HDR

Design Director, Sports & Recreation

HDR • $100K — $130K *
Kansas City, MO 64118In-Person
Hospitality & Recreation
11 - 15 years of experience
1 week ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelors in Architecture or closely related field
  • Minimum 15 years as a lead designer on diverse projects
  • Professional architectural registration required
  • Proven success in winning projects and client relationships
  • Experience in a collaborative design process
  • Interest in sustainable design and integration
  • Familiarity with GSA's Design Excellence Program
  • Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities
  • Excellent writing and communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Develop innovative and effective design solutions
  • Guide projects from concept to completion while adhering to budgets
  • Teach and train designers and project teams in design excellence
  • Mentor and inspire junior staff to pursue design excellence
  • Lead design efforts while collaborating with various stakeholders
  • Recruit and retain key design talent
  • Engage actively in professional design organizations

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Support for continued education in architecture
  • Participation in employee-owned culture
  • Engagement with innovative and diverse project scopes
  • Mentorship from industry-leading design professionals
Full Job Description
In the role of Design Director, we'll count on you to:

  • Develop highly innovative, creative, integrated and effective design solutions
  • Have an established design reputation evident through design awards, publications, education or other venues, and positive client references
  • Guide initial design concepts and ideas from pursuit and selection through successful project completion on multiple projects
  • Meet design excellence goals while meeting management goals and project budgets
  • Teach and train other designers and interdisciplinary AE project teams in the essentials of design excellence and in the critical tenets of HDR's Design Philosophy
  • Mentor and develop junior design staff, challenging, inspiring and/or motivating others to join in the constant pursuit of design excellence
  • Be a key design leader who must have the vision and attitude to lead design efforts while effectively partnering with the global design director, office management, project management, and AEP discipline leaders on all efforts
  • Capable of identifying, attracting and retaining key design staff, and will be responsible for targeting and developing strategies for hiring senior and junior design talent
  • Be active in local, national or international professional design related organizations


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Masters in Architecture or closely related field
  • Experience functioning as a lead designer on a variety of project scales and complexities
  • Experience on large-scale projects, including stadiums, arenas, training facilities in the intercollegiate athletics market and professional market
  • Experience and/or interest in sustainable design/LEED
  • Willing to travel


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Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelors in Architecture or closely related field
  • A minimum of 15 years experience functioning as a lead designer on a variety of project scales and complexities
  • Maintains professional architectural registration
  • Proven track record of winning project pursuits and maintaining strong client relationships
  • Experience in leading a collaborative, iterative design process with clients and colleagues
  • Experience and/or interest in integrating sustainable building design
  • Demonstrated experience with the Design Excellence Program as operated through the GSA's Public Buildings Service (PBS)
  • Excellent leadership and mentoring skills
  • Excellent writing and communication skills
  • Must be capable of leading a team and making client presentations
  • Ability to collaborate and integrate with existing team
  • An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

About HDR

HDR is an architecture, engineering, and consulting firm based in Omaha, Nebraska. The company was founded in 1917 as Henningson Engineering Company and has since grown to become one of the largest engineering firms in the United States. HDR provides a wide range of services, including architecture, engineering, environmental consulting, and construction management. The company has worked on a number of high-profile projects, including the Hoover Dam Bypass and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. HDR is committed to sustainability and has been recognized for its efforts in this area by organizations such as the U.S. Green Building Council.
Learn more about HDR
Size
10,000 employees
Industry
Real Estate & Construction
Founded
1917
* Ladders Estimates

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