Regional Specifications Leader

Description 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 work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves:
What is our impact on the world?

Watch Our Story:' ' 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  the role of Regional Specifications Leader, we'll count on you to:

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 inconcert 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 asconstruction 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-pacedwork environment

Demonstrate diligence, attention to detail and an overall positive attitude when meeting deadlines          #LI-JF1

Keywords:
Regional Specifications Leader, specifications, CDT, CSS, architecture

Preferred Qualifications Construction Specifications Institute CDT, CSS preferredLEED accreditation preferred

Master of Architecture Qualifications Required  Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering or combination of education and relevant experience A minimum of 5 years experience working with specifications Knowledge in the ability to recommend materials, procedures, and technical specifications…