Iowa Site Civil Team Lead

HDR; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Des Moines is seeking a Site Civil Team Lead to guide a team of civil engineers on various datacenter and mission-critical projects. This role involves ensuring design excellence, mentoring personnel, and engaging with clients. Candidates need at least 7 years of experience and a bachelor's degree. The position plays a crucial part in fostering collaboration and driving project success within a dynamic and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years experience in Site Civil Engineering.
• Strong communication and listening skills essential.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Site Civil Engineers in design projects.
• Support marketing efforts and proposal development.
• Engage with clients in project production.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Overview

At HDR, our 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?

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.

Site Civil Team Lead – Primary Responsibilities

HDR is currently seeking a Site Civil Team Lead in the Des Moines, IA office to lead a team of Site Civil Engineers, EITs, and Designers with experience in complex engineering projects across our fastest growing market sector, Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT). The ideal candidate should have a proven background in successfully delivering various datacenter and mission critical projects ranging from upfront planning and pre-design activities through detail design, construction support and commissioning. The position is in our Building Engineering Services Design Center in our Des Moines, IA office which is a full service, multi-disciplinary team including mechanical, electrical, structural and site civil engineers.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide overall leadership to the team, identify growth opportunities through mentoring and training, coordinate the design work of Site Civil Engineers, EITs, and Designers within a multi-disciplined, full service A/E team throughout the project development, and foster a collaborative and motivating culture to promote design excellence.
• Support marketing and project pursuits, workplan development, quality control, recruiting, and team development.
• Lead on multiple multi-disciplinary projects and may manage projects with a predominantly engineering focus.
• Support marketing planning as well as proposal scope and fee development.
• Engage with industrial and public clients in marketing, project production and related issues.
• Ensure work is planned, organized, controlled and evaluated through proactive project management systems.
• Implement, monitor and support company policies.
• Select, train, develop and manage technical and production personnel.
• Lead coordination with multi-disciplinary teams and collaborate with National Directors and marketing staff in local and national efforts.

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.

Location and Details

Primary Location: United States-Iowa-Des Moines

Industry: Building Engineering

Schedule: Full-time

Employee Status: Regular

Business Class: Building Site Civil

Job Posting: Jan 13, 2026

Equal Opportunity Statement

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer). We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.