Health Engineering Director

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In the role of Health Engineering Director - Central Region, you will lead the strategic direction, development, and growth of the health engineering practice in support of Health Market Sector in the Central Region. The successful candidate must possess the drive, skillset, and charisma needed to win new work, oversee health projects and augment an unrivalled reputation for the core Health Engineering Team across the globe.

The primary responsibility of the Health Engineering Director is to grow and develop the health engineering practice across the Central Region offices. The Health Engineering Director will also focus on developing new business relationships and opportunities in support of the Health Sector, collaborating with Health Sector Leadership and Managing Principals to create and implement key initiatives, and work with local office leaders to support growth objectives.

KEY RESPONSIBLITIES

Manage Health Engineering Goals:

• Work closely with local office leadership in the Central Region to ensure that the health engineering practice is meeting the business objectives for the firm from a local, regional and national perspective.
• Assist in the development of annual strategic health engineering initiatives in support of the Health Market Sector goals.
• Monitor major progress status and participate in project reviews as needed.
• Develop a strategy to grow and implement a health engineering leadership team across applicable regions in collaboration with Building Engineering Leadership to support the Health Market Sector.
• Work closely in collaboration with Global Market Sector, Principals, Design and Operational Leaders to formulate and implement marketing initiatives.

Grow Local Health Engineering Teams

• In concert with Operational Leadership grow a well-balanced, multi-disciplinary team; assess capabilities of staffing resources; grow, develop, recruit, and maintain expertise, balance all aspects of an expertise and design-driven top tier health engineering practice.

Build Client Relationships

• Develop strong client relationships and serve as a key client relationship manager on projects.

Demonstrate Local Leadership

• Participate as a health engineering thought leader in professional organizations, activities, and services that further the firm's brand, vision, and relationships.
• Value mentorship and establishing meaningful relationships with your colleagues.

Business Development and Marketing

• Execute requisite premarketing and positioning strategies necessary for success.
• Organize and support efforts of sector, regional and local leaders to ensure effective organization of pursuits.
• Coordinate regularly with the Central Region Health Team and Operational Leadership on all business development (BD), marketing and practice growth efforts.
• Identify, qualify and develop business leads. Develop effective capture plans to convert leads to wins.
• Develop competitive market fee strategies and proposals.
• Lead strategic project pursuit teams, manage pursuit processes, and follow quality procedures for document production.
• Coordinate, collaborate and cooperate with local Operational Leadership and leverage their roles and assistance to build teamwork and maximize effectiveness and results of all BD and marketing efforts.

Proposal Writing

• Support Health Sector marketing team to develop, craft and write proposals and oversee the preparation and timely completion of qualifications packages and proposals with all contributing parties both inside and outside the firm.

Interviews and Presentations

• Participate in the development of interview presentation strategies, messaging, and team preparations for winning presentations and interviews.

Global Teamwork

• Work and collaborate with HDR leaders, marketing staff and design professionals across the firm and particularly within the region to develop relationships, win work, and deliver quality work.

Project Delivery Responsibilities

• Serve as a Principal in Charge (PIC) or Project Manager in a leadership role for key healthcare clients, responsible for establishing strong client relationships, overall project performance and maintaining client satisfaction.
• Establish relationships with local leadership teams to support driving innovation and quality delivery procedures. Share lessons learned and support QA/QC procedures.
• Conduct and support work sessions for deliverable development in conjunction with other staff and client stakeholders.
• Develop and monitor progress budgets.
• Track and monitor key projects and review key performance indicators.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• Professional Licensed Engineer.
• At least 10 years of professional experience in A/E/C industry.
• Knowledge and experience within the local and regional health market.
• Must be forward-thinking and have a big-picture mentality.
• Must have experience leading large health projects.
• Must be team oriented and make commitment to being an active participant in HDR's employee-owned culture.
• Must be capable of leading and growing a health engineering team and making client presentations.
• Must have proven business development experience in health design industry.
• Must have strong leadership and project management skills.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be willing to travel (domestic and international)

Skills and Qualifications

You will be able to demonstrate:

• Minimum of 15 years relevant work experience with deep knowledge and experience within the health market.
• A seasoned and experienced professional, with proven success at consulting and developing/ executing targeted market and client strategies within the health engineering industry.
• Experienced in leading and growing a health engineering team.
• Experience and/or interest in sustainable design/LEED.
• A commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture, our HDR Values and be regarded as a role model by others.

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