Account Director - Colocation

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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 work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the 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.

Responsibilities

In the role of Account Director - Colocation, we'll count on you to:

• Project Management: Plan, direct, and monitor all aspects of large, multidisciplinary projects or medium-sized projects with a high degree of technical complexity. Manage several projects concurrently, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget.
• Client Relations: Establish and maintain client relationships. Participate in marketing, contractual, design, and production meetings to ensure client satisfaction and project success.
• Team Coordination: Conduct design development and contract document work sessions at project sites alongside Project Managers, technical professionals, and other disciplines. Coordinate staffing and workload throughout the project development to meet deadlines.
• Quality Assurance: Implement QA/QC procedures to maintain high-quality standards across all projects.
• Training and Mentorship: Execute training programs for personnel as outlined by strategic plans. Supervise large project teams and mentor less-experienced Project Managers to enhance their skills and performance.
• Bid Management: Manage the bid process, from tracking new opportunities to delivering high-quality, commercially viable bid documents.
• Company Support: Support the directors in running the company, assist in quality management, and perform engineering activities as needed. Act as a Project Team Leader when appropriate.
• Recruitment: Interview and recruit new team members, subject to approval.
• Document Development: Develop standard in-house technical documents and guides.
• Director Support: Provide support to other directors in areas such as sales, resource control, problem-solving, and engineering advice.
• Administrative Duties: Sign off timesheets and expenses of direct reports, authorize holiday requests, and maintain a register of technical audits on projects.
• Quality Management: Ensure that Quality Management System ISO 9001 and 14001 are implemented and maintained.

Preferred Qualifications

• BEng Mechanical Engineering with Building Services and/or; MEng Electronic & Electrical Engineering with Building Services.
• Considerable experience will be sought to demonstrate project management skills.
• Additional Modules Considered Useful: Construction Contract Law, Construction Project Management, Building Services Engineering, Environmental System Design, Lighting Design, Energy in Buildings, Time Management and Presentation courses.
• Member of CIBSE, ASHRAE or equivalent professional qualifications an advantage.
• Minimum 10 years' experience within a Project Management/Commissioning Management function in a building service orientated business.
• Worked within company Quality & Environmental policies and procedures.
• IT Literate - MS Office package.

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Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• 7 years related experience
• A minimum 2 years project management experience
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• MS Office and MS Project experience is required (Access experience would be plus)
• Demonstrated leadership 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.