Sustainability and Resiliency Team Lead/Technical Director-(187898)
About Us
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 work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?
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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.
Primary Responsibilities
In the role of Team Lead/Technical Director for S+R, we'll count on you to:
1. Build best in class practice - duties would include:
Partner with key stakeholders to identify and develop a network of Technical Experts/Subject Matter Experts as needed to support the HDR enterprise.
Develop and implement a mentoring and succession strategy for technical expertise.
Develop and implement communication strategies to tie the global community of professionals together for knowledge sharing.
Drive the community of practice
Provide positive and effective management and set an example to other members of the team.
Encourage S+R team s to a high level of performance.
Manage and coordinate CPD activities for the S+R team.
Provide technical management
2. Development of tools and technical excellence for S+R
Implement strategy for development and maintenance of project delivery tools, standards, best practices, and workflows.
Partner with Digital Delivery on digital content and workflows.
Drive quality throughout the program, perform design quality control reviews, and lead quality initiatives, in support of a strong quality-oriented culture.
Assist in ensuring project teams are leveraging subject matter expertise to optimize project delivery – including providing design oversight and leading teams of experts on the most complex and challenging projects.
Improve technical compliance and quality production of all relevant deliverables
3. Elevating Technical Profile
Foster culture of innovation and advance innovation within the practice.
Provide critical/strategic pursuit and interview support related to respective discipline as needed, and/or identify other qualified staff within discipline.
Recruit and retain the best talent.
Be known by our clients and competition as the best in market.
Where the role includes Team Lead responsibilities, we’ll also count on you to:
4. Supervise staff:
Line-manage staff
address personnel issues
delegate responsibilities
assist with strategic planning of business class group at the area level
Assist with recruitment and development of talent
Mentor staff and conduct annual review and outlook conversations for staff
Provide technical and professional guidance
Help staff with professional development and career plans/growth
5. Work delegation and staffing
Coordinate workload needs with Project Managers
Work with Electrical Team Leads to assign staff to projects and align workload with project schedules, staff availability, and staff expertise
Coordinate with the Managing Principal for workshare outside the area, as required
Monitor utilization performance vs goals for staff within the Electrical section
6. Project delivery accountability and enforcement
Take an active role in monitoring project budgets and workload forecasting within the Electrical section
Communicate with staff within the Electrical section and Project Managers to ensure project info is clearly understood by all:
Scope
Budget
Deliverables
Programme
7. Forecasting
Assist the S+R Area Business Class Lead in determining short term, mid term, and long term forecasting for respective business class.
Assist with project proposals related to the Electrical business class.
General Duties
8. Structure training and succession of the teams to enhance performance and ensure future engineering expertise in Practice.
9. Support the UK BES management team with delivery of business group and business class growth strategy
10. Promote and lead execution of quality control activities.
11. Maintain register and carry out Technical audits on projects as required.
12. Undertake engineering activities on projects and where appropriate act as Discipline Lead or as a delegate to the Project Manager.
13. Assist the Area Business Class Lead with attracting the best candidates to HDR using industry network and assisting with interviews and selection decisions.
14. Assist the Regional Business Class Lead with ongoing control of in-house technical documents, specification and guides.
Preferred Qualifications:
15. Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering
16. Actively engaged in professional or industry associations to enhance HDR technical expertise and brand
17. Should be aligned with Areas Business Class Lead track for professional growth.
18. Significant design experience related to large, multi-discipline, complex buildings
19. History of exceptional leadership performance and performance on project delivery
20. Recognized technical expert within the local, national, global industry
21. Known throughout HDR, by competitors, by clients, by industry talent
22. History of receiving technical industry awards, technical publishing, presenting, and/or leadership opportunities with societies and technical organizations
23. Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills
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Required Qualifications
24. Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
25. A minimum of 7 years experience
26. Professional registration, license or certification may be required based on role
27. Strong communication and listening skills
28. Ability to handle multiple assignments
29. Good leadership and organizational skills
30. 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.
Primary Location
:United Kingdom-England-Manchester
Industry
:Building Engineering
Schedule
:Full-time
Employee Status
:RegularBusinessClass:Sustainability and Resiliency
Job Posting
:Feb 2, 2026