Fire Life Safety Team Leader (FPE)

HDR, Inc.
United States, Arizona, Phoenix
Dec 27, 2024
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? Watch Our Story:' https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story' 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. HDR's Fire & Life Safety (FLS) team is continuing to expand our market sector expertise across HDR's client base, including Civic (e.g., high-rises, auditoriums/arenas, detention, recreational), Federal (DoD, NASA, VA, NPS, GSA), Healthcare, Resources (hazardous materials, power, hydropower, waste, oil/gas/LNG, mining, industrial, fuels, material handling), Science/Tech/Labs, Transportation (aviation, rail, roads/bridges, marine, public transit), and Water (water/waste/storm treatment). Due to this growth, we are seeking a highly motivated Fire Protection Engineer to manage a small team consisting of fire protection engineers, fire protection specialists, and fire protection designers. This position reports directly to the Arizona Building Engineering Services Business Group Manager and will work closely with the National Fire & Life Safety Program Lead and Regional Fire & Life Safety Managers, serving in a consultant role to our internal project teams as well as external clients. As a member of our FLS team, successful candidates will be tasked with executing production. They will also have a key role in providing leadership in continually evolving and delivering our fire & life safety design services, which include active and passive fire and life safety systems, code consulting, life safety and egress evaluations, performance-based design, fire/smoke/egress modeling, inspection and plan review, hazard and risk analysis, emergency management and planning, structural fire protection, fire root cause analysis, and accessibility consulting. If you are self-motivated, goal and detail-oriented, take pride and responsibility for your work, and want to advance your career in FLS within a leading A/E firm that appreciates you and your ambitions, look no further. Success in this role will require the ability to: Take responsibility for operations of production section including staff development, profitability, morale, quality control and marketing support Function as Project Manager and take responsibility for production on projects in addition to management responsibilities Take administrative responsibility for section staff and technical service functions, and lead and coordinate services with other sections Be involved in marketing planning, proposals and interviews Be directly involved with industrial and public clients in marketing, project production and related issues See that all work is planned, organized, controlled and evaluated through proactive project management system Implement, monitor and support company policy Select, train, develop and manage technical personnel Manage and develop multidiscipline teams Work cooperatively with National Directors and marketing staff in local and national marketing and production efforts Perform other duties as needed Preferred Qualifications Fire Protection Engineering PE registration #LI-JM8 Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree A minimum of 10 years experience Professional registration, license or certification may be required based on role Strong communication and listening skills Ability to handle multiple assignments Good leadership and organizational 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. Primary Location : United States-Arizona-Phoenix Industry : Building Engineering Schedule : Full-time Employee Status : Regular BusinessClass : Fire and Life Safety Job Posting : May 29, 2024