MO​/KS Fire​/Safety Business Class Leader

Overview

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?

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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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.

Come join the fast-growing Building Engineering Services Group  Building Engineering Services Group (BES) provides industry leading mechanical, electrical, plumbing, site civil, structural, and specialty design services for a wide variety of buildings that include public, municipal, private, and government project types. Projects are a balance of local as well as across the region and the globe. With a team of experienced staff in specific market areas such as Healthcare, Datacenters, Science and Technology, Commercial Real Estate, Finance, Hospitality, Industrial, Municipal, Manufacturing, Transportation, and Federal facilities;

we provide engineering excellence for our clients. We are searching for Fire & Life Safety (FLS) Business Class Lead at our Kansas City office.

In the role of the FLS Business Class Lead, you will have the opportunity to:

• Work with Building Engineering Services (BES) leadership and the FLS team to recruit and grow the FLS business class in the Kansas City office, leveraging an established local and regional fire protection network.
• Serve as the direct supervisor and manager for the Kansas City FLS team, including fire protection engineers, EITs, and ICC, NFPA, or NICET certified designers, and drive hiring, performance management, professional development, mentoring, and team culture.
• Work as a collaborative team with fellow area FLS business class leads for work staffing, staff forecasting, and project proposals.
• Participate in business class strategic planning, budgeting, and plan implementation.
• Identify and collaborate with market sector leadership to ensure FLS technical excellence in key markets including commercial, civic, industrial, federal, water, transportation, healthcare, education and laboratories, and mission critical facilities.
• Engage with clients and community stakeholders.
• Be involved in marketing, planning, proposals, and interviews in key markets.
• Promote HDR, BES, and our FLS business class within the engineering and architecture community, including participation in conferences and client engagement.
• Function as design lead or engineering project manager for key projects.
• Assist in the responsibility for operations of the FLS work group, including staff development, profitability, morale, and quality control.
• Assist in ensuring that all work is planned, organized, controlled, checked, and evaluated through proactive management and quality assurance/quality control practices.
• Implement, monitor, and support company policy.
• Work cooperatively with…