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 foster a culture of inclusion throughout our 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. At HDR, our employeeownership model shapes everything we do, including how we support and care for our people. Our diverse service lines, including Water, Architecture, Building Engineering Services, Field Services, Power, Waste, Industrial, and Transportation reflect our commitment to shaping resilient, sustainable, and forwardthinking communities around the world. Across these disciplines, our teams design and deliver solutions that safeguard public health, enhance quality of life, power innovation, and drive responsible growth. Whether advancing clean water, creating healing and learning environments, engineering nextgeneration facilities, or building the infrastructure that moves people and energy, our work is rooted in technical excellence and a shared sense of purpose. Our employeeowners collaborate across specialties, combining creativity, precision, and deep expertise to solve the most complex challenges facing our clients and communities.
The Office Lead/Principal serves as the primary leader for both the Louisville and Elizabethtown offices, with responsibility for the overall success, productivity, and operational effectiveness of each location. Partnering closely with employees and business leaders across both offices, this role drives strategic initiatives, supports employee engagement and development, ensures operational consistency, and champions a unified culture aligned with company values and objectives.
In the role of Office Lead/Principal, we'll count on you to:
- Take responsibility for leading, management and direction of an office (department, business unit, or office location) as assigned
- Lead development, implementation and monitoring of office operating plan, costs, and budget
- Actively participate in development and implementation of the strategic plan for development and growth of the office in cooperation with business groups, marketing, human resources, and operational management
- Manage activities of personnel within an office to provide high-quality services and to achieve or exceed plan results
- Establish and monitor procedures, processes and adherence to corporate and company policies, project contractual terms, and quality control procedures
- Manage administrative staff necessary for office operations
- Provide overall office leadership in cooperation with team leads and Project Managers
- Work cooperatively with area operations managers, business group managers and marketing managers in client development, marketing, key staffing needs, employee mentoring, and performance of services
- Monitor office business indicators and plans, and take actions necessary to meet operational goals
- Oversee hiring, performance evaluation, staff development, training, and recognition for office staff
- Monitor project staffing and workload balancing and coordinate with Business Group leaders for success
- Maintain key client relationships and serve as Client Manager, Project Principal, or Project Manager, as needed
- Communicate, implement, monitor and enforce company policies within the office
- Lead quality assurance and participate in project quality control procedures, risk management, business reviews, and dispute resolution activities
- Serve as a company representative in business and the community. Actively participate in industry organizations.
- Perform other duties as needed
Preferred Qualifications
- Maintains a professional Engineering or Architecture registration and has extensive related technical management experience
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field
- Outstanding leadership, communication and team-building skills
- Experienced in management and development of diverse teams
- Work cooperatively with company operations managers, business group and technical directors and marketing managers on departmental efforts
- Committed to quality, improvement and promoting HDR values
- 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
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United States-Kentucky-Louisville
Industry
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Administrative
Schedule
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Full-time
Employee Status
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Regular
BusinessClass
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Marketing and Admin
Job Posting
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Oct 13, 2026 |
HDR, Inc.
Oct 14, 2026