated recognition for design excellence, thought leadership, or industry contributions
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DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.

We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.

Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.

DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.