Education and Science Principal

We are currently searching for a Principal to join our Arlington team focused on planning and designing exciting spaces for colleges and universities and corporate life science. Places that inspire students to learn, researchers to discover; spaces that promote curiosity and allow communities to thrive. The successful candidate will work together with architects, engineers, and other design professionals as part of a collaborative interdisciplinary team. We are an expertise-driven practice that balances deep technical knowledge with the highest degree of creativity and results in award-winning design.

We design facilities that support life-changing scientific advances and that foster discovery. We believe that at the root of all good design is an understanding of human behavior, and how the physical environment can affect these behaviors.

We are consistently ranked #1 in Science and Technology and have been recognized by the industry's Lab of the Year program 11 times for designing facilities in which world-class scientists can discover cures for insidious diseases, create new sources of clean energy, protect our resources and improve public health-enriching people's lives around the world. Seamlessly integrating our science and education expertise, we are leading the transformation of learning environments at the world's top academic institutions to better prepare the next generation's leaders.

Primary Responsibilities

In the role of Principal for our Education and Science practice, you will help establish and guide the overall direction of this sector in the local mid-Atlantic 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 Education and Science 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 Education and Science 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 Education and Science sector in the mid-Atlantic region.
• Developing capture plans and initiating relationships with key clients.
• Maintaining an active and visible presence in the Education and Science sector, allocating time in proportion to annual fee goals for the local region.
• Helping develop qualifications and proposals for Education and Science 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 Education and Science 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 include learning / teaching environments and research and development facilities for academic, institutional, and corporate sector clients. For higher education clients, projects may include a variety of building types and can include teaching, research, medical education, and student life. Projects can also include buildings for the life sciences, physical sciences, biocontainment, animal research, public health, and related support facilities. Project opportunities are largely within the Virginia / DC Metro region, but may extend to neighboring states and potentially abroad due to personal relationships, particular expertise, project needs, etc.

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• Experience on large-scale science and education projects.
• Experience with biotech, pharma, and corporate science clients.
• Experience with general higher education academic buildings and programs.
• Extensive knowledge and experience within the local and regional science and education market.
• Proven business development experience in education and science consulting industry.
• Working knowledge of Revit.
• Willing to travel.
• Experience and/or interest in sustainable design/LEED.

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture
• 15 years related experience
• A minimum 7 years project management experience
• Registered Architect
• Must have experience on large-scale projects
• Must be able to lead a team on projects and make client presentations
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Project)
• Extensive knowledge and experience within the local and regional market
• Strong team leadership, mentoring, motivational/organizational and people skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be willing to travel
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must