Technology Design Director

dbrinc; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

dbrinc in Houston seeks a Technology Design Director to provide technical leadership, mentoring, and training across the firm. You will shape design standards, review complex projects, and coordinate with project managers to ensure quality and scope.

You will also represent the firm at industry events and travel to other offices at least once a year. The role requires PE licensure, strong BIM skills (Revit/AutoCAD), and exceptional communication.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor designers in a professional setting.
• Strong communication and client-facing skills for presentations and collaborations.
• Experience with design standards development and implementation across projects.
• Proficiency in interpreting construction drawings and BIM models.
• Willingness to travel to other offices at least once per year.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior designers.
• Collaborate with Practice Area Leaders to develop design standards.
• Coordinate with Project Managers on scope, scheduling, and planning.
• Lead technical design reviews and communicate findings to project teams.
• Represent the firm at professional organizations and industry events.
• Travel to other locations to train staff and share knowledge.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication skills

Teamwork

Project management

Analytical thinking

Education

Professional Engineer (PE) licensure

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

BIM

Job description

HIRING A TECHNOLOGY DESIGN DIRECTOR IN HOUSTON

ACCOUNTABILITY

Work closely with Practice Area Leaders to provide technical leadership, mentoring and training to junior designers within the firm. Serve as a resource and contact to assist other design staff at all times. Work closely with Practice Area Leaders in the firm to execute training, mentoring and the development of standards, and interact with clients serving as a representative of the firm.

ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS

• Maintain an Open-Door Policy.
• Demonstrate the ability to lead, motivate and train designers in a mature, thoughtful, professional and pleasant manner.
• Ability to aide in the development of technical skills of junior designers.
• Demonstrate empathy, patience, understanding and a genuine interest in others.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Commitment to upholding the core values of DBR.
• Perform engineering design work to assist a project team as needed.
• Serve as a technical leader and mentor to other designers throughout the firm.
• Coordinate with Project Managers to determine scope, complexity, planning and scheduling requirements of projects.
• Serve on the Quality Control team, performing technical design review of DBR projects and communicate openly with project managers and quality control managers to coordinate these efforts.
• Actively represent the firm in professional organization(s) – ASHRAE, IESNA, ASPE, etc. and deliver industry presentations such as - project and design strategy presentations to client and peers, project interviews, technical presentations at conferences/events and conferences/seminars such as A4LE, TASA, USGBC, etc.
• Participate in trade organizations and remain informed about industry trends and share technical information and industry trends with our design staff.
• Assist the Practice Area Leader with the development and implementation of DBR design standards.
• Travel to other company locations to engage and train staff at those locations, at least once a year per location.
• Maintain neat and organized work area, which allows efficient access to information required by other team members.
• Continue learning process by attending seminars and continuing education opportunities.
• Other duties as assigned.

LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION

• Licensed Engineer (PE).

TRAVEL (REQUIRED)

• Visit each office location at least one time per year.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Demonstrated work performance producing quality designs.
• Revit and AutoCAD drafting/design experience and knowledge on reading construction drawings.
• Proficient use of computer for design and BIM drafting. Use of computer programs for engineering analysis and equipment selection.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Outlook, Word) or related software.
• Proficient in using office equipment (e.g., computer, copier, etc.).
• Excellent research and organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Dependable and punctual.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to maintain flexibility with workload and project schedules.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to effectively meet deadlines.
• Ability to interact well with clients and co-workers, in the field and the office.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor. This job description may be revised upon development of other duties and changes in responsibilities.