HDR is looking for a Regional Specifications Leader to determine, contribute to, and drive specification goals, and to foster a sense of belonging and inclusivity within the company and communities. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering or combination of education and relevant experience, and a minimum of 5 years experience working with specifications.
Requirements
- Determine, contribute to, and drive specification goals
- Discover, create, develop, and implement new products, systems, and components
- Gather and promote actions for lessons learned and project experiences
- Assist in hiring regional full-time spec writing and support staff
- Provide education to staff about best practices, products, and specifications
- Train, mentor, and encourage staff in developing spec writing proficiency and convey the importance of the specifications in concert with the delivery models
- Gather critical information about office and regional specification needs, issues, and activities
- Elevate relevant information firmwide and to the Architectural Business Group (ABG) as needed
- Foster collegial sharing of information about specification initiatives and other beneficial activities
- Communicate specification developments and updates to regional users
- Provide feedback on regional needs to Specifications Team
- Contribute information and materials to SharePoint and Teams portal
- Supervise and support local full-time Specification Writers and support staff in their region
- Provide specification support for regional users (i.e. in-depth technical & product support, regional codes and standards, etc.)
- Help establish and maintain Master Specifications for use on corporate level and modify master sections as construction industry changes
- Assist with quality control and quality assurance processes
- Liaison for project engagement with software platforms for design, planning, analytics, sustainability, equipment, etc.
- Provide consistency in the delivery of our project specifications
- Prepare specifications for technical projects through all phases and packages while ensuring compatibility with drawings and/or technical conditions
- Reinforce established practices by action on large projects and mentoring other projects
- Assist with project contract language, proposals, project digital teams
- Recommend materials, procedures and technical specification requirements and contents
- Assist project leadership aligning user skillsets with project requirements
- Write technical specifications in compliance with project requirements, acceptable standards and existing laws, rules and regulations and codes
- Exhibit the utmost in professionalism, outstanding communication skills and the ability to work well with others in a fast-paced work environment
- Demonstrate diligence, attention to detail and an overall positive attitude when meeting deadlines
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Short and long-term disability
- Life insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Paid time away
- Parental leave
- Paid holidays
- Retirement savings plan with employer match
- Employee referral bonus
- Tuition reimbursement
