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Building Engineering Services Area Business Group Leader

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? Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. 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. This isn't just a job, it's a chance to lead innovation, engineer impact, and build a legacy of excellence.

HDR is seeking a strong Business Group Area Manager to lead and grow our newly formed Building Engineering Services Business Group in the Houston Area. The Building Engineering Services Business Group Area Manager will be providing broad engineering, consulting, planning and program management services to a strong client base in the Houston Area. This position is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to grow a new business group for the area and create a Building Engineering Services (BES) project delivery team. In addition, since the Building Engineering Services Business Group is new to this area, the chosen candidate will work closely with other areas in the Region to utilize staff from those locations while the team is built in this area. The role will be to build and develop a team that provides mechanical, electrical, plumbing, lighting, site civil, structural and specialty design services for a wide variety of buildings that include public, municipal, private, and Federal project types across the region and globally. In addition to managing the building engineering project delivery team, this position is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to grow the business and to develop the client base. The chosen candidate will be responsible for implementation of a business plan that is focused on responsible and smart growth opportunities in the identified market sectors. Responsibilities also include participating in strategic client and project pursuits, potentially managing projects, providing technical services, staff administration, marketing, overseeing quality of deliverables, and supervising and mentoring staff. The business group manager, in partnership with the Area Manager, prepares annual revenue forecasts and budgets, monitors performance of the business group. The business group manager also will help sell and win projects that match the expertise and developmental goals of the staff. This position works closely and collaboratively with all of HDR's current Business Groups and National Directors and coordinates project delivery services with business lines in the company that require building engineering design.

Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field. A minimum of 10 years experience. Demonstrated experience with leading diverse teams. Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values. Actively engaged in professional or industry associations to enhance HDR technical expertise and brand. Ability to work cooperatively with regional and local office managers, other area business group directors, technical directors and marketing managers. An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.