Design Director

Overview

Senior technical leader directing complex building design, client strategy, and team mentorship.

Key Responsibilities

• thought leadership
• design direction
• technical mentorship
• client advisory
• strategic partnerships
• project management

Tasks

-Provides thought leadership within and outside of Henderson, including speaking engagements, whitepapers, or standards committees as appropriate. -Directs and mentors’ technical staff on the responsibilities and expectations for the design deliverables and workflow from concept design through completion. -Performs research and makes recommendations as to the feasibility of systems or equipment. Evaluates and recommends products for their application. -Identifies and advances best practices, emerging technologies and discipline-specific design strategies that elevate project and program performance. -Serves as a corporate leadership level contact for clients, projects and programs as needed. -Collaborates with project and practice leaders to ensure cohesive project execution and client satisfaction. -Leads discipline-wide project and program design approaches. -Participates in client, company and/or industry events to build and maintain professional relationships, and to showcase thought leadership and technical excellence. -Serves as a technical mentor to engineers across all levels. -Offers insights and research on emerging technologies, processes and solutions to drive technical innovation to the organization. -Leads the development, establishment and maintenance of relationships with strategic partners and customers in support of and to expand business opportunities. -Builds and maintains strong relationships with clients. Serves as a trusted technical advisor, leveraging expertise to support client satisfaction and business development. -Produces solutions to the most complex engineering problems and complicated design challenges through direct involvement or in an advisory capacity. -Performs a range of project/program management responsibilities in collaboration with project managers. -Serves as the discipline lead or consultant on major, complex, or strategic programs and projects, providing design direction, advanced problem-solving, and oversight of engineering quality. -Ensures assigned project and program designs and deliverables meet scope, schedule, cost, quality and client satisfaction requirements. -Helps guide project role assignments and shape the growth of discipline expertise in partnership with sector leadership. -Operates as a visible technical leader to clients, participating in pursuits, interviews and early concepting conversations to define project scope and vision. -Partners with sector leadership to develop client-specific quality satisfaction strategies and metrics, generally focused on project deliverables and workflow.

Requirements

• pe license
• bim
• leed
• 15+ years
• leadership
• project management

What You Bring

-Sustainability certifications (e.g., CDP, LEED, WELL, etc.) preferred. -Proven track record of effective collaboration, communication and maintaining relationships with project stakeholders over time. -High technical aptitude with ability to learn, understand and utilize various systems and processes. Experience and comfortability with training others on systems and processes. -Working knowledge of current and industry specific tools and software required, including BIM modeling, markup and annotation, workflow and task management applications. -Team oriented and willingness and ability to function in a highly collaborative environment, in group projects and leading less experienced designers. Ability to work independently as needed. -Professional Engineering (PE) license preferred. -Minimum 15 years of relevant progressive experience required, including 5 years of leadership/management experience. -Additional certifications and accreditations aligning with the relevant technical field (e.g., BEMP, CPD, CDP, NICET, RCDD, etc.) preferred. -Proven success in leading complex, high-visibility projects or programs and leading clients. -Proficient knowledge and understanding of earned value, contracts and construction processes and methods required. -Effective critical thinking and problem-solving skills. -Inspires others through technical strength, reliability and trust, driving accountability and high performance across teams. -Consistently performs to a higher standard of industry-wide expectations associated with carrying a PE license and being enabled as an Engineer of Record (EOR), including making reasonable engineering decisions and delivering the highest quality of work and accountability to projects. -Bachelor’s degree in relevant field of engineering (e.g., mechanical, electrical, fire protection, or architectural) preferred. High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required. -Effective verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate with designers at all levels in a clear and concise manner. -Regarded as an industry leader with deep technical expertise and ability to influence the industry. -May be enabled as an Engineer of Record, having additional involvement, oversight, responsibility and accountability for the overall signing and sealing of projects. -Expert-level knowledge across several disciplines with a track record of technical excellence in at least one. -Demonstrated advanced proficiency in project management standards required. -Demonstrated advanced knowledge and application of building design and construction principles required. -Project management certification preferred.

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About Henderson Engineers

-Provide tailored MEP engineering solutions. -Operate across residential, commercial, and energy sectors. -Worked on major projects like sports stadiums and large-scale developments. -Focus on sustainable engineering and energy efficiency. -Offer nationwide and international services with design and consulting. -Projects have won awards for innovation and technical excellence. -Collaborative approach integrates deeply with project teams.

Sector Specialisms

Security Clearance

-completion of background checks required for employment.