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We believe building engineering is more than systems and structures, it's about powering progress and enabling innovation. As part of HDR's Building Engineering Services Group, you'll help design the critical infrastructure that supports the digital age and shapes the spaces where people work, connect, and thrive. From high-performance data centers driving the future of AI to dynamic commercial environments, your work will directly support technological advancement, sustainability, and human experience. We bring together mechanical, electrical, structural, and civil engineering experts to solve complex design challenges with precision, creativity, and collaboration. Whether you're optimizing energy efficiency, integrating resilient systems, or engineering the backbone of next-generation facilities, your contributions will help define the future of the built environment. This isn't just a job, it's a chance to lead innovation, engineer impact, and build a legacy of excellence.
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HDR is currently seeking a Structural Engineer for our rapidly-growing Colorado building engineering team. This is a key role in our integrated Architecture/Engineering practice in Denver, Colorado. Our building engineering team is a full-service, multi-disciplinary organization including structural, site civil, mechanical, electrical, control systems and specialty design services that is co-located with our Architecture studio to support a collaborative and fully-integrated design process.

You must be an accomplished Structural Engineer who can use your accumulated expertise to impact the full project lifecycle from pursuit through final project completion. You are a conceptual and strategic thinker who can engage and challenge our architectural and engineering designers during the early stages of projects to inform the conceptual design. You will leverage our integrated practice and your own deep expertise to add value to our project delivery process and lead engineering teams to deliver well-coordinated, high-quality designs.

Your primary duties as a Structural Engineer include:

1. Provide significant project structural engineering leadership in your areas of practice and market expertise.
2. Play a material role in business development efforts and growing HDR's market share in specific A/E markets using your expertise and professional network.

Project Leadership:

• Demonstrate exceptional technical leadership on complex projects.
• Take roles as Project Manager,  Structural Engineer and/or Engineer-of-Record on selected projects.
• Serve as technical leader on multiple projects involving complex technical challenges.
• Independently coordinate the work of the structural design teams through the full project lifecycle.
• Prepare specifications and production of drawings (in collaboration with BIM designers) for construction documents.
• Conduct QC and technical reviews and provide guidance on active projects.
• Mentor and coach team members on the nuances of your professional market(s).

Business Development:

• Collaborate with HDR Architecture and Engineering teams on project pursuits.
• Participate in discipline-level and project-level scope/fee development for project pursuits.
• Participate in project interviews as an engineering leader.
• Assist in successfully attracting, recruiting and hiring outstanding new team members to grow and strengthen the practice.
• Represent HDR through active participation in the professional community to build HDR's reputation as a world-class provided of professional services.
• Perform other duties as needed for the advancement of HDR's stature and market penetration.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree Structural Engineering is preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of structural engineering experience related to building design
• Engineering experience and project history in Colorado in one or more of these market sectors: Healthcare, higher education, aerospace, aviation, hospitality/hotels, commercial real estate, mission-critical facilities.
• Natural predisposition, experience, and success in architecture/engineering business development in Colorado. around the world. 

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