Building Structures Practice Lead

4 weeks ago


Council of the City of Sydney, Australia Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Full time

Building Structures Practice Lead - Australia

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected. 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?

The Role

As a result of the continued growth of our Building Services Business Group, HDR is excited to offer an opportunity for a Building Structures Practice Lead to establish and lead our building structures discipline across Australia.

This senior role offers the opportunity to shape HDR’s building structures offering in Australia. As an experienced and technically accomplished leader, you will develop and drive strategy, technical excellence and team development, while expanding our national footprint in close partnership with clients and HDR’s cross-disciplinary teams.

We'll count on you to:

- Develop and implement HDR’s building structures strategy to establish and grow the practice across Australia.
- Build client relationships and secure major project wins.
- Actively deliver projects.
- Oversee the technical excellence and quality of building structural engineering across diverse sectors
- Build and lead a high performing team aligned with HDR’s values and technical standards
- Collaborate across business groups to deliver integrated solutions for our clients
- Actively lead as a member of the Building Engineering Services Leadership Team.
- Champion diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, advocating for an inclusive working environment and fostering a culture of belonging.

About You

The ideal candidate will have a relevant tertiary qualification and professional registration, alongside a minimum of 15 years of experience within consulting engineering. You are known for your technical expertise, commercial acumen and ability to win and deliver complex projects.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering
- 15 years of experience
- Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values
- Maintains a professional or engineering registration and has related technical experience
- Experienced in development and management of diverse teams
- Works cooperatively with other area business class leaders, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.

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