Civic Principal

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Civic buildings are pivotal in defining the quality of life in a community. We are currently searching for a Civic Principal to join our Boston office to lead a team focused on planning and designing spaces that are accessible, promote equity and equality, and help to define a community's legacy.

The successful candidate will work together with architects, engineers, planners and other design professionals as part of a collaborative interdisciplinary team. We are an employee-owned, expertise-driven practice that balances deep technical knowledge with the highest degree of creativity which results in award-wining design.

Primary Responsibilities

In the role of Principal for our Civic practice, you will help establish and guide the overall direction of this sector in the local Boston market and elsewhere in the region. The successful candidate must possess the drive, experience and charisma needed to secure a robust client base and to solidify an unrivaled reputation for the core team throughout the northeast region.

The role includes a variety of duties ranging from annual planning to closing on pursuits and directing project teams. Critical to this role is a proven history and commitment to developing and nurturing strong relationships with multiple clients in the Civic sector. Beginning with pre-positioning activities and continuing through (and beyond) the life of project execution, these relationships will be essential to creating opportunities and maintaining HDR's position for future work.

Responsibilities include:

• Leadership and visioning for the Civic sector.
• Developing capture plans and initiating relationships with key clients.
• Maintaining an active and visible presence in the Civic sector, allocating time in proportion to annual fee goals for the local region.
• Helping develop qualifications and proposals for Civic pursuits.
• Leading pursuit go/no-go and strategy discussions.
• Directing interview strategies and implementation.
• Preparing and negotiating project contracts.
• Serving as Principal-in-Charge on projects as appropriate.
• Working closely with local leadership to maintain project oversight throughout execution, including conformance to client expectations for technical/quality, financial performance, and schedule adherence.
• Providing mentorship and guidance to staff in support of career development.
• In collaboration with subject matter experts, and independently when appropriate, developing abstracts and presentations for industry conferences, seminars, workshops, and other similar events promoting program messages, research, project outcomes, lessons learned, trends, etc. related to facility design.

Project types are with state, county and city government clients and could include Planning, Social Services, Operations & Maintenance, Justice, Public Safety, Administration, Sports & Recreation and Transit projects. Project opportunities are largely within the northeast region but may extend beyond the region due to personal relationships, particular expertise, project needs, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in Architecture
• Business development experience in Civic consulting industry
• Experience and/or interest in sustainable design/LEED
• Current professional architectural registration in resident state