Associate Technical Principal – Mission Critical

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?

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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. HDR is seeking a candidate with the desire to use and grow their technical expertise to successfully deliver fast-paced projects within the data center and mission-critical market. In this role, you’ll partner with business development and client development leaders, project managers, and multidiscipline architecture and engineering teams to oversee the successful implementation of client-specific standards within projects. You will be responsible for developing and managing client architectural and programming standards. Further project involvement will range from programming and planning to design, documentation, and construction administration. You’ll lead teams of architects, planners, designers, engineers, technical experts, and project managers to solve complex design challenges with creativity, curiosity, and collaboration. From championing design excellence with an emphasis on resilience and sustainability to pioneering innovative building technologies, your contributions will leave a lasting impact on the built environment. In the role of Associate Technical Principal – Mission Critical, we'll count on you to:

• Lead a multidiscipline team and perform layout and development on architectural data center and mission-critical projects.
• Establish owner/client and internal meetings and participate in reviews with various governing agencies for code compliance.
• Independently coordinate work of a multidiscipline team through multiple phases of a project to complete documents on schedule
• Perform QA/QC and cross discipline technical reviews.
• Write and edit architectural specifications.
• Coordinate with and assist affected disciplines with addenda, RFIs, CPRs and change orders.
• Review architectural documents for areas of conflict with all disciplines.
• Conduct work sessions at project site in conjunction with Project Manager and other disciplines
• Incorporate agreed-upon changes into project documents.
• Provide construction contract administration as needed.
• Execute the design by providing comprehensive documentation.
• Collaborate with technical designers to facilitate project execution.
• Lead projects in a dual management role as needed.
• Assist with executing technical design initiatives, direction, and strategic objectives for the architecture practice.
• Actively contribute to our practice-wide culture of technical architecture excellence.
• Provide code/life-safety expertise and input to projects.
• Participate in Technical Architect meetings to discuss current issues, needs, initiatives, projects, etc.
• Contribute to discussions on digital infrastructure.
• Assess technical and staffing needs and coordinate with office leadership to train and develop staff for the mission-critical market.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Architecture
• Registered architect in a United States jurisdiction with ability to obtain reciprocal licensure
• Relevant prior experience in the areas of data center and/or mission-critical work.
• LEED Accreditation with experience and/or interest in sustainable design
• Experience leading teams and mentoring junior staff
• Experience facilitating meetings with a range of stakeholders, such as engineers, client, contractors, subcontractors, AHJs, etc
• Demonstrated program-level leadership experience, serving as client point of contact for major projects.
• Demonstrated experience in programming, standards development, and concept development and implementation.
• Strong leadership, communication and relationship management skills
• Due to client contract requirements, US Citizenship or permanent residency is required.

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture or closely related field
• A minimum of 10 years experience
• Registered Architect
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Project Schedule)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficient in use of Autodesk Revit and familiarity with related tools and process
• Demonstrated graphic presentation skills
• Must have experience in preparation and layout of architectural contract documents and specifications
• Strong knowledge of codes and good planning 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.