Programme Director

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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.

As Programme Director, you will lead multi-service line programme portfolios, providing senior governance, commercial leadership and delivery assurance. You will set design delivery governance across portfolios, promote buildability and innovation, and ensure consistent change control, information management and quality assurance across service lines.

The ideal candidate should have a proven background in successfully delivering various data centre and mission critical projects ranging from upfront planning and pre-design activities through detail design, construction support and commissioning. This position is an opportunity to join one of the largest, fastest growing, and comprehensive practices in the industry. In addition to managing and delivery projects (which is the primary focus of this role), the successful candidate must possess the drive, experience and charisma needed to develop and secure work from a robust global client base and expand upon HDR’s reputation within these markets.

This individual will manage multi-disciplinary design teams from project conception to completion. Keen focus on organizational skills and follow-through are required to be successful in this role. This person will work closely with the Regional and Area Building Engineering Services Business Group Managers as well as our global TMT client management team and Country Director of Operations. Some travel to client sites or other HDR offices is required.

• Collaborate on development strategies, new business prospects, technical services, quality, and production methods and standards, to achieve the established goals and objectives of the business group, region and company.

• Support practice leadership with strategic planning, operational metrics and performance reporting.
• Drive community-of-practice learning for delivery (templates, playbooks, lessons learnt), including design management best practice.
• Support training and succession planning to enhance performance and ensure future expertise.
• Represent the business in key internal forums and client governance boards as required.
• Ensure professional obligations, duty of care and ethical standards are upheld across the portfolio.
• Line management of Project Managers within programme.
• Control project budget, scope, and schedule.
• Ensure product deliverables meet quality standards.
• Forecasting, invoicing and contract management.
• Promote HDR through regular client interface.
• Staff recruiting working closely with the Business Group Manager.
• Create vital…